2026 Markus Aspelmeyer: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	80	2979	2829	18	18	243	36630

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Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding contributions to experimental quantum information, quantum optics, and quantum foundations, including the first experimental realization of a oneway quantum computer using 4photon entangled cluster states and the first demonstration of radiationpressure based cavity cooling of a micromechanical system
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Markus Aspelmeyer is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily lies within Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on several subfields including:

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Artificial Intelligence
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Biomedical Engineering

Their main topics of work cover a range of specialized areas, notably:

Mechanical and Optical Resonators
Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies

Markus Aspelmeyer's notable recent papers include:

"Cooling of a levitated nanoparticle to the motional quantum ground state," 2020, Science
"Levitodynamics: Levitation and control of microscopic objects in vacuum," 2021, Science
"Measurement of gravitational coupling between millimetre-sized masses," 2021, Nature
"Tunable light-induced dipole-dipole interaction between optically levitated nanoparticles," 2022, Science
"Large Quantum Delocalization of a Levitated Nanoparticle Using Optimal Control: Applications for Force Sensing and Entangling via Weak Forces," 2021, Physical Review Letters

Frequent collaborators include:

Uroš Delić
Nikolai Kiesel
Mario A. Ciampini
Benjamin A. Stickler
Joachim Hofer

Their publications appear regularly in venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review Letters
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Science
Physical Review Research

Among professional distinctions, Markus Aspelmeyer is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) since 2012, recognized for contributions to experimental quantum information, quantum optics, and quantum foundations. They are also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

Cavity Optomechanics

Markus Aspelmeyer;Tobias J. Kippenberg;Florian Marquardt

7358
Citations
Laser cooling of a nanomechanical oscillator into its quantum ground state

Jasper Chan;T. P. Mayer Alegre;T. P. Mayer Alegre;Amir H. Safavi-Naeini;Jeff T. Hill

2629
Citations
Experimental One-Way Quantum Computing

P. Walther;K. J. Resch;T. Rudolph;E. Schenck;E. Schenck

1587
Citations
Optomechanical entanglement between a movable mirror and a cavity field

D. Vitali;S. Gigan;A. Ferreira;A. Ferreira;H.R. Bohm

1321
Citations
Self-cooling of a micromirror by radiation pressure

S. Gigan;S. Gigan;H. R. Böhm;H. R. Böhm;M. Paternostro;M. Paternostro;F. Blaser

1174
Citations
Observation of strong coupling between a micromechanical resonator and an optical cavity field

Simon Gröblacher;Klemens Hammerer;Klemens Hammerer;Michael R. Vanner;Michael R. Vanner;Markus Aspelmeyer

1143
Citations
Ground-state cooling of a micromechanical oscillator: Comparing cold damping and cavity-assisted cooling schemes

Claudiu Genes;David Vitali;Paolo Tombesi;Sylvain Gigan

698
Citations
Squeezed light from a silicon micromechanical resonator

Amir H. Safavi-Naeini;Simon Gröblacher;Jeff T. Hill;Jasper Chan

673
Citations
Probing Planck-scale physics with quantum optics

Igor Pikovski;Michael R. Vanner;Markus Aspelmeyer;M. S. Kim

672
Citations
An experimental test of non-local realism

Simon Gröblacher;Tomasz Paterek;Tomasz Paterek;Rainer Kaltenbaek;Caslav Brukner;Caslav Brukner

669
Citations
De Broglie wavelength of a non-local four-photon state

Philip Walther;Jian-Wei Pan;Jian-Wei Pan;Markus Aspelmeyer;Rupert Ursin

658
Citations
Large Quantum Superpositions and Interference of Massive Nanometer-Sized Objects

O. Romero-Isart;A. C. Pflanzer;F. Blaser;R. Kaltenbaek

571
Citations
Cooling of a levitated nanoparticle to the motional quantum ground state

Uros Delic;Manuel Reisenbauer;Kahan Dare;David Grass

548
Citations
Non-classical correlations between single photons and phonons from a mechanical oscillator

Ralf Riedinger;Sungkun Hong;Richard A. Norte;Joshua A. Slater

491
Citations
Tenfold reduction of Brownian noise in high-reflectivity optical coatings

Garrett D. Cole;Wei Zhang;Michael J. Martin;Jun Ye

450
Citations
Demonstration of an ultracold micro-optomechanical oscillator in a cryogenic cavity

Simon Gröblacher;Simon Gröblacher;Jared B. Hertzberg;Jared B. Hertzberg;Michael R. Vanner;Michael R. Vanner;Garrett D. Cole;Garrett D. Cole

444
Citations
Communications: quantum teleportation across the Danube.

Rupert Ursin;Thomas Jennewein;Thomas Jennewein;Markus Aspelmeyer;Rainer Kaltenbaek

425
Citations
Remote quantum entanglement between two micromechanical oscillators

Ralf Riedinger;Andreas Wallucks;Igor Marinković;Clemens Löschnauer

410
Citations
Cavity cooling of an optically levitated submicron particle

Nikolai Kiesel;Florian Blaser;Uroš Delić;David Grass

392
Citations
Creating and probing multipartite macroscopic entanglement with light.

Mauro Paternostro;D. Vitali;S. Gigan;Myungshik Kim

391
Citations