A. Megrant

14.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
18 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

A. Megrant is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Megrant has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 5 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in A. Megrant's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (12 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (10 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (9 papers). A. Megrant is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (12 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (10 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (9 papers). A. Megrant collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Russia. A. Megrant's co-authors include John M. Martinis, R. Barends, J. Kelly, P. O’Malley, J. Wenner, A. N. Cleland, D. Sank, T. White, Yi Yin and B. Chiaro and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. Megrant

18 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Coherent Josephson Qubit Suitable for Scalable Quantum In... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2013 2012 2014 2012 2013 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Coherent Josephson Qubit Suitable for Scalable Quantum Integrated Circuits
    2013 452 citations R. Barends, J. Kelly et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Planar superconducting resonators with internal quality factors above one million
    2012 281 citations A. Megrant, C. Neill et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  3. Fast Accurate State Measurement with Superconducting Qubits
    2014 261 citations E. Jeffrey, D. Sank et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  4. Computing prime factors with a Josephson phase qubit quantum processor
    2012 182 citations Erik Lucero, R. Barends et al. Nature Physics profile →
  5. Catch and Release of Microwave Photon States
    2013 153 citations Yi Yin, D. Sank et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Megrant United States 14 1.6k 1.4k 321 260 131 18 1.9k
J. Kelly United States 17 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 359 1.1× 258 1.0× 134 1.0× 30 2.1k
T. White United States 13 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 290 0.9× 230 0.9× 122 0.9× 17 1.6k
Alessandro Bruno Netherlands 15 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 220 0.7× 251 1.0× 75 0.6× 41 1.5k
B. Chiaro United States 10 1.1k 0.7× 943 0.7× 273 0.9× 165 0.6× 86 0.7× 18 1.3k
A. Vainsencher United States 11 1.4k 0.9× 953 0.7× 570 1.8× 177 0.7× 108 0.8× 14 1.6k
George Keefe United States 16 1.6k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 264 0.8× 188 0.7× 46 0.4× 27 2.0k
B. L. T. Plourde United States 26 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 244 0.8× 569 2.2× 124 0.9× 53 2.1k
Matthew J. Reagor United States 14 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 286 0.9× 161 0.6× 53 0.4× 28 2.1k
Christopher Axline United States 14 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 201 0.6× 148 0.6× 58 0.4× 17 1.6k
David Hover United States 12 1.3k 0.8× 973 0.7× 293 0.9× 307 1.2× 99 0.8× 21 1.5k

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Megrant, A. & Yu Chen. (2025). Scaling up superconducting quantum computers. Nature Electronics. 8(7). 549–551. 2 indexed citations
2.
Bilmes, Alexander, A. Megrant, Paul V. Klimov, et al.. (2020). Resolving the positions of defects in superconducting quantum bits. Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). 34 indexed citations
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Lisenfeld, Jürgen, Alexander Bilmes, A. Megrant, et al.. (2019). Electric field spectroscopy of material defects in transmon qubits. npj Quantum Information. 5(1). 94 indexed citations
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Roushan, P., C. Neill, Jirawat Tangpanitanon, et al.. (2017). Spectral signatures of many-body localization with interacting photons. arXiv (Cornell University). 2018. 6 indexed citations
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Megrant, A.. (2016). Simulating Quantum Chemical Dynamics with Improved Superconducting Qubits. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Kelly, J., R. Barends, Austin G. Fowler, et al.. (2016). Scalable in-situ qubit calibration during repetitive error detection. arXiv (Cornell University). 2016. 3 indexed citations
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Jeffrey, E., D. Sank, J. Mutus, et al.. (2014). Fast Accurate State Measurement with Superconducting Qubits. Physical Review Letters. 112(19). 190504–190504. 261 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yu, P. Roushan, D. Sank, et al.. (2014). Emulating weak localization using a solid-state quantum circuit. Nature Communications. 5(1). 5184–5184. 27 indexed citations
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Wenner, J., Yi Yin, Yu Chen, et al.. (2014). Catching Time-Reversed Microwave Coherent State Photons with 99.4% Absorption Efficiency. Physical Review Letters. 112(21). 82 indexed citations
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Barends, R., J. Kelly, A. Megrant, et al.. (2013). Coherent Josephson Qubit Suitable for Scalable Quantum Integrated Circuits. Physical Review Letters. 111(8). 80502–80502. 452 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yin, Yi, D. Sank, P. O’Malley, et al.. (2013). Catch and Release of Microwave Photon States. Physical Review Letters. 110(10). 107001–107001. 153 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wenner, J., Yi Yin, Erik Lucero, et al.. (2013). Excitation of Superconducting Qubits from Hot Nonequilibrium Quasiparticles. Physical Review Letters. 110(15). 150502–150502. 50 indexed citations
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Neill, Charles, A. Megrant, R. Barends, et al.. (2013). Fluctuations from edge defects in superconducting resonators. Applied Physics Letters. 103(7). 32 indexed citations
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Sank, D., R. Barends, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, et al.. (2012). Flux Noise Probed with Real Time Qubit Tomography in a Josephson Phase Qubit. Physical Review Letters. 109(6). 67001–67001. 46 indexed citations
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Megrant, A., C. Neill, R. Barends, et al.. (2012). Planar superconducting resonators with internal quality factors above one million. Applied Physics Letters. 100(11). 281 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yu, D. Sank, P. O’Malley, et al.. (2012). Multiplexed dispersive readout of superconducting phase qubits. Applied Physics Letters. 101(18). 57 indexed citations
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Lucero, Erik, R. Barends, Yulin Chen, et al.. (2012). Computing prime factors with a Josephson phase qubit quantum processor. Nature Physics. 8(10). 719–723. 182 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wenner, J., R. Barends, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, et al.. (2011). Surface loss simulations of superconducting coplanar waveguide resonators. Applied Physics Letters. 99(11). 112 indexed citations

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