2026 Mikhail D. Lukin: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	190	427	396	288	262	953	136049
Physics	196	75	73	56	54	948	143368

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For theoretical and experimental work in quantum optics, quantum information, and at the interface between atomic physics and condensed matter
2009 - I. I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, American Physical Society For pioneering theoretical and experimental work at the interface between quantum optics, quantum information processing, and the quantum many body problem.
2003 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
2001 - OSA Fellows University, Cambridge, Mass.For contributions to theoretical developments and realizations of atomic coherence effects in optics, including lasers without inversion, resonant enhancement of refractive index and nonlinear processes and spectroscopy of coherent media.

Overview

Mikhail D. Lukin is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Computer Science. Their research spans several subfields, including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Artificial Intelligence; Materials Chemistry; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

The scientist's main topics of work include Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Quantum many-body systems, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, and Quantum optics and atomic interactions.

Recent notable papers from Mikhail D. Lukin include:

Logical quantum processor based on reconfigurable atom arrays (2023), published in Nature
Probing topological spin liquids on a programmable quantum simulator (2021), published in Science
Quantum Simulators: Architectures and Opportunities (2021), published in PRX Quantum
Quantum optimization of maximum independent set using Rydberg atom arrays (2022), published in Science
High-fidelity parallel entangling gates on a neutral-atom quantum computer (2023), published in Nature

Frequent co-authors of Mikhail D. Lukin include:

Dolev Bluvstein
Hengyun Zhou
Hongkun Park
Nishad Maskara
Vladan Vuletić

The scientist's work has been published predominantly in:

arXiv (Cornell University) with 69 publications
Physical Review Letters with 27 publications
Nature with 13 publications
Physical Review X with 12 publications
PRX Quantum with 9 publications

Mikhail D. Lukin has received several awards and honors, including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2012)
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2010), with a citation for theoretical and experimental work in quantum optics, quantum information, and at the interface between atomic physics and condensed matter
I. I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics from the American Physical Society (2009), recognizing pioneering theoretical and experimental work at the interface between quantum optics, quantum information processing, and quantum many-body problems
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2003)
OSA Fellow (2001), acknowledged for contributions to theoretical developments and realizations of atomic coherence effects in optics, including lasers without inversion, resonant enhancement of refractive index and nonlinear processes, and spectroscopy of coherent media

Best Publications

Long-distance quantum communication with atomic ensembles and linear optics

L.-M. Duan;M. D. Lukin;J. I. Cirac;P. Zoller

4297
Citations
Coherent manipulation of coupled electron spins in semiconductor quantum dots.

Jason R. Petta;Jason R. Petta;Jason R. Petta;Alexander C. Johnson;Alexander C. Johnson;Alexander C. Johnson;Jacob M. Taylor;Jacob M. Taylor;Jacob M. Taylor;Edward A. Laird;Edward A. Laird;Edward A. Laird

4025
Citations
Long-distance quantum communication with atomic ensembles and linear optics

Lu-Ming Duan;Mikhail Lukin;Ignacio Cirac;Peter Zoller

3280
Citations
Storage of light in atomic vapor.

D. F. Phillips;A. Fleischhauer;A. Mair;R. L. Walsworth

3034
Citations
Probing many-body dynamics on a 51-atom quantum simulator.

Hannes Bernien;Sylvain Schwartz;Sylvain Schwartz;Alexander Keesling;Harry Levine

2310
Citations
Nanoscale magnetic sensing with an individual electronic spin in diamond

J. R. Maze;P. L. Stanwix;J. S. Hodges;J. S. Hodges;S. Hong

2243
Citations
Dark-State Polaritons in Electromagnetically Induced Transparency

M. Fleischhauer;M. D. Lukin

2183
Citations
Nanometre-scale thermometry in a living cell

Georg Kucsko;Peter Maurer;Norman Ying Yao;Michael Kubo

2113
Citations
High-sensitivity diamond magnetometer with nanoscale resolution

J. M. Taylor;P. Cappellaro;L. Childress;L. Childress;L. Jiang

2075
Citations
Dipole blockade and quantum information processing in mesoscopic atomic ensembles.

M. D. Lukin;M. Fleischhauer;R. Cote;L. M. Duan

1963
Citations
Fast quantum gates for neutral atoms

D. Jaksch;J. I. Cirac;P. Zoller;S. L. Rolston

1880
Citations
Generation of single optical plasmons in metallic nanowires coupled to quantum dots

A. V. Akimov;A. Mukherjee;C. L. Yu;D. E. Chang

1787
Citations
ULTRASLOW GROUP VELOCITY AND ENHANCED NONLINEAR OPTICAL EFFECTS IN A COHERENTLY DRIVEN HOT ATOMIC GAS

Michael M. Kash;Michael M. Kash;Vladimir A. Sautenkov;Alexander S. Zibrov;Alexander S. Zibrov;L. Hollberg

1682
Citations
Quantum Register Based on Individual Electronic and Nuclear Spin Qubits in Diamond

M. V. Gurudev Dutt;M. V. Gurudev Dutt;L. Childress;L. Childress;L. Jiang;L. Jiang;E. Togan;E. Togan

1591
Citations
Coherent dynamics of coupled electron and nuclear spin qubits in diamond.

L. Childress;L. Childress;M. V. Gurudev Dutt;M. V. Gurudev Dutt;J. M. Taylor;J. M. Taylor;A. S. Zibrov;A. S. Zibrov

1556
Citations
Colloquium: Trapping and manipulating photon states in atomic ensembles

M. D. Lukin

1507
Citations
Robust optical delay lines with topological protection

Mohammad Hafezi;Eugene A. Demler;Mikhail D. Lukin;Jacob Mason Taylor

1496
Citations
A single-photon transistor using nanoscale surface plasmons

Darrick E. Chang;Anders S. Sørensen;Eugene A. Demler;Mikhail D. Lukin

1493
Citations
Controlling spin exchange interactions of ultracold atoms in optical lattices.

L.-M. Duan;Eugene A. Demler;Mikhail D. Lukin

1461
Citations
Quantum entanglement between an optical photon and a solid-state spin qubit

E Togan;Y. Chu;Alexei Trifonov;L. Jiang;L. Jiang

1371
Citations