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David I. Schuster

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
10689
World Ranking
13440
National Ranking
3523

David I. Schuster publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David I. Schuster sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 292 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

David I. Schuster D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1967 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David I. Schuster is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Computer Science and Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Artificial Intelligence and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's main areas of study include Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, and Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena. Additional topics of research cover Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Mechanical and Optical Resonators, Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry, as well as Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by David I. Schuster include:

  • Resource-Efficient Quantum Computing by Breaking Abstractions (2020), Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Fast High-Fidelity Gates for Galvanically-Coupled Fluxonium Qubits Using Strong Flux Modulation (2022), PRX Quantum
  • Fluorescent Dyes with Large Stokes Shifts Based on Benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d']bis([1,3]dithiole) ("S4-DBD Dyes") (2020), European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Virtualized Logical Qubits: A 2.5D Architecture for Error-Corrected Quantum Computing (2020), arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Universal control in bosonic systems with weak Kerr nonlinearities (2025), Physical review. A/Physical review, A

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • Jonathan M. Baker
  • Frederic T. Chong
  • Casey Duckering
  • Yunong Shi
  • Pranav Gokhale

David I. Schuster's work has been published in multiple venues often, with frequent appearances in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the IEEE
  • PRX Quantum
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1992 and was also named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1967.

Best Publications

  • Sequence alignment of the G-protein coupled receptor superfamily.

    William C. Probst;Lenore A. Snyder;David I. Schuster;Jürgen Brosius

  • Biological applications of fullerenes

    Anton W. Jensen;Stephen R. Wilson;David I. Schuster

  • High dissolution and strong light emission of carbon nanotubes in aromatic amine solvents.

    Yi Sun;Stephen R. Wilson;David I. Schuster

  • Design, synthesis, and photophysical studies of a porphyrin-fullerene dyad with parachute topology; charge recombination in the marcus inverted region

    David I. Schuster;Peng Cheng;Peter D. Jarowski;Dirk M. Guldi

  • A New Approach to Mechanistic Organic Photochemistry. IV. Photochemical Rearrangements of 4,4-Diphenylcyclohexadienone

    Howard E. Zimmerman;David I. Schuster

  • Convergent synthesis and photophysics of [60]fullerene/porphyrin-based rotaxanes.

    Ke Li;David I. Schuster;Dirk M. Guldi;and M. Ángeles Herranz

  • General Method for Synthesis of Functionalized Macrocycles and Catenanes Utilizing “Click” Chemistry

    Jackson D. Megiatto;David I. Schuster

  • Porphyrin–fullerene photosynthetic model systems with rotaxane and catenane architectures

    David I. Schuster;Ke Li;Dirk M. Guldi

  • Energy and electron transfer in polyacetylene-linked zinc-porphyrin[60]fullerene molecular wires

    Sean A. Vail;Paul J. Krawczuk;Dirk M. Guldi;Amit Palkar

  • Synthesis and characterization of water-soluble amino fullerene derivatives

    Christine F. Richardson;David I. Schuster;Stephen R. Wilson

  • Molecular dynamics study of the connection between flap closing and binding of fullerene-based inhibitors of the HIV-1 protease.

    Zhongwei Zhu;David I. Schuster;Mark E. Tuckerman

  • Photodynamics of a constrained parachute-shaped fullerene-porphyrin dyad

    D.I. Schuster;P. Cheng;S.R. Wilson;V. Prokhorenko

  • Azobenzene-linked porphyrin-fullerene dyads.

    David I. Schuster;Ke Li;Dirk M. Guldi;Amit Palkar

  • Triazole Bridges as Versatile Linkers in Electron Donor–Acceptor Conjugates

    Gustavo de Miguel;Mateusz Wielopolski;David I. Schuster;Michael A. Fazio

  • [2]Catenanes Decorated with Porphyrin and [60]Fullerene Groups: Design, Convergent Synthesis, and Photoinduced Processes

    Jackson D. Megiatto;David I. Schuster;Silke Abwandner;Gustavo de Miguel

  • Preparation and Characterization of Six Bis(N-methylpyrrolidine)−C60 Isomers: Magnetic Deshielding in Isomeric Bisadducts of C60

    Qing Lu;David I. Schuster;Stephen R. Wilson

  • Synthesis and Cation-Mediated Electronic Interactions of Two Novel Classes of Porphyrin−Fullerene Hybrids

    Phil S. Baran;Regina R. Monaco;Ahsan U. Khan;David I. Schuster

  • Energy and electron transfer in β-alkynyl-linked porphyrin-[60]fullerene dyads

    Sean A. Vail;David I. Schuster;Dirk M. Guldi;Marja Isosomppi

  • [60]Fullerene-Stoppered Porphyrinorotaxanes: Pronounced Elongation of Charge-Separated-State Lifetimes

    Ke Li;Paul J. Bracher;Dirk M. Guldi;M. Ángeles Herranz

  • First Triazole-Linked Porphyrin−Fullerene Dyads

    Michael A. Fazio;Olivia P. Lee;David I. Schuster

  • A superior synthesis of [6,6]-methanofullerenes: The reaction of sulfonium ylides with C60

    Yihan Wang;Jingrong Cao;David I. Schuster;Stephen R. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen R. Wilson
Stephen R. Wilson Luna Innovations (United States)
Dirk M. Guldi
Dirk M. Guldi University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Luis Echegoyen
Luis Echegoyen The University of Texas at El Paso
Phil S. Baran
Phil S. Baran Scripps Research Institute
Dinshaw J. Patel
Dinshaw J. Patel Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Silvia E. Braslavsky
Silvia E. Braslavsky Max Planck Society
João P. C. Tomé
João P. C. Tomé Instituto Superior Técnico
Paul G. Williard
Paul G. Williard Brown University
Christopher J. Welch
Christopher J. Welch Indiana Consortium for Analytical Science & Engineering
Robert F. Spencer
Robert F. Spencer Virginia Commonwealth University

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