2026 Peter L. Knight: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	102	1530	1452	133	125	531	46395

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

102

1530

1452

133

125

531

46395

Peter L. Knight 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 Peter L. Knight sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 531 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter L. Knight 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 Peter L. Knight sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter L. Knight is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Computer Science, with notable subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics, including:

Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Quantum optics and atomic interactions
Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Misinformation and Its Impacts
Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection

The publication record of Peter L. Knight includes contributions to journals and venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Cambridge University Press eBooks
Social research
Physical review. A/Physical review, A
Journal of the Optical Society of America B

Among their recent papers are:

Do Your Own Research: Conspiracy Theories and the Internet, 2022, Social research
Extending the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect: The power of nonclassicality, 2022, Physical review. A/Physical review, A
Enduring relevance of the Jaynes-Cummings model: a personal perspective [Invited], 2024, Journal of the Optical Society of America B
Non-classicality and the effect of one photon, 2024, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
Engineering superpositions of N00N states using an asymmetric non-linear Mach-Zehnder interferometer, 2023, AVS Quantum Science

Peter L. Knight has collaborated frequently with coauthors including Christopher C. Gerry, Paul M. Alsing, Richard J. Birrittella, Jihane Mimih, and Clare Birchall.

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, with at least one book published by Cambridge University Press entitled Introductory Quantum Optics in 2023.

Best Publications

Introductory quantum optics

Christopher C. Gerry;Peter Knight

3000
Citations
Quantifying Entanglement

V. Vedral;M. B. Plenio;M. A. Rippin;P. L. Knight

2548
Citations
The quantum-jump approach to dissipative dynamics in quantum optics

M. B. Plenio;P. L. Knight

1714
Citations
The Jaynes-Cummings Model

Bruce W. Shore;Peter L. Knight

1688
Citations
Atomic physics with super-high intensity lasers

M. Protopapas;Christoph H. Keitel;Peter L. Knight

1126
Citations
Multiparticle generalization of entanglement swapping

S. Bose;V. Vedral;P. L. Knight

950
Citations
Entanglement by a beam splitter: Nonclassicality as a prerequisite for entanglement

Myungshik Kim;W. Son;W. Son;Vladimír Bužek;Peter Knight

707
Citations
Cavity-loss-induced generation of entangled atoms

M. B. Plenio;S. F. Huelga;A. Beige;P. L. Knight

685
Citations
Fluctuations and entropy in models of quantum optical resonance

S.J.D Phoenix;P.L Knight

681
Citations
Establishment of an entangled atom-field state in the Jaynes-Cummings model.

Simon J. D. Phoenix;P. L. Knight

680
Citations
Preparation of nonclassical states in cavities with a moving mirror

S. Bose;K. Jacobs;P. L. Knight

644
Citations
Entangled quantum systems and the Schmidt decomposition

Artur Ekert;Peter L. Knight

633
Citations
Role of the intramolecular phase in high-harmonic generation

M. Lein;N. Hay;R. Velotta;J. P. Marangos

629
Citations
Proposal for teleportation of an atomic state via cavity decay

S. Bose;P. L. Knight;M. B. Plenio;V. Vedral

615
Citations
Quantum computing using dissipation to remain in a decoherence-free subspace

Almut Beige;Daniel Braun;Ben Tregenna;Peter L. Knight

598
Citations
Calculation of the background emitted during high-harmonic generation

K. Burnett;V. C. Reed;J. Cooper;P. L. Knight

579
Citations
Superpositions of coherent states: Squeezing and dissipation

V. Bužek;A. Vidiella-Barranco;P. L. Knight

573
Citations
The Rabi frequency in optical spectra

P.L. Knight;P.L. Knight;P.W. Milonni

568
Citations
Interference effects in high-order harmonic generation with molecules

M. Lein;N. Hay;R. Velotta;J. P. Marangos

493
Citations
Introductory Quantum Optics: Applications of entanglement: Heisenberg-limited interferometry and quantum information processing

Christopher Gerry;Peter Knight

0
Citations