2026 Rainer Blatt: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	110	1153	1090	5	5	457	54305

Rainer Blatt 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 Rainer Blatt sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 457 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rainer Blatt 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 Rainer Blatt sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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 Physics in Austria Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2012 - Stern–Gerlach Medal, German Physical Society
2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding work in quantum optics and precision spectroscopy with laser cooled trapped ions

Overview

Rainer Blatt is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Their research spans multiple aspects of quantum science and technology, primarily focusing on quantum information, quantum computing, and quantum optics.

The main fields of study in their work include:

Computer Science
Physics and Astronomy

Their research further delves into specialized subfields such as:

Artificial Intelligence
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Spectroscopy
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The primary topics covered by Rainer Blatt's work are:

Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Quantum many-body systems
Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Quantum optics and atomic interactions

They frequently publish in the following venues, reflecting their contribution to the field:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
arXiv (Cornell University)
PRX Quantum
Physical Review Letters
Physical review. A/Physical review, A

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

Compact Ion-Trap Quantum Computing Demonstrator, 2021, PRX Quantum
A universal qudit quantum processor with trapped ions, 2022, Nature Physics
Demonstration of fault-tolerant universal quantum gate operations, 2022, Nature
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

Their frequent collaborators include:

Thomas Monz (53 coauthored works)
Philipp Schindler (48 coauthored works)
Martin Ringbauer (34 coauthored works)
Lukas Postler (29 coauthored works)
C. F. Roos (29 coauthored works)

Rainer Blatt has been recognized with several awards, including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2019)
Stern-Gerlach Medal, German Physical Society (2012)
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2000, with citation for outstanding work in quantum optics and precision spectroscopy with laser cooled trapped ions

Best Publications

Quantum dynamics of single trapped ions

D. Leibfried;R. Blatt;C. Monroe;D. Wineland

3274
Citations
Quantum simulations with trapped ions

R. Blatt;R. Blatt;C. F. Roos;C. F. Roos

1832
Citations
14-Qubit entanglement: creation and coherence.

Thomas Monz;Philipp Schindler;Julio T. Barreiro;Michael Chwalla

1445
Citations
Entangled states of trapped atomic ions

Rainer Blatt;Rainer Blatt;David J. Wineland

1413
Citations
Quantum computing with trapped ions

H. Häffner;C.F. Roos;C.F. Roos;R. Blatt;R. Blatt

1404
Citations
Scalable multiparticle entanglement of trapped ions

H. Häffner;W. Hänsel;C. F. Roos;J. Benhelm

1370
Citations
Deterministic quantum teleportation with atoms

M. Riebe;H. Häffner;C. F. Roos;W. Hänsel

1348
Citations
Realization of the Cirac–Zoller controlled-NOT quantum gate

Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler;Hartmut Häffner;Mark Riebe;Stephan Gulde

1256
Citations
An open-system quantum simulator with trapped ions

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

1170
Citations
Quantum computing with trapped ions

H. Haeffner;C. F. Roos;R. Blatt

957
Citations
Quasiparticle engineering and entanglement propagation in a quantum many-body system

P. Jurcevic;B. P. Lanyon;P. Hauke;C. Hempel

945
Citations
Quantum simulation of the Dirac equation

R. Gerritsma;R. Gerritsma;G. Kirchmair;G. Kirchmair;F. Zähringer;F. Zähringer;E. Solano;E. Solano

888
Citations
Observation of quantum jumps.

Th. Sauter;W. Neuhauser;R. Blatt;P. E. Toschek

836
Citations
Real-time dynamics of lattice gauge theories with a few-qubit quantum computer

Esteban A. Martinez;Christine A. Muschik;Philipp Schindler;Daniel Nigg

809
Citations
Universal Digital Quantum Simulation with Trapped Ions

B. P. Lanyon;B. P. Lanyon;C. Hempel;C. Hempel;D. Nigg;M. Müller;M. Müller

770
Citations
Implementation of the Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm on an ion-trap quantum computer.

Stephan Gulde;Mark Riebe;Gavin P. T. Lancaster;Christoph Becher

720
Citations
Towards fault-tolerant quantum computing with trapped ions

Jan Benhelm;Gerhard Kirchmair;Christian F. Roos;Rainer Blatt

655
Citations
Quantum Chemistry Calculations on a Trapped-Ion Quantum Simulator

Cornelius Hempel;Cornelius Hempel;Christine Maier;Christine Maier;Jonathan Romero;Jarrod McClean

644
Citations
Realization of a quantum walk with one and two trapped ions.

F. Zähringer;F. Zähringer;G. Kirchmair;G. Kirchmair;R. Gerritsma;R. Gerritsma;E. Solano;E. Solano

642
Citations
Quantum State Engineering on an Optical Transition and Decoherence in a Paul Trap

Ch. Roos;Th. Zeiger;H. Rohde;H. C. Nägerl

575
Citations