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Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture

Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture is a research topic within Artificial Intelligence. Science Explorer counts 36k research works in it since 1950. 9.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers represents a wide range of advancements in quantum computing and simulation, covering topics such as fault-tolerant quantum computation, quantum machine learning, adiabatic quantum computation, quantum error correction, and topological quantum memory. The research also delves into quantum algorithms, variational quantum algorithms, and quantum simulation of various systems.

  • Quantum Computation
  • Quantum Information
  • Quantum Algorithms
  • Fault-tolerant Quantum Computation
  • Quantum Machine Learning
  • Quantum Simulation
  • Variational Quantum Algorithms
  • Adiabatic Quantum Computation
  • Quantum Error Correction
  • Topological Quantum Memory
Research works
36k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+87%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
27% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture

Which countries lead Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.7k and 2.4k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 2.7k works
  2. 2 China 2.4k works
  3. 3 India 1.4k works
  4. 4 Germany 745 works
  5. 5 Japan 594 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 511 works
  7. 7 Italy 476 works
  8. 8 Spain 329 works
  9. 9 Canada 320 works
  10. 10 France 313 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.

United States: 27.4%China: 24.9%India: 14.2%Germany: 7.6%6 others listed: 25.9%27%largest
United States2,695 · 27.4%China2,442 · 24.9%India1,395 · 14.2%Germany745 · 7.6%6 others listed2,543 · 25.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Science and Technology of China.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 138 works
  2. 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 124 works
  3. 3 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 88 works
  4. 4 Tsinghua UniversityChina 83 works
  5. 5 IBM (United States)United States 83 works
  6. 6 Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGermany 74 works
  7. 7 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States 71 works
  8. 8 Technical University of MunichGermany 68 works
  9. 9 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 67 works
  10. 10 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 65 works

Who are the leading researchers in Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture include Mark Gerstein, Kenji Watanabe and Takashi Taniguchi.

  1. 1 Mark Gerstein United States 250k citations
  2. 2 Kenji Watanabe Japan 237k citations
  3. 3 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 227k citations
  4. 4 Kai You Wang China 224k citations
  5. 5 Lei Jiang China 214k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture?

The most cited paper in Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture is "Quantum entanglement" (Ryszard Horodecki, Paweł Horodecki, Michał Horodecki et al., 2009), with 10,241 citations. Next come "Identification of common molecular subsequences" (10,175) and "A fast quantum mechanical algorithm for database search" (8,851).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Quantum entanglement Ryszard Horodecki, Paweł Horodecki, Michał Horodecki et al. · Reviews of Modern Physics Open access 17 Jun 2009 10,241
2 Identification of common molecular subsequences Temple F. Smith, Michael S. Waterman · Journal of Molecular Biology Mar 1981 10,175
3 A fast quantum mechanical algorithm for database search Lov K. Grover Conference paperOpen access 1996 8,851
4 Algorithms for quantum computation: discrete logarithms and factoring Peter W. Shor Conference paper 17 Dec 2002 8,790
5 Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyond John P. Preskill · Quantum Open access 6 Aug 2018 8,739
All 99 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research done?

The largest centres of Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Hefei (China) and Munich (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Armonk and Batavia.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 622 works
  2. 2 TokyoJapan 247 works
  3. 3 HefeiChina 187 works
  4. 4 MunichGermany 156 works
  5. 5 SeoulSouth Korea 154 works
  6. 6 SingaporeSingapore 151 works
  7. 7 ShanghaiChina 149 works
  8. 8 NanjingChina 139 works
  9. 9 ChennaiIndia 135 works
  10. 10 LondonUnited Kingdom 125 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ArmonkUS · 27.2 works46×
  2. BataviaUS · 24.3 works23×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture?

Among universities, judged by research, California Institute of Technology, Yale University and Delft University 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.

0%20%40%mean 22.9%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →California Institute…Yale UniversityDelft University of …University of Maryla…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1California Institute of TechnologyUnited States 81.431.4%10.9×45 +71.7%
2Yale UniversityUnited States 76.427.3%2.7×33 +85.8%
3Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 76.319.2%7.8×60 +59.8%
4University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States 73.115.5%10.9×71 +52.6%
5Freie Universität BerlinGermany 70.827.7%4.6×22 +56.1%
6Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States 70.620.4%7.1×57 +12.0%
7Universität InnsbruckAustria 70.018.8%9.6×30 +50.2%
8University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 68.218.1%3.1×50 +19.4%
9University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States 68.124.1%6.9×25 +84.5%
10Chalmers University of TechnologySweden 67.126.5%5.6×16 +178.6%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, country by country

Is Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 87% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.057% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture0.065% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture9.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

Questions people ask

How close are we to quantum computing? How fast is the research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 87% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture.

Is Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research growing?

What are the best universities for quantum computing research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Science and Technology of China.

Which institutions lead Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research?

Who leads quantum computing research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Science and Technology of China. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.7k and 2.4k works in 2022-now).

Which country leads in quantum computing research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.7k and 2.4k works in 2022-now).

Which countries lead Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture research?

Who are the leading researchers in quantum computing?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture include Mark Gerstein, Kenji Watanabe and Takashi Taniguchi.

Who are the leading researchers in Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture?
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