Adam Sears

2.6k citations

11 papers · 1.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 7

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 2%
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators
- Quantum optics and atomic interactions
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Artificial Intelligence top 1%
- Quantum Information and Cryptography
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena 7
- Quantum optics and atomic interactions 1
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research 1
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications 1
Instrumentation 1

Co-authors: Luigi Frunzio Robert Schoelkopf David Schuster Hanhee Paik S. M. Girvin Gerhard Kirchmair Gianluigi Catelani L. I. Glazman
Journals: Physical Review Letters (4 papers)Physical Review Applied (1 paper)Applied Surface Science (1 paper)Nature Communications (1 paper)Physical Review B (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

Adam Sears

10 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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The flux qubit revisited to enhance coherence and reproducibility 2016 · 357 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Nature Communications
2011 Physical Review Letters

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Co-authors

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All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

#	Work
1	Distinguishing Coherent and Thermal Photon Noise in a Circuit Quantum Electrodynamical System Physical Review Letters ·Fei Yan, Dan H. Campbell, Philip Krantz, Morten Kjærgaard, David Kim, Jonilyn Yoder, David Hover, Adam Sears, Andrew J. Kerman, Terry P. Orlando, Simon Gustavsson, William D. Oliver	2018	55
2	Coherent Coupled Qubits for Quantum Annealing Physical Review Applied ·Steven Weber, Gabriel Samach, David Hover, Simon Gustavsson, David Kim, Alexander Melville, Danna Rosenberg, Adam Sears, Fei Yan, Jonilyn Yoder, William D. Oliver, Andrew J. Kerman	2017	1
3	The flux qubit revisited to enhance coherence and reproducibility Nature Communications ·Fei Yan, Simon Gustavsson, Archana Kamal, Jeffrey Birenbaum, Adam Sears, David Hover, P. Martinez Perez, Danna Rosenberg, Gabriel Samach, Steven Weber, Jonilyn Yoder, Terry P. Orlando, John Clarke, Andrew J. Kerman, William D. Oliver Hit paper breakdown →	2016	357
4	The Flux Qubit Revisited arXiv (Cornell University) ·Fei Yan, Simon Gustavsson, Archana Kamal, Jeffrey Birenbaum, Adam Sears, David Hover, Gabriel Samach, Theodore Gudmundsen, Jonilyn Yoder, Terry P. Orlando, John Clarke, Andrew J. Kerman, William D. Oliver	2015	4
5	Thermal and Residual Excited-State Population in a 3D Transmon Qubit Physical Review Letters ·Xueying Jin, Archana Kamal, Adam Sears, Theodore Gudmundsen, David Hover, Dan Van Nugyen, Burke Ml, Fei Yan, Jonilyn Yoder, Terry P. Orlando, Simon Gustavsson, William D. Oliver	2015	108
6	Extending Coherence in Superconducting Qubits: From microseconds to milliseconds Adam Sears	2013	2
7	Dephasing Due to Shot Noise in the Strong Dispersive Limit of Circuit QED Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Adam Sears, Andrei Petrenko, Gerhard Kirchmair, Hanhee Paik, Luyan Sun, Gianluigi Catelani, L. I. Glazman, Robert Schoelkopf	2012	0
8	Photon shot noise dephasing in the strong-dispersive limit of circuit QED Physical Review B ·Adam Sears, Andrei Petrenko, Gianluigi Catelani, Luyan Sun, Hanhee Paik, Gerhard Kirchmair, Luigi Frunzio, L. I. Glazman, S. M. Girvin, Robert Schoelkopf	2012	93
9	Observation of High Coherence in Josephson Junction Qubits Measured in a Three-Dimensional Circuit QED Architecture Physical Review Letters ·Hanhee Paik, David Schuster, Lev S. Bishop, Gerhard Kirchmair, Gianluigi Catelani, Adam Sears, Blake Johnson, Matthew J. Reagor, Luigi Frunzio, L. I. Glazman, S. M. Girvin, Michel Devoret, Robert Schoelkopf Hit paper breakdown →	2011	712
10	High-Cooperativity Coupling of Electron-Spin Ensembles to Superconducting Cavities Physical Review Letters ·David Schuster, Adam Sears, Eran Ginossar, L. DiCarlo, Luigi Frunzio, John J. L. Morton, Hua Wu, G. A. D. Briggs, Bob B. Buckley, D. D. Awschalom, Robert Schoelkopf	2010	339
11	High resolution depth profiling of thin STO in high-k oxide material Applied Surface Science ·A. Snow, Adam Sears, Lambert Alff, Daniel Reisinger	2004	15

About Adam Sears

Adam Sears is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Instrumentation, Artificial Intelligence, Condensed Matter Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 11 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (8 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (7 papers), Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (4 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (1 paper), Quantum optics and atomic interactions (1 paper), Optical Network Technologies (1 paper), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (1 paper) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.5k citations), Artificial Intelligence (1.2k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (191 citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (61 citations) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (57 citations). Adam Sears has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Luigi Frunzio, Robert Schoelkopf, David Schuster, Hanhee Paik, S. M. Girvin, Gerhard Kirchmair, Gianluigi Catelani, L. I. Glazman, Lev S. Bishop and Blake Johnson. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review Applied, Applied Surface Science, Nature Communications and Physical Review B.

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