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Christine Silberhorn

Christine Silberhorn

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 73 3531 3357 336 322 500 18609

Christine Silberhorn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christine Silberhorn between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christine Silberhorn published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 20.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2021. 47 of the 567 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2021. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 40 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 44 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 45 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 40 publications 2024: 42 publications 2025: 37 publications 2026: 10 publications
1999 2026

567 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christine Silberhorn: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 5
2003 10
2004 7
2005 12
2006 4
2007 10
2008 10
2009 19
2010 11
2011 25
2012 16
2013 23
2014 25
2015 23
2016 18
2017 40
2018 24
2019 44
2020 37
2021 45
2022 25
2023 40
2024 42
2025 37
2026 10
Total 567
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Christine Silberhorn publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christine Silberhorn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 483–502 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 500 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116 500
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Christine Silberhorn D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christine Silberhorn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72–73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110 73
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - OSA Fellows Christine Silberhorn Universität Paderborn, Germany For pioneering work in ultra fast integrated quantum optics, in particular for contributions to purity of states and quantum random walks
  • 2012 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physics

Overview

Christine Silberhorn is a researcher affiliated with the University of Paderborn in Germany. Their academic work spans various fields within physics, computer science, and engineering, focusing particularly on atomic and molecular physics, optics, artificial intelligence, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

Subfields of study connected to their research are:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials Chemistry

The primary topics addressed in Silberhorn's work involve:

  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
  • Quantum optics and atomic interactions
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture

Christine Silberhorn has published extensively across several venues, with notable frequent publication venues including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optics Express
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A
  • Physical Review Letters

Among their recent publications are:

  • "The potential and global outlook of integrated photonics for quantum technologies" (2021), published in Nature Reviews Physics
  • "Single-photon sources: Approaching the ideal through multiplexing" (2020), published in Review of Scientific Instruments
  • "Roadmap on quantum light spectroscopy" (2020), published in Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
  • "Achieving the Ultimate Quantum Timing Resolution" (2021), published in PRX Quantum
  • "Scalable Generation of Multiphoton Entangled States by Active Feed-Forward and Multiplexing" (2022), published in Physical Review Letters

Frequent collaborators in Silberhorn's research efforts include:

  • Benjamin Brecht
  • Christof Eigner
  • Michael Stefszky
  • Tim J. Bartley
  • Jan Sperling

Recognition of Silberhorn's contributions includes the award of OSA Fellow status in 2019 for pioneering work in ultrafast integrated quantum optics, with specific contributions to purity of states and quantum random walks.

In 2012, Silberhorn was also inducted into the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, acknowledged in the field of physics.

Best Publications

  • Heralded generation of ultrafast single photons in pure quantum states

    Peter James Mosley;Jeff S Lundeen;Brian J Smith;Piotr Wasylczyk;Piotr Wasylczyk

  • Photons walking the line: A quantum walk with adjustable coin operations

    A Schreiber;K N Cassemiro;V Potoček;A Gábris

  • Generation of Continuous Variable Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement via the Kerr Nonlinearity in an Optical Fiber

    Christine Silberhorn;PK Lam;PK Lam;O Weiss;F Konig

  • A 2D Quantum Walk Simulation of Two-Particle Dynamics

    Andreas Schreiber;Andreas Schreiber;Aurél Gábris;Aurél Gábris;Peter P. Rohde;Peter P. Rohde;Kaisa Laiho;Kaisa Laiho

  • Gaussian Boson sampling

    Craig S. Hamilton;Regina Kruse;Linda Sansoni;Sonja Barkhofen

  • Continuous variable quantum cryptography: beating the 3 dB loss limit.

    Christine Silberhorn;TC Ralph;Norbert Lütkenhaus;Gerd Leuchs

  • Decoherence and Disorder in Quantum Walks: From Ballistic Spread to Localization

    A. Schreiber;K. N. Cassemiro;V. Potoček;A. Gábris

  • Tomography of quantum detectors

    J. S. Lundeen;A. Feito;H. Coldenstrodt-Ronge;K. L. Pregnell

  • Fiber-assisted detection with photon number resolution

    Daryl Achilles;Christine Silberhorn;Cezary Sliwa;Konrad Banaszek

  • Polarization squeezing and continuous-variable polarization entanglement

    Natalia Korolkova;Gerd Leuchs;Rodney Loudon;Rodney Loudon;Timothy C. Ralph

  • Quantum teleportation from a telecom-wavelength photon to a solid-state quantum memory

    F. Bussières;C. Clausen;A. Tiranov;B. Korzh

  • Metasurface interferometry toward quantum sensors.

    Philip Georgi;Marcello Massaro;Kai Hong Luo;Basudeb Sain

  • Photon Temporal Modes: A Complete Framework for Quantum Information Science

    Benjamin Brecht;Dileep V. Reddy;Christine Silberhorn;M. G. Raymer

  • A versatile source of single photons for quantum information processing

    Michael Förtsch;Michael Förtsch;Josef U. Fürst;Josef U. Fürst;Christoffer Wittmann;Christoffer Wittmann;Dmitry Strekalov

  • Highly efficient single-pass source of pulsed single-mode twin beams of light

    Andreas Eckstein;Andreas Christ;Andreas Christ;Peter J. Mosley;Christine Silberhorn;Christine Silberhorn

  • Efficient conditional preparation of high-fidelity single photon states for fiber-optic quantum networks.

    Alfred B. U’Ren;Alfred B. U’Ren;Christine Silberhorn;Konrad Banaszek;Ian A. Walmsley

  • Probing multimode squeezing with correlation functions

    Andreas Christ;Andreas Christ;Kaisa Laiho;Andreas Eckstein;Katiúscia N Cassemiro

  • Generation of pure-state single-photon wavepackets by conditional preparation based on spontaneous parametric downconversion

    Alfred B. U'Ren;Christine Silberhorn;Reinhard Erdmann;Konrad Banaszek

  • A quantum pulse gate based on spectrally engineered sum frequency generation

    Andreas Eckstein;Benjamin Brecht;Christine Silberhorn

  • Quantum key distribution with bright entangled beams.

    Christine Silberhorn;N Korolkova;Gerd Leuchs

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerd Leuchs
Gerd Leuchs Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Ian A. Walmsley
Ian A. Walmsley Imperial College London
Sae Woo Nam
Sae Woo Nam National Institute of Standards and Technology
Martin B. Plenio
Martin B. Plenio University of Ulm
Timothy C. Ralph
Timothy C. Ralph University of Queensland
Brian J. Smith
Brian J. Smith QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Richard P. Mirin
Richard P. Mirin National Institute of Standards and Technology
Nicolas Gisin
Nicolas Gisin University of Geneva
Dragomir N. Neshev
Dragomir N. Neshev Australian National University
Andrey A. Sukhorukov
Andrey A. Sukhorukov Australian National University

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