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Mikhail D. Lukin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mikhail D. Lukin between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mikhail D. Lukin published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 33.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 73 publications in 2012. 78 of the 1,072 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 73. Peak 73 publications in 2012. 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 35 publications 2007: 45 publications 2008: 40 publications 2009: 52 publications 2010: 46 publications 2011: 46 publications 2012: 73 publications 2013: 52 publications 2014: 46 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 55 publications 2018: 47 publications 2019: 68 publications 2020: 52 publications 2021: 65 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 40 publications 2024: 39 publications 2025: 39 publications
1994 2025

1,072 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mikhail D. Lukin: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 2
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 5
1999 7
2000 11
2001 14
2002 13
2003 20
2004 16
2005 25
2006 35
2007 45
2008 40
2009 52
2010 46
2011 46
2012 73
2013 52
2014 46
2015 37
2016 40
2017 55
2018 47
2019 68
2020 52
2021 65
2022 35
2023 40
2024 39
2025 39
Total 1,072
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Mikhail D. Lukin 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 Mikhail D. Lukin 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, 943–962 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: 948 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 24 948
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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Mikhail D. Lukin 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 Mikhail D. Lukin 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, 185+ 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: 196 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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+ 99 196
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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

  • 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

  • Long-distance quantum communication with atomic ensembles and linear optics

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

  • Storage of light in atomic vapor.

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

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

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

  • Nanoscale magnetic sensing with an individual electronic spin in diamond

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

  • Dark-State Polaritons in Electromagnetically Induced Transparency

    M. Fleischhauer;M. D. Lukin

  • Nanometre-scale thermometry in a living cell

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

  • High-sensitivity diamond magnetometer with nanoscale resolution

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

  • Dipole blockade and quantum information processing in mesoscopic atomic ensembles.

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

  • Fast quantum gates for neutral atoms

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Colloquium: Trapping and manipulating photon states in atomic ensembles

    M. D. Lukin

  • Robust optical delay lines with topological protection

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

  • A single-photon transistor using nanoscale surface plasmons

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

  • Controlling spin exchange interactions of ultracold atoms in optical lattices.

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongkun Park
Hongkun Park Harvard University
Eugene Demler
Eugene Demler Harvard University
Liang Jiang
Liang Jiang University of Chicago
Ronald L. Walsworth
Ronald L. Walsworth University of Maryland, Baltimore
Peter Zoller
Peter Zoller University of Innsbruck
Amir Yacoby
Amir Yacoby Harvard University
Marko Loncar
Marko Loncar Harvard University
Philip Kim
Philip Kim Harvard University
Fedor Jelezko
Fedor Jelezko University of Ulm
Michael Fleischhauer
Michael Fleischhauer Technical University of Kaiserslautern

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