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Hugo Zbinden
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Engineering and Technology
Switzerland
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 94 1961 1861 46 46 337 43793

Hugo Zbinden publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hugo Zbinden between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hugo Zbinden published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 10.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2007. 10 of the 372 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2007. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 3 publications
1990 2026

372 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hugo Zbinden: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 3
1996 4
1997 10
1998 14
1999 7
2000 11
2001 16
2002 15
2003 12
2004 16
2005 17
2006 14
2007 20
2008 13
2009 11
2010 12
2011 6
2012 13
2013 10
2014 20
2015 18
2016 13
2017 10
2018 9
2019 13
2020 11
2021 15
2022 16
2023 4
2024 6
2025 7
2026 3
Total 372
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Hugo Zbinden 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 Hugo Zbinden 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, 323–342 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: 337 publications — 25th percentile

25% 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
323–342 162 337
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
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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Hugo Zbinden 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 Hugo Zbinden 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, 94–95 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: 94 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 94
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

  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Hugo Zbinden is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Computer Science and Physics and Astronomy. Within these broader disciplines, Zbinden focuses extensively on subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation, and Biophysics.

The main topics of Zbinden's research include Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Photonic and Optical Devices, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Mechanical and Optical Resonators, Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies, and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Zbinden has a substantial publication record with papers featured in frequent venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Physical review. A/Physical review, A, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review Applied, and npj Quantum Information.

Recent publications by Zbinden include:

  • Fast single-photon detectors and real-time key distillation enable high secret-key-rate quantum key distribution systems, 2023, Nature Photonics
  • Energy-time-entangled two-photon molecular absorption, 2021, Physical review. A/Physical review, A
  • High-speed integrated QKD system, 2023, Photonics Research
  • Spatial Properties of Entangled Two-Photon Absorption, 2022, Physical Review Letters
  • Gigahertz Detection Rates and Dynamic Photon-Number Resolution with Superconducting Nanowire Arrays, 2023, Nano Letters

Zbinden frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Rob Thew, Félix Bussières, Lorenzo Stasi, Matthieu Perrenoud, and Davide Rusca.

Best Publications

  • Quantum Cryptography

    Nicolas Gisin;Grégoire Ribordy;Wolfgang Tittel;Hugo Zbinden

  • Violation of Bell Inequalities by Photons More Than 10 km Apart

    Wolfgang Tittel;Jurgen Brendel;Hugo Zbinden;Nicolas Gisin

  • The SECOQC quantum key distribution network in Vienna

    M. Peev;C. Pacher;R. Alléaume;Claudio Barreiro

  • Pulsed Energy-Time Entangled Twin-Photon Source for Quantum Communication

    J. Brendel;N. Gisin;W. Tittel;H. Zbinden

  • Quantum key distribution over 67 km with a plug&play system

    Damien Stucki;Nicolas Gisin;Olivier Guinnard;Grégoire Ribordy

  • Quantum cryptography using entangled photons in energy-time bell states

    Wolfgang Tittel;Jurgen Brendel;Hugo Zbinden;Nicolas Gisin

  • Secure Quantum Key Distribution over 421 km of Optical Fiber.

    Alberto Boaron;Gianluca Boso;Davide Rusca;Cédric Vulliez

  • Quantum repeaters with photon pair sources and multimode memories.

    Christoph Simon;Hugues de Riedmatten;Mikael Afzelius;Nicolas Sangouard

  • Long-distance teleportation of qubits at telecommunication wavelengths

    I. Marcikic;H. de Riedmatten;W. Tittel;W. Tittel;H. Zbinden

  • Trojan-horse attacks on quantum-key-distribution systems

    Nicolas Gisin;Sylvain Fasel;Barbara Kraus;Hugo Zbinden

  • Provably secure and practical quantum key distribution over 307 km of optical fibre

    Boris Korzh;Charles Ci Wen Lim;Raphael Houlmann;Nicolas Gisin

  • “Plug and play” systems for quantum cryptography

    A. Muller;T. Herzog;B. Huttner;W. Tittel

  • A photonic quantum information interface

    Sébastien Tanzilli;Wolfgang Tittel;Matthaeus Halder;Olivier Alibart

  • Highly efficient photon-pair source using periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide

    S. Tanzilli;H. De Riedmatten;W. Tittel;H. Zbinden

  • Experimental demonstration of quantum secret sharing

    Wolfgang Tittel;Hugo Zbinden;Nicolas Gisin

  • Optical Quantum Random Number Generator

    André Stefanov;Nicolas Gisin;Olivier Guinnard;Laurent Guinnard

  • Distribution of time-bin entangled qubits over 50 km of optical fiber

    I. Marcikic;H. de Riedmatten;W. Tittel;H. Zbinden

  • Testing the speed of ‘spooky action at a distance’

    Daniel Salart;Augustin Baas;Cyril Branciard;Nicolas Gisin

  • Experimental demonstration of quantum correlations over more than 10 km

    W. Tittel;J. Brendel;B. Gisin;T. Herzog

  • Long-term performance of the SwissQuantum quantum key distribution network in a field environment

    Damien Stucki;Matthieu Legre;F. Buntschu;Bernard Frédéric Clausen

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicolas Gisin
Nicolas Gisin University of Geneva
Nicolas Brunner
Nicolas Brunner University of Geneva
Valerio Scarani
Valerio Scarani National University of Singapore
Christian Schönenberger
Christian Schönenberger University of Basel
Daniel A. Nolan
Daniel A. Nolan Corning (United States)
Andreas Burg
Andreas Burg École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ming-Jun Li
Ming-Jun Li Corning (United States)
Francesco Marsili
Francesco Marsili Facebook (United States)
Aristide Lemaître
Aristide Lemaître University of Paris-Saclay
Carsten Langrock
Carsten Langrock Keysight Technologies (United States)

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