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Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology

In research, Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,455 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physics and Astronomy and Artificial Intelligence — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 44.2× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#4,419
of 28,054 · #1,891 all time
Rank in Australia
#83
of 391
Research works
999
▼ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
47.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,455 of 12,888 28.5%110 #1247

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 44.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 36.5 works44×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 42.1 works16×
  3. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 35.8 works13×
  4. Computer ScienceField · 41.8 works4.7×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.67× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.69× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 16.48× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologyworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicolas C. Menicucci, Rose L. Ahlefeldt and Steven R. Schofield lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology.

  1. 1 Nicolas C. Menicucci · #402,499 worldwide 119 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Rose L. Ahlefeldt · #802,197 worldwide 90 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Steven R. Schofield · #842,800 worldwide 102 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Quantum Information, Superconducting Circuits, Cryptography, Security, Quantum Simulation, Computation and Quantum.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Entanglement28▲ 165×4 topics
  2. Quantum Information26▲ 196×3 topics
  3. Superconducting Circuits18▲ 226×2 topics
  4. Cryptography18▲ 126×3 topics
  5. Security17▲ 23×3 topics
  6. Quantum Simulation17▲ 186×2 topics
  7. Computation17▲ 201×1 topic
  8. Quantum17▲ 182×1 topic
  9. Quantum Algorithms15▲ 243×1 topic
  10. Quantum Computation15▲ 243×1 topic
  11. Bell Inequality9▲ 217×1 topic
  12. Decoherence9▲ 217×1 topic
  13. Quantum Computing9▲ 74×2 topics
  14. Spintronics8▲ 53×3 topics
  15. Electron Spin7▲ 177×1 topic
  16. Semiconductor Quantum Dots7▲ 177×1 topic
  17. Biosensors4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  18. Quantum Entanglement4▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Slow Light4▲ 71×2 topics
  20. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency4▲ 164×1 topic
  21. Quantum Memory4▲ 164×1 topic
  22. Optical Modulators3▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Nonlinear Optics3▲ 25×4 topics
  24. Process Variation3▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Bose-Einstein Condensation3▲ 71×2 topics
  26. Integrated Circuits3▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Microresonators3▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Nanowire Transistors3▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors3▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Electronic Structure2▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Microwave Photonics2▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Microcavities2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Optical Lattices2▲ 33×3 topics
  35. Superfluidity2▲ 48×2 topics
  36. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Nanoelectronics2▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Nanophotonic Waveguides2▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Raman Lasers2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Silicon Photonics2▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Quantum Mechanics and Applications and Quantum and electron transport phenomena.

  1. 1 Quantum Information and CryptographyArtificial Intelligence 17 works
  2. 2 Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureArtificial Intelligence 15 works
  3. 3 Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 works
  4. 4 Quantum and electron transport phenomenaAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 works
  5. 5 Quantum optics and atomic interactionsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit DesignElectrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor materials and devicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available54.5%not open45.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.1%domestic only47.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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