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153
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268
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Nicolas Gisin 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 Gisin sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 792 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicolas Gisin 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 Gisin sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 153 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Nicolas Gisin is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has a significant body of work spanning both physics and computer science. Their research concentrates on various aspects of quantum mechanics, focusing specifically on quantum information and cryptography, quantum computing algorithms and architecture, and related fields.

The primary scientific fields of study in which Gisin contributes include Physics and Astronomy and Computer Science. Their more specialized subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, History and Philosophy of Science, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

Gisin's research topics typically cover:

  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Philosophy and History of Science
  • Quantum optics and atomic interactions
  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms

Among their recent notable publications are:

  • "Quantum theory based on real numbers can be experimentally falsified," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Constraints on nonlocality in networks from no-signaling and independence," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Bilocal Bell Inequalities Violated by the Quantum Elegant Joint Measurement," 2021, published in Physical Review Letters
  • "A neural network oracle for quantum nonlocality problems in networks," 2020, published in npj Quantum Information
  • "Optical storage for 0.53 s in a solid-state atomic frequency comb memory using dynamical decoupling," 2020, published in New Journal of Physics

Gisin frequently publishes in several scientific venues, with a substantial number of works in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Physical Review A
  • Quantum
  • Nature Communications

The scientist collaborates regularly with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Armin Tavakoli
  • Flavio Del Santo
  • Alejandro Pozas-Kerstjens
  • Marc-Olivier Renou
  • Nicolas Brunner

Best Publications

  • Quantum Cryptography

    Nicolas Gisin;Grégoire Ribordy;Wolfgang Tittel;Hugo Zbinden

  • Quantum repeaters based on atomic ensembles and linear optics

    Nicolas Bruno Sangouard;Nicolas Bruno Sangouard;Christoph Simon;Christoph Simon;Hugues de Riedmatten;Hugues de Riedmatten;Hugues de Riedmatten;Nicolas Gisin

  • Quantum Communication

    Nicolas Gisin;Rob Thew

  • Device-independent security of quantum cryptography against collective attacks.

    Antonio Acín;Nicolas Brunner;Nicolas Gisin;Serge Massar

  • Security of Quantum Key Distribution Using d -Level Systems

    Nicolas J. Cerf;Nicolas J. Cerf;Mohamed Bourennane;Anders Karlsson;Nicolas Gisin

  • Violation of Bell Inequalities by Photons More Than 10 km Apart

    Wolfgang Tittel;Jurgen Brendel;Hugo Zbinden;Nicolas Gisin

  • Bell inequalities for arbitrarily high dimensional systems

    Daniel Geoffrey Collins;Daniel Geoffrey Collins;Nicolas Gisin;Noah Linden;Serge Massar

  • The SECOQC quantum key distribution network in Vienna

    M. Peev;C. Pacher;R. Alléaume;Claudio Barreiro

  • Quantum Cryptography Protocols Robust against Photon Number Splitting Attacks for Weak Laser Pulse Implementations

    Valerio Scarani;Antonio Acín;Grégoire Ribordy;Nicolas Gisin

  • Bell’s inequality holds for all non-product states.

    N. Gisin

  • Optimal Quantum Cloning Machines

    Nicolas Gisin;Serge Massar

  • The quantum-state diffusion model applied to open systems

    Nicolas Gisin;Ian C. Percival

  • Pulsed Energy-Time Entangled Twin-Photon Source for Quantum Communication

    J. Brendel;N. Gisin;W. Tittel;H. Zbinden

  • Quantum cryptography with coherent states

    B. Huttner;N. Imoto;N. Gisin;T. Mor

  • Quantum key distribution over 67 km with a plug&play system

    Damien Stucki;Nicolas Gisin;Olivier Guinnard;Grégoire Ribordy

  • From Bell's Theorem to Secure Quantum Key Distribution

    Antonio Acín;Nicolas Gisin;Lluis Masanes

  • Quantum cryptography using entangled photons in energy-time bell states

    Wolfgang Tittel;Jurgen Brendel;Hugo Zbinden;Nicolas Gisin

  • Quantum cloning

    Valerio Scarani;Sofyan Iblisdir;Nicolas Gisin;Antonio Acin

  • Tight finite-key analysis for quantum cryptography

    Marco Tomamichel;Charles Ci Wen Lim;Nicolas Gisin;Renato Renner

  • Stochastic quantum dynamics and relativity

    N. Gisin

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugo Zbinden
Hugo Zbinden University of Geneva
Valerio Scarani
Valerio Scarani National University of Singapore
Nicolas Brunner
Nicolas Brunner University of Geneva
Sandu Popescu
Sandu Popescu University of Bristol
Nicolas J. Cerf
Nicolas J. Cerf Université Libre de Bruxelles
Renato Renner
Renato Renner ETH Zurich
Harald Weinfurter
Harald Weinfurter Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Serge Massar
Serge Massar Université Libre de Bruxelles
Philippe Grangier
Philippe Grangier University of Paris-Saclay
Anton Zeilinger
Anton Zeilinger University of Vienna

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