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Peter Zoller 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 Zoller sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 796 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.

Peter Zoller 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 Zoller sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 174 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
  • 2013 - Wolf Prize in Physics for groundbreaking theoretical contributions to quantum information processing, quantum optics and the physics of quantum gases.
  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2012 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2010 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2005 - Max Planck Medal, German Physical Society
  • 2005 - UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal
  • 1998 - Max Born Award, Optical Society
  • 1998 - Wittgenstein Award
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his work illuminating many novel aspects of the interactions between intense laser fields and atoms
  • 1983 - Ludwig Boltzmann Prize, Austrian Physical Society

Overview

Peter Zoller is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily in physics and computer science.

The main fields of study for Peter Zoller include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Computer Science

Within these broad areas, their work focuses on several subfields such as:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • General Health Professions

Key research topics covered are:

  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum many-body systems
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Peter Zoller's publication record includes articles in a variety of prominent venues. The most frequent are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • PRX Quantum
  • Nature
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent notable papers are:

  • Practical quantum advantage in quantum simulation, 2022, Nature
  • The randomized measurement toolbox, 2022, Nature Reviews Physics
  • Mixed-State Entanglement from Local Randomized Measurements, 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • Quantum Information Scrambling in a Trapped-Ion Quantum Simulator with Tunable Range Interactions, 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • Optimal metrology with programmable quantum sensors, 2022, Nature

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Torsten V. Zache
  • Benoît Vermersch
  • Christian Kokail
  • Andreas Elben
  • Rick van Bijnen

Over the course of their career, Peter Zoller has received several awards:

  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2013
  • Wolf Prize in Physics, 2013, for groundbreaking theoretical contributions to quantum information processing, quantum optics and the physics of quantum gases
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences, 2012
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, 2010
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2008
  • Max Planck Medal, German Physical Society, 2005
  • UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal, 2005
  • Max Born Award, Optical Society, 1998
  • Wittgenstein Award, 1998
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1992, recognized for work on interactions between intense laser fields and atoms
  • Ludwig Boltzmann Prize, Austrian Physical Society, 1983

Best Publications

  • Quantum Computations with Cold Trapped Ions.

    J. I. Cirac;P. Zoller

  • Cold Bosonic Atoms in Optical Lattices

    D. Jaksch;D. Jaksch;C. Bruder;C. Bruder;J. I. Cirac;J. I. Cirac;C. W. Gardiner;C. W. Gardiner

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

    L.-M. Duan;M. D. Lukin;J. I. Cirac;P. Zoller

  • Quantum Repeaters: The Role of Imperfect Local Operations in Quantum Communication

    H.-J. Briegel;W. Dür;J. I. Cirac;P. Zoller

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

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

  • Quantum state transfer and entanglement distribution among distant nodes in a quantum network

    J. I. Cirac;P. Zoller;H. J. Kimble;H. J. Kimble;H. Mabuchi;H. Mabuchi

  • Inseparability Criterion for Continuous Variable Systems

    Lu-Ming Duan;Lu-Ming Duan;G. Giedke;J. I. Cirac;P. Zoller

  • 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

  • Chiral quantum optics

    Peter Lodahl;Sahand Mahmoodian;Søren Stobbe;Arno Rauschenbeutel

  • A toolbox for lattice-spin models with polar molecules

    A. Micheli;G. K. Brennen;P. Zoller

  • The cold atom Hubbard toolbox

    D. Jaksch;D. Jaksch;P. Zoller

  • Quantum states and phases in driven open quantum systems with cold atoms

    S. Diehl;S. Diehl;A. Micheli;A. Micheli;A. Kantian;A. Kantian;B. Kraus;B. Kraus

  • Entanglement of Atoms via Cold Controlled Collisions

    D. Jaksch;H.-J. Briegel;J. I. Cirac;C. W. Gardiner

  • An open-system quantum simulator with trapped ions

    Julio T. Barreiro;Markus Müller;Philipp Schindler;Daniel Nigg

  • Many-particle entanglement with Bose-Einstein condensates.

    A Sørensen;L M Duan;J I Cirac;P Zoller

  • Decoherence, Continuous Observation, and Quantum Computing: A Cavity QED Model

    T. Pellizzari;S. A. Gardiner;J. I. Cirac;P. Zoller

  • Goals and opportunities in quantum simulation

    J. Ignacio Cirac;Peter Zoller

  • Creation of effective magnetic fields in optical lattices: the Hofstadter butterfly for cold neutral atoms

    D Jaksch;D Jaksch;P Zoller

  • A Rydberg quantum simulator

    Hendrik Weimer;Markus Müller;Igor Lesanovsky;Igor Lesanovsky;Peter Zoller

Frequent Co-Authors

J. I. Cirac
J. I. Cirac Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Mikhail D. Lukin
Mikhail D. Lukin Harvard University
Rainer Blatt
Rainer Blatt University of Innsbruck
Luming Duan
Luming Duan Tsinghua University
Maciej Lewenstein
Maciej Lewenstein Institute of Photonic Sciences
Jun Ye
Jun Ye University of Colorado Boulder
J. Ignacio Cirac
J. Ignacio Cirac Max Planck Society
Eugene Demler
Eugene Demler Harvard University
H. J. Kimble
H. J. Kimble California Institute of Technology
Liang Jiang
Liang Jiang University of Chicago

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