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Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
quantum optics
quantum information
many-body systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,662
48,089
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physics
Quantum Simulation
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Many-Body Quantum Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,152
32,412
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Quantum Physics
Laser Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,400
22,102
0.232
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physics
Quantum Simulation
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Rydberg Atoms
Many-Body Quantum Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,633
8,337
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
atomic physics
precision measurement
laser spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,278
8,302
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
attosecond physics
strong-field light-matter interaction
computational physics
photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,722
6,457
0.284
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Laser spectroscopy
Molecular spectroscopy
Frequency combs
Optics
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,171
5,344
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Quantum Networks
rare-earth ions
nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,651
5,250
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
relativistic laser plasma
inertial fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,195
4,852
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Statistical Physics
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,397
4,237
0.964
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
physics
quantum optics
ultracold atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,790
3,760
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Condensed Matter Theory
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Two-Dimensional Materials
Functional Renormalization Group
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,856
3,629
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,703
2,801
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Thin film optical coatings
optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,141
2,477
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physics
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Ultracold Atoms
Many-Body Quantum Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
2,434
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Quantum Optics
Two-Dimensional Materials
Adiabatic Quantum Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,801
2,431
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Open Quantum Systems
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,264
2,065
0.912
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Quantum Computation and Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,333
1,928
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
ultracold atoms
Rydberg atoms
quantum optics
quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,444
1,694
0.311
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,077
1,644
0.232
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
1,490
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,648
1,477
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,812
1,474
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
nanophotonics
semiconductors
signal processing
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
1,452
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ultracold atoms
precision measurement
atomic clocks
AMO physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,883
1,442
0.295
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,001
114
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
İgnacio Cirac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,662
48,089
0.362
quantum optics
quantum information
many-body systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,640
226
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Immanuel Bloch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,152
32,412
0.420
Physics
Quantum Simulation
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Many-Body Quantum Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,239
425
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theodor Haensch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,400
22,102
0.232
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,243
1,928
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christian Gross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,633
8,337
0.570
Physics
Quantum Simulation
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Rydberg Atoms
Many-Body Quantum Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,524
1,945
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Udem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,278
8,302
0.265
atomic physics
precision measurement
laser spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,331
2,766
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vladislav S. Yakovlev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,722
6,457
0.284
attosecond physics
strong-field light-matter interaction
computational physics
photonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,248
3,552
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nathalie Picqué
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,171
5,344
0.583
Laser spectroscopy
Molecular spectroscopy
Frequency combs
Optics
Photonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,088
3,627
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andreas Reiserer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,651
5,250
0.607
Quantum Networks
rare-earth ions
nanophotonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,866
3,999
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Juergen Meyer-Ter-Vehn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,195
4,852
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,826
4,663
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zongping Gong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,397
4,237
0.964
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,588
5,365
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Philipp Preiss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,790
3,760
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,933
5,583
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard Schmidt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,856
3,629
0.747
Condensed Matter Theory
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Two-Dimensional Materials
Functional Renormalization Group
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,108
7,384
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes Zeiher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,703
2,801
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,166
8,335
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Trubetskov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,141
2,477
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,937
8,444
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sebastian Hild
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
2,434
0.545
Physics
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Ultracold Atoms
Many-Body Quantum Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,219
8,450
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dominik Wild
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,801
2,431
0.868
Quantum Optics
Two-Dimensional Materials
Adiabatic Quantum Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,855
9,888
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rahul Trivedi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,264
2,065
0.912
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Open Quantum Systems
Photonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,146
10,514
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maarten Van Den Nest
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,333
1,928
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,545
11,702
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephan Dürr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,444
1,694
0.311
ultracold atoms
Rydberg atoms
quantum optics
quantum information
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,873
11,999
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Savely Karshenboim (Савелий Каршенбойм)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,077
1,644
0.232
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,205
13,002
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel Kiefer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
1,490
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,891
13,094
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Antoine Moulet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,648
1,477
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,520
13,120
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Arthur Matveev
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,812
1,474
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,993
13,266
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stanislav Kruchinin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
1,452
0.679
nanophotonics
semiconductors
signal processing
machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,922
13,334
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sebastian Blatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,883
1,442
0.295
ultracold atoms
precision measurement
atomic clocks
AMO physics