A. J. Shields

16.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
243 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

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A. J. Shields is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. J. Shields has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 210 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 126 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 112 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. J. Shields's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (142 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (124 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (70 papers). A. J. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (142 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (124 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (70 papers). A. J. Shields collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and Germany. A. J. Shields's co-authors include D. A. Ritchie, Zhiliang Yuan, Ken B. Cooper, I. Farrer, P. Atkinson, J. F. Dynes, M. Pepper, R. M. Stevenson, Robert J. Young and R. M. Stevenson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. J. Shields

236 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Electrically Driven Single-Photon Source

2002 851 citations Zhiliang Yuan, Beata Kardynał et al. profile →
A semiconductor source of triggered entangled photon pairs

2006 665 citations R. M. Stevenson, P. Atkinson et al. Nature profile →
Semiconductor quantum light sources

2007 611 citations A. J. Shields profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
A. J. Shields	9.0k	5.1k	4.6k	1.9k	992	243	10.7k
Richard P. Mirin	5.0k 0.6×	2.7k 0.5×	4.1k 0.9×	798 0.4×	820 0.8×	268	7.4k
Chao‐Yang Lu	8.6k 1.0×	8.0k 1.6×	3.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	814 0.8×	144	11.6k
Varun B. Verma	3.6k 0.4×	2.6k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	482 0.3×	660 0.7×	142	5.4k
Val Zwiller	2.9k 0.3×	1.8k 0.4×	2.3k 0.5×	660 0.4×	874 0.9×	116	4.5k
Stephan Reitzenstein	7.1k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	4.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.8×	287	8.8k
Edo Waks	5.6k 0.6×	3.2k 0.6×	3.1k 0.7×	789 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	150	6.9k
I. Farrer	6.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.3×	3.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	754 0.8×	343	7.4k
L.A. Coldren	10.7k 1.2×	938 0.2×	15.3k 3.3×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.6×	758	18.1k
Raymond G. Beausoleil	4.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.3×	5.5k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	830 0.8×	324	8.4k
Adriana E. Lita	3.2k 0.4×	3.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.3×	250 0.1×	339 0.3×	87	4.9k

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Skiba-Szymanska, J., Junyang Huang, J. I. Davies, et al.. (2025). Purcell-Enhanced and Tunable Single-Photon Emission from Telecom Quantum Dots in Circular Photonic Crystal Resonators. ACS Photonics. 12(12). 6607–6613.

Skiba-Szymanska, J., et al.. (2024). Polarization-Selective Enhancement of Telecom Wavelength Quantum Dot Transitions in an Elliptical Bullseye Resonator. Nano Letters. 24(9). 2839–2845. 4 indexed citations

Griffiths, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Optical transmitter tunable over a 65-nm wavelength range around 1550 nm for quantum key distribution. Physical Review Applied. 20(4). 3 indexed citations

Pistoia, Marco, J. F. Dynes, Paul Anthony Haigh, et al.. (2023). Paving the way toward 800 Gbps quantum-secured optical channel deployment in mission-critical environments. Quantum Science and Technology. 8(3). 35015–35015. 6 indexed citations

Müller, Tina, R. M. Stevenson, Sergio Bietti, et al.. (2022). Exciton Fine Structure in InAs Quantum Dots with Cavity-Enhanced Emission at Telecommunication Wavelength and Grown on a GaAs(111)A Vicinal Substrate. Physical Review Applied. 18(3). 5 indexed citations

Skiba-Szymanska, J., et al.. (2022). Study of Size, Shape, and Etch pit formation in InAs/InP Droplet Epitaxy Quantum Dots. Nanotechnology. 33(30). 305705–305705. 6 indexed citations

Woodward, Robert I., Mirko Pittaluga, Mariella Minder, et al.. (2021). Gigahertz measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution using directly modulated lasers. npj Quantum Information. 7(1). 54 indexed citations

Bennett, A. J., R. M. Stevenson, David Ellis, et al.. (2019). A quantum dot as a source of time-bin entangled multi-photon states. Quantum Science and Technology. 4(2). 25011–25011. 33 indexed citations

Roberts, George L., Marco Lucamarini, J. F. Dynes, et al.. (2017). Modulator‐Free Coherent‐One‐Way Quantum Key Distribution. Laser & Photonics Review. 11(4). 16 indexed citations

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Stevenson, R. M., Johan Nilsson, A. J. Bennett, et al.. (2013). Quantum teleportation of laser-generated photons with an entangled-light-emitting diode. Nature Communications. 4(1). 2859–2859. 27 indexed citations

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Fröhlich, B., J. F. Dynes, Marco Lucamarini, et al.. (2013). A quantum access network. Nature. 501(7465). 69–72. 220 indexed citations

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Kalliakos, Sokratis, David Ellis, I. Farrer, et al.. (2012). In-plane single-photon emission from a L3 cavity coupled to a photonic crystal waveguide. Optics Express. 20(27). 28614–28614. 20 indexed citations

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Stevenson, R. M., C. L. Salter, Johan Nilsson, et al.. (2012). Indistinguishable Entangled Photons Generated by a Light-Emitting Diode. Physical Review Letters. 108(4). 40503–40503. 47 indexed citations

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Dynes, J. F., et al.. (2011). Probing higher order correlations of the photon field with photon number resolving avalanche photodiodes. Optics Express. 19(14). 13268–13268. 17 indexed citations

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Patel, Raj B., A. J. Bennett, Ken B. Cooper, et al.. (2010). Quantum interference of electrically generated single photons from a quantum dot. Nanotechnology. 21(27). 274011–274011. 32 indexed citations

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Bennett, A. J., P. Atkinson, P. See, et al.. (2006). Single‐photon‐emitting diodes: a review. physica status solidi (b). 243(14). 3730–3740. 17 indexed citations

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Blakesley, James C., P. See, A. J. Shields, et al.. (2005). Efficient Single Photon Detection by Quantum Dot Resonant Tunneling Diodes. Physical Review Letters. 94(6). 67401–67401. 125 indexed citations

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Pulizzi, Fabio, D. Sanvitto, Peter C. M. Christianen, et al.. (2003). Optical imaging of trion diffusion and drift in GaAs quantum wells. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 68(20). 13 indexed citations

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Malinowski, A., O. Z. Karimov, Philip A. Marsden, et al.. (2002). Precession and Motional Slowing of Spin Evolution in a High Mobility Two-Dimensional Electron Gas. Physical Review Letters. 89(23). 236601–236601. 102 indexed citations

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Shields, A. J., M. Cardona, R. Nötzel, & K. Ploog. (1992). Influence of the exciton lifetime on resonant Raman scattering in quantum wells. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 46(16). 10490–10493. 11 indexed citations

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