2026 Peter W. Shor: Mathematics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	74	1438	1394	746	719	184	66324
Mathematics	74	207	174	118	94	182	55966

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Mathematics in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Mathematics in United States Leader Award
2020 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering contributions to quantum computation.
2019 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
2019 - ACM Fellow For contributions to quantum computing, information theory, and randomized algorithms
2018 - IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award “For contributions to quantum communication and information theory.”
2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1999 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
1998 - Rolf Nevanlinna Prize

Overview

Peter W. Shor is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Computer Science and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on quantum information and computation.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

Computer Science
Physics and Astronomy

Within these fields, key subfields covered are:

Artificial Intelligence
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Computational Theory and Mathematics
Control and Systems Engineering
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Major research topics addressed in their work are:

Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies

Recent publications reflect a wide range of interests in quantum computation and information theory. Notable papers include:

"The Early Days of Quantum Computation," 2022, published in arXiv (Cornell University)
"Bounding the Forward Classical Capacity of Bipartite Quantum Channels," 2023, published in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
"Graphical quantum Clifford-encoder compilers from the ZX calculus," 2023, published in arXiv (Cornell University)
"Maximizing Free Energy Gain," 2025, published in Entropy
"Bounding the forward classical capacity of bipartite quantum channels," 2020, published in arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Peter W. Shor include:

Andrey Boris Khesin
Yihui Quek
Jonathan Z. Lu
Dawei Ding
Sumeet Khatri

The most common venues for publication are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
Entropy
The Mathematical Intelligencer
PRX Quantum

Awards received by this researcher highlight recognition within the scientific community, including:

Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2020) for pioneering contributions to quantum computation
ACM Fellow (2019) for contributions to quantum computing, information theory, and randomized algorithms
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2019)
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award (2018) for contributions to quantum communication and information theory
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2011)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2002)
Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (1999)
Rolf Nevanlinna Prize (1998)

Best Publications

Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum Computer

Peter W. Shor

12605
Citations
Algorithms for quantum computation: discrete logarithms and factoring

P.W. Shor

11679
Citations
Elementary gates for quantum computation.

Adriano Barenco;Charles H. Bennett;Richard Cleve;David P. DiVincenzo

5655
Citations
Scheme for reducing decoherence in quantum computer memory

Peter W. Shor

5576
Citations
Simple proof of security of the BB84 quantum key distribution protocol

Peter W. Shor;John Preskill

3739
Citations
Good quantum error-correcting codes exist

A. R. Calderbank;Peter W. Shor

3190
Citations
Quantum error correction via codes over GF(4)

A.R. Calderbank;E.M. Rains;P.M. Shor;N.J.A. Sloane

2539
Citations
Applications of random sampling in computational geometry, II

K. L. Clarkson

1529
Citations
Quantum nonlocality without entanglement

Charles H. Bennett;David P. DiVincenzo;Christopher A. Fuchs;Tal Mor

1426
Citations
Fault-tolerant quantum computation

P.W. Shor

1404
Citations
Remote State Preparation

Charles H. Bennett;David P. DiVincenzo;Peter W. Shor;John A. Smolin

1029
Citations
Quantum Error Correction and Orthogonal Geometry

A. R. Calderbank;E. M. Rains;P. W. Shor;N. J. A. Sloane

1023
Citations
Unextendible product bases and bound entanglement

Charles H. Bennett;David P. DiVincenzo;Tal Mor;Tal Mor;Peter W. Shor

896
Citations
Entanglement Breaking Channels

Michael Horodecki;Peter W. Shor;Mary Beth Ruskai

807
Citations
Entanglement-assisted capacity of a quantum channel and the reverse Shannon theorem

C.H. Bennett;P.W. Shor;J.A. Smolin;A.V. Thapliyal

756
Citations
The Capacity of a Quantum Channel for Simultaneous Transmission of Classical and Quantum Information

I. Devetak;P. W. Shor

709
Citations
Geometric applications of a matrix-searching algorithm

Alok Aggarwal;Maria M. Klawe;Shlomo Moran;Peter W. Shor

631
Citations
General Entanglement Breaking Channels

Michael Horodecki;Peter W. Shor;Mary Beth Ruskai

567
Citations
Fault-Tolerant Error Correction with Efficient Quantum Codes.

David P. DiVincenzo;Peter W. Shor

535
Citations
Equivalence of Additivity Questions in Quantum Information Theory

Peter W. Shor;Peter W. Shor

505
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Smolin IBM (United States)

Edward Farhi MIT

Charles H. Bennett IBM (United States)

Edward G. Coffman Columbia University

Bonnie Berger MIT

Richard Weber University of Cambridge

David P. DiVincenzo RWTH Aachen University

David S. Johnson AT&T (United States)

Neil J. A. Sloane OEIS Foundation Inc.

Scott Aaronson The University of Texas at Austin

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