2026 Christopher Monroe: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	104	1411	1337	740	689	482	66883

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Current World Ranking

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Physics

104

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1337

740

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Christopher Monroe 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 Christopher Monroe sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 482 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher Monroe 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 Christopher Monroe sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2021 - OSA Fellows Christopher Monroe University of Maryland at College Park and Duke University, USA For pioneering leadership in quantum information processing with trapped ions and ultrafast optics technology, and leadership in the National Quantum Initiative
2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Christopher Monroe is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within physics and computer science, with a focus on quantum information, quantum computing algorithms, and related fields.

Their main fields of study include:

Physics and Astronomy
Computer Science

Within these fields, the key subfields they engage with are:

Artificial Intelligence
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

The primary topics of their work cover:

Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Quantum many-body systems
Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Monroe include:

Programmable quantum simulations of spin systems with trapped ions, 2021, Reviews of Modern Physics
Quantum Simulators: Architectures and Opportunities, 2021, PRX Quantum
Fault-tolerant control of an error-corrected qubit, 2021, Nature
Ground-state energy estimation of the water molecule on a trapped-ion quantum computer, 2020, npj Quantum Information
Quantum Simulation for High-Energy Physics, 2023, PRX Quantum

Frequent collaborators include:

Or Katz
Marko Cetina
Daiwei Zhu
Alexey V. Gorshkov
Andrew Risinger

Monroe's work appears regularly in various academic venues, with notable publication counts in:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Nature Physics
PRX Quantum
Nature
Physical Review Letters

Their professional recognition includes several awards such as:

OSA Fellows, 2021, for leadership in quantum information processing and ultrafast optics technology, as well as involvement in the National Quantum Initiative
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012

Best Publications

Quantum Computing

Thaddeus D. Ladd;Fedor Jelezko;Raymond Laflamme;Yasunobu Nakamura

4278
Citations
Quantum dynamics of single trapped ions

D. Leibfried;R. Blatt;C. Monroe;D. Wineland

3274
Citations
Demonstration of a Fundamental Quantum Logic Gate

C. Monroe;D. M. Meekhof;B. E. King;W. M. Itano

2461
Citations
Architecture for a large-scale ion-trap quantum computer

D Kielpinski;C R. Monroe;David J. Wineland

2046
Citations
Experimental Issues in Coherent Quantum-State Manipulation of Trapped Atomic Ions

D. J. Wineland;C. Monroe;W. M. Itano;D. Leibfried

1991
Citations
Experimental entanglement of four particles

CA Sackett;David Kielpinski;BE King;C Langer

1933
Citations
A "Schrodinger Cat" Superposition State of an Atom

C Monroe;D M. Meekhof;B E. King;David J. Wineland

1780
Citations
Random numbers certified by Bell's theorem.

Stefano Pironio;Stefano Pironio;Antonio Acín;Serge Massar;A Boyer de la Giroday

1714
Citations
Generation of nonclassical motional states of a trapped atom.

D M. Meekhof;C Monroe;B E. King;Wayne M. Itano

1555
Citations
Experimental violation of a Bell's inequality with efficient detection

M. A. Rowe;D. Kielpinski;V. Meyer;C. A. Sackett

1505
Citations
Very cold trapped atoms in a vapor cell.

C. R. Monroe;W. Swann;H. Robinson;C. E. Wieman

1208
Citations
Observation of a discrete time crystal

J. Zhang;P. W. Hess;A. Kyprianidis;P. Becker

1152
Citations
Observation of a many-body dynamical phase transition with a 53-qubit quantum simulator

Jiehang Zhang;Guido Pagano;Paul Hess;Antonis Kyprianidis

1138
Citations
Resolved-sideband Raman cooling of a bound atom to the 3D zero-point energy.

C Monroe;D M. Meekhof;B E. King;Steven R. Jefferts

1069
Citations
Entanglement of single-atom quantum bits at a distance.

D. L. Moehring;P. Maunz;S. Olmschenk;K. C. Younge

1045
Citations
Many-body localization in a quantum simulator with programmable random disorder

Jacob Smith;Aaron Lee;Philip Richerme;Brian Neyenhuis

956
Citations
Quantum simulation of frustrated Ising spins with trapped ions

Kihwan Kim;Ming-Shien Chang;Simcha Korenblit;Rajibul Islam

940
Citations
Experimental Determination of the Motional Quantum State of a Trapped Atom

Dietrich G. Leibfried;D M. Meekhof;B E. King;C Monroe

916
Citations
Decoherence of quantum superpositions through coupling to engineered reservoirs

C J. Myatt;B E. King;Q A. Turchette;C A. Sackett

899
Citations
Observation of entanglement between a single trapped atom and a single photon

B. B. Blinov;D. L. Moehring;L. M. Duan;C. Monroe

897
Citations