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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 131 542 521 302 288 537 73247

John M. Martinis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John M. Martinis between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John M. Martinis published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2014. 5 of the 546 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2014. 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 29 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 24 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 45 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1983 2025

546 publications in total across all disciplines

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John M. Martinis: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 3
1984 2
1985 3
1986 2
1987 5
1988 4
1989 5
1990 3
1991 2
1992 10
1993 8
1994 9
1995 2
1996 13
1997 11
1998 11
1999 10
2000 29
2001 15
2002 18
2003 24
2004 21
2005 13
2006 16
2007 6
2008 18
2009 19
2010 20
2011 28
2012 22
2013 21
2014 45
2015 19
2016 19
2017 21
2018 14
2019 20
2020 18
2021 10
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2
2025 3
Total 546
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John M. Martinis publications per year - data summary

  • John M. Martinis, a Physics scholar from University of California, Santa Barbara, has 546 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2014, with 45 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2022 and 2023, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 12.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.7 per year counting only the 43 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 17 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 82 publications (5.5 per year); 1998-2012: 270 publications (18.0 per year); 2013-2025: 194 publications (14.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

John M. Martinis 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 John M. Martinis 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, 523–542 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: 537 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
503–522 106
523–542 103 537
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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John M. Martinis publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • John M. Martinis, a Physics scholar from University of California, Santa Barbara, records 537 publications - the 61st percentile of the discipline.
  • 61% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than John M. Martinis, and about 39% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and John M. Martinis ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

John M. Martinis 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 John M. Martinis 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, 130–131 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: 131 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 33 131
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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John M. Martinis D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • John M. Martinis, a Physics scholar from University of California, Santa Barbara, records 131 D-Index - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than John M. Martinis, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and John M. Martinis ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
  • 1997 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his experimental investigations into the fundamental quantum behavior of lowtemperature electronic devices

Overview

John M. Martinis is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on quantum computing and related physical phenomena, contributing extensively to the fields of computer science and physics and astronomy.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Computer Science
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these fields, John M. Martinis has contributed to several subfields, notably:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Radiation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Key research topics covered by their work are:

  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications

John M. Martinis has published several papers in prominent venues, with notable recent publications including:

  • Demonstrating a Continuous Set of Two-qubit Gates for Near-term Quantum Algorithms, 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • Massively parallel probabilistic computing with sparse Ising machines, 2022, Nature Electronics
  • Resolving catastrophic error bursts from cosmic rays in large arrays of superconducting qubits, 2021, Nature Physics
  • Saving superconducting quantum processors from decay and correlated errors generated by gamma and cosmic rays, 2021, npj Quantum Information
  • Observation of separated dynamics of charge and spin in the Fermi-Hubbard model, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Physics
  • npj Quantum Information
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Nature Electronics

Recurring co-authors associated with John M. Martinis's research are:

  • Paul V. Klimov
  • A. Megrant
  • J. Kelly
  • Hartmut Neven
  • Brooks Foxen

The scientist has received awards recognizing their contributions, including the Fritz London Memorial Prize from the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics in 2014. They were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1997, with a citation highlighting their experimental investigations into the fundamental quantum behavior of low-temperature electronic devices.

Best Publications

  • Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor

    Frank Arute;Kunal Arya;Ryan Babbush;Dave Bacon

  • Supplementary information for "Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor"

    Frank Arute;Kunal Arya;Ryan Babbush;Dave Bacon

  • Surface codes: Towards practical large-scale quantum computation

    Austin G. Fowler;Matteo Mariantoni;John M. Martinis;Andrew N. Cleland

  • Quantum ground state and single-phonon control of a mechanical resonator

    A. D. O’Connell;M. Hofheinz;M. Ansmann;Radoslaw C. Bialczak

  • Superconducting quantum circuits at the surface code threshold for fault tolerance

    R. Barends;J. Kelly;A. Megrant;A. Veitia

  • Rabi oscillations in a large Josephson-junction qubit.

    John M. Martinis;Sae Woo Nam;Jose A. Aumentado;C Urbina

  • Characterizing quantum supremacy in near-term devices

    Sergio Boixo;Sergei V. Isakov;Vadim N. Smelyanskiy;Ryan Babbush

  • Scalable Quantum Simulation of Molecular Energies

    Peter O'Malley;Ryan Babbush;Ian Kivlichan;Jonathan Romero

  • State preservation by repetitive error detection in a superconducting quantum circuit

    J. Kelly;R. Barends;A. G. Fowler;A. Megrant

  • Synthesizing arbitrary quantum states in a superconducting resonator

    Max Hofheinz;H. Wang;M. Ansmann;Radoslaw C. Bialczak

  • Decoherence in Josephson qubits from dielectric loss.

    John M. Martinis;K. B. Cooper;R. McDermott;Matthias Steffen

  • Evidence for quantum annealing with more than one hundred qubits

    Sergio Boixo;Troels F. Rønnow;Sergei V. Isakov;Zhihui Wang

  • Coherent Josephson qubit suitable for scalable quantum integrated circuits.

    R. Barends;J. Kelly;A. Megrant;D. Sank

  • Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer

    Frank Arute;Kunal Arya

  • Experimental tests for the quantum behavior of a macroscopic degree of freedom: The phase difference across a Josephson junction

    John M. Martinis;Michel H. Devoret;John Clarke

  • Defining and detecting quantum speedup

    Troels F. Rønnow;Zhihui Wang;Joshua Job;Sergio Boixo;Sergio Boixo

  • Measurement of the Entanglement of Two Superconducting Qubits via State Tomography

    Matthias Steffen;M. Ansmann;Radoslaw C. Bialczak;Nadav Katz

  • Generation of Fock states in a superconducting quantum circuit.

    Max Hofheinz;E. M. Weig;E. M. Weig;M. Ansmann;Radoslaw C. Bialczak

  • Scalable Quantum Simulation of Molecular Energies

    P. J. J. O'Malley;R. Babbush;I. D. Kivlichan;J. Romero

  • Decoherence in josephson phase qubits from junction resonators.

    R. W. Simmonds;K. M. Lang;D. A. Hite;S. Nam

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Sank
Daniel Sank Google (United States)
Rami Barends
Rami Barends Google (United States)
Amit Vainsencher
Amit Vainsencher Google (United States)
Andrew Cleland
Andrew Cleland University of Chicago
Austin G. Fowler
Austin G. Fowler Google (United States)
Alexander N. Korotkov
Alexander N. Korotkov Google (United States)
Kent D. Irwin
Kent D. Irwin Stanford University
Gene C. Hilton
Gene C. Hilton National Institute of Standards and Technology
Hartmut Neven
Hartmut Neven Google (United States)
Sae Woo Nam
Sae Woo Nam National Institute of Standards and Technology

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