2026 Yakir Aharonov: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	74	3428	3258	1627	1514	326	40304

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Research.com Recognitions

2009 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his contributions to the foundations of quantum physics and for drawing out unexpected implications of that field ranging from the Aharonov-Bohm effect to the theory of weak measurement.", Presented by President Barack H. Obama in the East Room of the White House on November 17, 2010.
1998 - Wolf Prize in Physics for the discovery of quantum topological and geometrical phases. specifically the Aharonov–Bohm effect, the Berry phase, and their incorporation into many fields of physics.
1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1978 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Yakir Aharonov is affiliated with Chapman University in the United States and has a significant publication record focused on physics, particularly in the realms of quantum mechanics and related subfields. Their work spans across a variety of areas within physics and astronomy.

The scientist's research primarily covers the following fields:

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Artificial Intelligence
Mathematical Physics
Physiology

Main topics within their body of work include:

Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics
Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture

Some of the frequent publication venues where Yakir Aharonov's work appears are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Quantum Studies Mathematics and Foundations
Physical Review A
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Chapman University Digital Commons (Chapman University)

Frequent co-authors include:

Fabrizio Colombo
Jeff Tollaksen
Tomer Shushi
Eliahu Cohen
Jussi Behrndt

Representative recent papers by Yakir Aharonov include:

"A dynamical quantum Cheshire Cat effect and implications for counterfactual communication," 2021, Nature Communications
"Schrodinger evolution of superoscillations with δ- and δ'-potentials," 2020, Chapman University Digital Commons (Chapman University)
"Evolution of Superoscillations in the Klein-Gordon Field," 2020, Milan Journal of Mathematics
"What Is Nonlocal in Counterfactual Quantum Communication?" 2020, Physical Review Letters
"How superoscillating tunneling waves can overcome the step potential," 2020, Annals of Physics

Yakir Aharonov has been recognized through multiple awards and honors, including:

US President's National Medal of Science in 2009, awarded for contributions to the foundations of quantum physics and implications such as the Aharonov-Bohm effect and the theory of weak measurement
Wolf Prize in Physics in 1998, for the discovery of quantum topological and geometrical phases including the Aharonov-Bohm effect and the Berry phase
Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1993
Fellow of the American Physical Society since 1978

Best Publications

Significance of Electromagnetic Potentials in the Quantum Theory

Y. Aharonov;D. Bohm

9710
Citations
How the result of a measurement of a component of the spin of a spin- 1/2 particle can turn out to be 100

Yakir Aharonov;Yakir Aharonov;David Z. Albert;David Z. Albert;Lev Vaidman;Lev Vaidman

2944
Citations
Phase Change During a Cyclic Quantum Evolution

Y. Aharonov;J. Anandan

2736
Citations
Quantum random walks

Y. Aharonov;L. Davidovich;N. Zagury

1874
Citations
Topological Quantum Effects for Neutral Particles

Y. Aharonov;A. Casher

1562
Citations
Time Symmetry in the Quantum Process of Measurement

Yakir Aharonov;Peter G. Bergmann;Joel L. Lebowitz

1196
Citations
Discussion of Experimental Proof for the Paradox of Einstein, Rosen, and Podolsky

D. Bohm;Y. Aharonov

1068
Citations
Properties of a quantum system during the time interval between two measurements.

Yakir Aharonov;Yakir Aharonov;Lev Vaidman;Lev Vaidman

926
Citations
Geometry of quantum evolution

J. Anandan;Y. Aharonov

899
Citations
Quantum Paradoxes: Quantum Theory for the Perplexed

Yakir Aharonov;Daniel Rohrlich

703
Citations
Time in the Quantum Theory and the Uncertainty Relation for Time and Energy

Y. Aharonov;D. Bohm

658
Citations
Further Considerations on Electromagnetic Potentials in the Quantum Theory

Y. Aharonov;D. Bohm

548
Citations
Ground state of a spin-½ charged particle in a two-dimensional magnetic field

Y. Aharonov;A. Casher

534
Citations
Phase uncertainty and loss of interference: A general picture

Ady Stern;Yakir Aharonov;Yakir Aharonov;Yoseph Imry;Yoseph Imry

520
Citations
Complete description of a quantum system at a given time

Yakir Aharonov;Lev Vaidman

519
Citations
Revisiting Hardy's Paradox: Counterfactual Statements, Real Measurements, Entanglement and Weak Values

Yakir Aharonov;Yakir Aharonov;Yakir Aharonov;Alonso Botero;Sandu Popescu;Sandu Popescu;Benni Reznik

386
Citations
Meaning of the wave function

Y. Aharonov;Y. Aharonov;J. Anandan;L. Vaidman

351
Citations
Charge Superselection Rule

Yakir Aharonov;Leonard Susskind

298
Citations
The Two-State Vector Formalism: An Updated Review

Yakir Aharonov;Yakir Aharonov;Lev Vaidman

270
Citations
A time-symmetric formulation of quantum mechanics

Yakir Aharonov;Yakir Aharonov;Sandu Popescu;Jeff Tollaksen

243
Citations