Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Quantum and electron transport phenomena is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 77k research works in it since 1950. 20.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers advances in semiconductor spintronics, quantum computing, and mesoscopic systems. Topics include coherent manipulation of electron spins, observation of spin-related effects, challenges for spin injection, Kondo physics, and quantum dot-based quantum computing. The research also explores the role of nuclear spins, electron correlations, and the development of new spin-based logic operations.
- Spintronics
- Semiconductor Quantum Dots
- Electron Spin
- Quantum Computing
- Spin Injection
- Kondo Effect
- Nuclear Spin
- Quantum Hall State
- Coherent Manipulation
- Mesoscopic Systems
- Research works
- 77k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 16k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Quantum and electron transport phenomena research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 United States 1.4k works
- 3 Germany 590 works
- 4 Japan 546 works
- 5 India 419 works
- 6 France 306 works
- 7 Russia 295 works
- 8 Italy 225 works
- 9 United Kingdom 217 works
- 10 Spain 173 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Quantum and electron transport phenomena research?
By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Tokyo publishes the most Quantum and electron transport phenomena research, followed by University of Science and Technology of China and National Institute for Materials Science.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 The University of Tokyo Japan 65 works
- 2 University of Science and Technology of China China 54 works
- 3 National Institute for Materials Science Japan 54 works
- 4 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 51 works
- 5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States 48 works
- 6 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 46 works
- 7 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 44 works
- 8 Tsinghua University China 42 works
- 9 Peking University China 37 works
- 10 Princeton University United States 37 works
Who are the leading researchers in Quantum and electron transport phenomena?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Quantum and electron transport phenomena include Georg Kresse, W. Kohn and L. J. Sham.
- 1 Georg Kresse 24k citations
- 2 W. Kohn 15k citations
- 3 L. J. Sham 13k citations
- 4 John P. Perdew 9.9k citations
- 5 H. P. Beck 7.5k citations
- 6 David Vanderbilt 7.3k citations
- 7 Kenji Watanabe 6.4k citations
- 8 Takashi Taniguchi 6.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Quantum and electron transport phenomena research done?
The largest centres of Quantum and electron transport phenomena research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Hefei (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wako, Chernogolovka and Rehovot.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WakoJP · 35.1 works43×
- ChernogolovkaRU · 32.7 works41×
- RehovotIL · 34.3 works29×
- San SebastianES · 28.5 works29×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Quantum and electron transport phenomena than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Quantum and electron transport phenomena?
Among universities, judged by research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Weizmann Institute of Science and California Institute of Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States | 72.0 | 52.2% | 10.4× | 48 | -10.4% |
| 2 | Weizmann Institute of Science Israel | 64.4 | 36.7% | 31.7× | 34 | +11.4% |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology United States | 63.6 | 47.6% | 12.5× | 22 | +10.3% |
| 4 | Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology Germany | 63.6 | 38.8% | 167.0× | 18 | — |
| 5 | Princeton University United States | 62.1 | 38.0% | 11.4× | 37 | -12.5% |
| 6 | University of Basel Switzerland | 61.4 | 42.3% | 10.7× | 22 | -19.0% |
| 7 | Hefei University China | 58.1 | 35.6% | 28.8× | 22 | — |
| 8 | Chalmers University of Technology Sweden | 57.3 | 35.9% | 9.6× | 18 | +10.0% |
| 9 | Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati Italy | 57.0 | 25.9% | 44.4× | 14 | +93.5% |
| 10 | Delft University of Technology Netherlands | 56.4 | 39.0% | 6.7× | 34 | +16.1% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Quantum and electron transport phenomena research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2007.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.