2026 Taro Yamashita: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	45	5573	5375	97	94	259	7017

Overview

Taro Yamashita is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan, focusing research efforts predominantly within the intersecting fields of Physics and Astronomy and Engineering. Their work spans specialized areas including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Condensed Matter Physics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Artificial Intelligence; and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their research topics cover several important domains, specifically:

Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Quantum Information and Cryptography
Semiconductor materials and devices
Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture

Yamashita's publication record includes notable papers such as:

"Enhanced coherence of all-nitride superconducting qubits epitaxially grown on silicon substrate," 2021, Communications Materials
"64-GHz Datapath Demonstration for Bit-Parallel SFQ Microprocessors Based on a Gate-Level-Pipeline Structure," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
"Low-power high-speed half-flux-quantum circuits driven by low bias voltages," 2020, Superconductor Science and Technology
"π phase shifter based on NbN-based ferromagnetic Josephson junction on a silicon substrate," 2020, Scientific Reports
"High-Speed Memory Driven by SFQ Pulses Based on 0-π SQUID," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Their frequent co-authors include:

Masamitsu Tanaka
Akira Fujimaki
Hirotaka Terai
Yuto Takeshita
Ikki Nagaoka

Yamashita commonly publishes in venues such as:

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Superconductor Science and Technology
IEICE Transactions on Electronics
arXiv (Cornell University)
Communications Materials

Best Publications

Field test of quantum key distribution in the Tokyo QKD Network

Sasaki M;Fujiwara M;Ishizuka H;Klaus W

1318
Citations
Quantum teleportation with independent sources and prior entanglement distribution over a network

Qi-Chao Sun;Qi-Chao Sun;Ya-Li Mao;Si-Jing Chen;Wei Zhang

251
Citations
Superconducting π Qubit with a Ferromagnetic Josephson Junction

T. Yamashita;K. Tanikawa;S. Takahashi;S. Maekawa

207
Citations
High performance fiber-coupled NbTiN superconducting nanowire single photon detectors with Gifford-McMahon cryocooler

Shigehito Miki;Taro Yamashita;Hirotaka Terai;Zhen Wang

206
Citations
Frequency-domain Hong–Ou–Mandel interference

Toshiki Kobayashi;Rikizo Ikuta;Shuto Yasui;Shigehito Miki

197
Citations
Review of superconducting nanowire single-photon detector system design options and demonstrated performance

Eric A. Dauler;Matthew E. Grein;Andrew J. Kerman;Francesco Marsili

182
Citations
Chip-to-chip quantum photonic interconnect by path-polarization interconversion

Jianwei Wang;Damien Bonneau;Matteo Villa;Joshua W. Silverstone

173
Citations
High-Speed Quantum Key Distribution System for 1-Mbps Real-Time Key Generation

A. Tanaka;M. Fujiwara;K. Yoshino;S. Takahashi

135
Citations
Multichannel SNSPD system with high detection efficiency at telecommunication wavelength

Shigehito Miki;Taro Yamashita;Mikio Fujiwara;Masahide Sasaki

126
Citations
Origin of intrinsic dark count in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

T. Yamashita;S. Miki;K. Makise;W. Qiu

122
Citations
Single-photon emission at 1.5 μm from an InAs/InP quantum dot with highly suppressed multi-photon emission probabilities

T. Miyazawa;K. Takemoto;Y. Nambu;S. Miki

121
Citations
Low-filling-factor superconducting single photon detector with high system detection efficiency

Taro Yamashita;Shigehito Miki;Hirotaka Terai;Zhen Wang

119
Citations
Multi-channel SNSPD system with high detection efficiency at telecommunication wavelength

Shigehito Miki;Taro Yamashita;Mikio Fujiwara;Masahide Sasaki

117
Citations
Polarization insensitive frequency conversion for an atom-photon entanglement distribution via a telecom network

Rikizo Ikuta;Toshiki Kobayashi;Tetsuo Kawakami;Shigehito Miki

115
Citations
High-speed wavelength-division multiplexing quantum key distribution system

Ken-ichiro Yoshino;Mikio Fujiwara;Akihiro Tanaka;Seigo Takahashi

107
Citations
High-extinction ratio integrated photonic filters for silicon quantum photonics

Mateusz Piekarek;Damien Bonneau;Shigehito Miki;Taro Yamashita

107
Citations
Stable, high-performance operation of a fiber-coupled superconducting nanowire avalanche photon detector.

Shigehito Miki;Masahiro Yabuno;Taro Yamashita;Hirotaka Terai

104
Citations
Stacks of intrinsic Josephson junctions singled out from inside Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x single crystals

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92
Citations
Boosting the secret key rate in a shared quantum and classical fibre communication system

Davide Bacco;Beatrice da Lio;Daniele Cozzolino;Francesco Da Ros

89
Citations
Spin transport and relaxation in superconductors

T. Yamashita;S. Takahashi;H. Imamura;S. Maekawa

84
Citations
Quantum Photonic Interconnect

Jianwei Wang;Damien Bonneau;Matteo Villa;Joshua W. Silverstone

82
Citations
Chip-based Quantum Key Distribution

Philip Sibson;Chris Erven;Mark Godfrey;Shigehito Miki

17
Citations