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Jian-Wei Pan 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 Jian-Wei Pan sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 685 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jian-Wei Pan 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 Jian-Wei Pan sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 143 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
  • 2016 - OSA Fellows Jian-Wei Pan University of Science and Technology of China, China For pioneering achievements in experimental quantum foundation and quantum information.
  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering works on experiments of optical quantum communication, quantum computation, and multiphoton entanglement, and for his important role in international physics
  • 2012 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Jian-Wei Pan is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Computer Science, with a strong focus on subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main research topics covered by Jian-Wei Pan include Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Quantum optics and atomic interactions, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, and Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing.

Key frequent co-authors collaborating with Jian-Wei Pan are:

  • Chao-Yang Lu
  • Qiang Zhang
  • Cheng-Zhi Peng
  • Zhen-Sheng Yuan
  • Yu-Ao Chen

Jian-Wei Pan has published extensively across several high-profile venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Nature
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A

Among their recent papers are:

  • Secure quantum key distribution with realistic devices (2020), published in Reviews of Modern Physics
  • Strong Quantum Computational Advantage Using a Superconducting Quantum Processor (2021), published in Physical Review Letters
  • An integrated space-to-ground quantum communication network over 4,600 kilometres (2021), published in Nature
  • Entanglement-based secure quantum cryptography over 1,120 kilometres (2020), published in Nature
  • The potential and global outlook of integrated photonics for quantum technologies (2021), published in Nature Reviews Physics

Jian-Wei Pan has received several professional recognitions including:

  • OSA Fellows, awarded in 2016 with citation related to pioneering achievements in experimental quantum foundation and quantum information
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) in 2013 for pioneering work on experiments of optical quantum communication, quantum computation, and multiphoton entanglement
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences in 2012

Best Publications

  • Experimental quantum teleportation

    D. Bouwmeester;J.-W. Pan;K. Mattle;M. Eibl

  • Satellite-to-ground quantum key distribution

    Sheng-Kai Liao;Wen-Qi Cai;Wei-Yue Liu;Liang Zhang

  • Experimental Entanglement Swapping: Entangling Photons That Never Interacted

    Jian-Wei Pan;Dik Bouwmeester;Harald Weinfurter;Anton Zeilinger

  • Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry

    Jian-Wei Pan;Zeng-Bing Chen;Chao-Yang Lu;Harald Weinfurter

  • Satellite-based entanglement distribution over 1200 kilometers.

    Juan Yin;Yuan Cao;Yu-Huai Li;Sheng-Kai Liao

  • Observation of three-photon Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger entanglement

    Dik Bouwmeester;Jian-Wei Pan;Matthew Daniell;Harald Weinfurter

  • Secure quantum key distribution with realistic devices

    Feihu Xu;Xiongfeng Ma;Qiang Zhang;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Experimental test of quantum nonlocality in three-photon Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger entanglement

    Jian-Wei Pan;Dik Bouwmeester;Matthew Daniell;Harald Weinfurter

  • Single quantum emitters in monolayer semiconductors

    Yu-Ming He;Genevieve Clark;John R. Schaibley;Yu He

  • Strong Quantum Computational Advantage Using a Superconducting Quantum Processor.

    Yulin Wu;Wan-Su Bao;Sirui Cao;Fusheng Chen

  • Ground-to-satellite quantum teleportation

    Ji-Gang Ren;Ping Xu;Hai-Lin Yong;Liang Zhang

  • Efficient multiparty quantum-secret-sharing schemes

    Li Xiao;Gui Lu Long;Fu-Guo Deng;Jian-Wei Pan

  • On-Demand Single Photons with High Extraction Efficiency and Near-Unity Indistinguishability from a Resonantly Driven Quantum Dot in a Micropillar.

    Xing Ding;Yu He;Z.-C. Duan;Niels Gregersen

  • Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution Over a 404 km Optical Fiber.

    Hua-Lei Yin;Teng-Yun Chen;Zong-Wen Yu;Hui Liu

  • Satellite-Relayed Intercontinental Quantum Network.

    Sheng-Kai Liao;Wen-Qi Cai;Johannes Handsteiner;Johannes Handsteiner;Bo Liu;Bo Liu

  • Entanglement purification for quantum communication

    Jian-Wei Pan;Christoph Simon;Christoph Simon;Časlav Brukner;Anton Zeilinger

  • Experimental demonstration of five-photon entanglement and open-destination teleportation

    Zhi Zhao;Yu-Ao Chen;An-Ning Zhang;Tao Yang

  • Experimental entanglement of six photons in graph states

    Chao-Yang Lu;Xiao-Qi Zhou;Otfried Gühne;Wei-Bo Gao

  • Experimental Demonstration of Four-Photon Entanglement and High-Fidelity Teleportation

    Jian-Wei Pan;Matthew Daniell;Sara Gasparoni;Gregor Weihs

  • Quantum computational advantage using photons

    Han-Sen Zhong;Hui Wang;Yu-Hao Deng;Ming-Cheng Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Chao-Yang Lu
Chao-Yang Lu University of Science and Technology of China
Cheng-Zhi Peng
Cheng-Zhi Peng University of Science and Technology of China
Xiongfeng Ma
Xiongfeng Ma Tsinghua University
Sven Höfling
Sven Höfling University of Würzburg
Anton Zeilinger
Anton Zeilinger University of Vienna
Harald Weinfurter
Harald Weinfurter Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jonathan P. Dowling
Jonathan P. Dowling Louisiana State University
Martin M. Fejer
Martin M. Fejer Stanford University
Barry C. Sanders
Barry C. Sanders University of Calgary

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