2026 Nicolas Brunner: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	81	2952	2802	72	68	266	21654

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

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Physics

2952

2802

266

21654

Nicolas Brunner 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 Nicolas Brunner sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 266 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicolas Brunner 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 Nicolas Brunner sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicolas Brunner is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple domains within physics and computer science, with significant contributions in quantum information and related areas.

The scientist's work is extensively published across various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review Letters
Physical Review A
Physical Review Research
Quantum

Their research covers a range of main fields including:

Computer Science
Physics and Astronomy

Within these, notable subfields are:

Artificial Intelligence
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Computational Theory and Mathematics

Nicolas Brunner's main scientific topics of work focus on several areas related to quantum science and technology, including:

Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Quantum optics and atomic interactions
Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies

Some recent representative publications highlight the breadth of their research interests:

Quantum Speed-Up in Collisional Battery Charging, 2021, Physical Review Letters
Self-testing nonprojective quantum measurements in prepare-and-measure experiments, 2020, Science Advances
Genuine High-Dimensional Quantum Steering, 2021, Physical Review Letters
Constraints on nonlocality in networks from no-signaling and independence, 2020, Nature Communications
A neural network oracle for quantum nonlocality problems in networks, 2020, npj Quantum Information

Nicolas Brunner frequently collaborates with a core group of researchers, including:

Pavel Sekatski
Roope Uola
Sébastien Designolle
Marie Ioannou
Martí Perarnau-Llobet

Best Publications

Device-independent security of quantum cryptography against collective attacks.

Antonio Acín;Nicolas Brunner;Nicolas Gisin;Serge Massar

1977
Citations
Device-independent quantum key distribution secure against collective attacks

Stefano Pironio;Antonio Acín;Nicolas Brunner;Nicolas Gisin

644
Citations
Detection-loophole-free test of quantum nonlocality, and applications.

B. G. Christensen;K. T. McCusker;J. Altepeter;B. Calkins

541
Citations
Measuring small longitudinal phase shifts: weak measurements or standard interferometry?

Nicolas Brunner;Christoph Simon

382
Citations
A Quantum Delayed-Choice Experiment

Alberto Peruzzo;Peter J. Shadbolt;Nicolas Brunner;Sandu Popescu

341
Citations
Testing the dimension of Hilbert spaces.

Nicolas Brunner;Stefano Pironio;Antonio Acin;Nicolas Gisin

331
Citations
Device-independent tests of classical and quantum dimensions

Rodrigo Gallego;Nicolas Brunner;Christopher Hadley;Antonio Acín

329
Citations
Loophole-free Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen experiment via quantum steering

Bernhard Wittmann;Sven Ramelow;Fabian Steinlechner;Nathan K Langford

299
Citations
Closing the Detection Loophole in Bell Experiments Using Qudits

Tamás Vértesi;Stefano Pironio;Nicolas Brunner

294
Citations
One-way Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Steering

Joseph Bowles;Tamás Vértesi;Marco Túlio Quintino;Nicolas Brunner;Nicolas Brunner

293
Citations
Markovian master equations for quantum thermal machines: local versus global approach

Patrick P Hofer;Martí Perarnau-Llobet;L David M Miranda;Géraldine Haack

288
Citations
Joint Measurability, Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Steering, and Bell Nonlocality

Marco Túlio Quintino;Tamás Vértesi;Nicolas Brunner

287
Citations
Fast and simple one-way quantum key distribution

Damien Stucki;Nicolas Brunner;Nicolas Gisin;Valerio Scarani

269
Citations
Semi-device-independent security of one-way quantum key distribution

Marcin Pawłowski;Nicolas Brunner

267
Citations
Inequivalence of entanglement, steering, and Bell nonlocality for general measurements

Marco Túlio Quintino;Tamás Vértesi;Tamás Vértesi;Daniel Cavalcanti;Remigiusz Augusiak

237
Citations
Virtual qubits, virtual temperatures, and the foundations of thermodynamics.

Nicolas Brunner;Noah Linden;Sandu Popescu;Paul Skrzypczyk;Paul Skrzypczyk

237
Citations
Markovian master equations for quantum thermal machines: local vs global approach

Patrick P. Hofer;Martí Perarnau-Llobet;L. David M. Miranda;Géraldine Haack

234
Citations
Entanglement enhances cooling in microscopic quantum refrigerators

Nicolas Brunner;Marcus Huber;Noah Linden;Sandu Popescu

227
Citations
Direct measurement of superluminal group velocity and signal velocity in an optical fiber.

Nicolas Brunner;Valerio Scarani;Mark Wegmüller;Matthieu Legré

214
Citations
Self-testing quantum random number generator

Tommaso Lunghi;Jonatan Bohr Brask;Charles Ci Wen Lim;Quentin Lavigne

212
Citations