Anders W. Sandvik

12.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
186 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Anders W. Sandvik is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Anders W. Sandvik has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 173 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 128 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 19 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Anders W. Sandvik's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (145 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (102 papers) and Quantum many-body systems (88 papers). Anders W. Sandvik is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (145 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (102 papers) and Quantum many-body systems (88 papers). Anders W. Sandvik collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Finland. Anders W. Sandvik's co-authors include Olav F. Syljuåsen, D. J. Scalapino, J. Kurkijärvi, David Campbell, Ling Wang, Rajiv R. P. Singh, Hui Shao, Wenan Guo, Pinaki Sengupta and Arnab Sen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Anders W. Sandvik

183 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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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.

Quantum Monte Carlo with directed loops

2002 617 citations Olav F. Syljuåsen, Anders W. Sandvik Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics profile →
Stochastic series expansion method with operator-loop update

1999 567 citations Anders W. Sandvik profile →
Evidence for Deconfined Quantum Criticality in a Two-Dimensional Heisenberg Model with Four-Spin Interactions

2007 360 citations Anders W. Sandvik Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anders W. Sandvik United States	52	7.3k	5.9k	1.4k	750	546	186	8.8k
Masaki Oshikawa Japan	38	4.7k 0.6×	5.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	585 0.8×	513 0.9×	131	7.3k
N. Read United States	53	8.7k 1.2×	9.8k 1.7×	1.5k 1.1×	560 0.7×	700 1.3×	108	12.5k
J. T. Chalker United Kingdom	44	4.4k 0.6×	4.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	885 1.2×	560 1.0×	138	6.8k
Claudio Chamon United States	50	3.8k 0.5×	6.9k 1.2×	623 0.5×	887 1.2×	713 1.3×	174	8.3k
Nikolay Prokof’ev United States	56	4.9k 0.7×	8.7k 1.5×	936 0.7×	430 0.6×	553 1.0×	200	10.3k
Simon Trebst Germany	39	3.9k 0.5×	3.0k 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	354 0.5×	379 0.7×	120	5.4k
S. L. Sondhi United States	46	5.0k 0.7×	6.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	958 1.3×	642 1.2×	134	8.4k
Richard T. Scalettar United States	52	7.0k 1.0×	6.6k 1.1×	2.2k 1.7×	363 0.5×	261 0.5×	266	9.4k
A. M. Tsvelik United States	46	6.3k 0.9×	4.9k 0.8×	2.4k 1.8×	397 0.5×	170 0.3×	223	8.2k
R. F. Bishop United Kingdom	40	3.0k 0.4×	4.2k 0.7×	662 0.5×	569 0.8×	450 0.8×	187	6.2k

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Li, Sibei, Hui Shao, & Anders W. Sandvik. (2025). Ground State of the S=1/2 Heisenberg Spin Chain with Random Ferromagnetic and Antiferromagnetic Couplings. Physical Review Letters. 134(8). 86501–86501. 1 indexed citations

Cui, Yi, Lu Liu, Wenshan Hong, et al.. (2023). Proximate deconfined quantum critical point in SrCu ₂ ( BO ₃ ) ₂. Science. 380(6650). 1179–1184. 43 indexed citations

Hong, Wenshan, Lu Liu, Chang Liu, et al.. (2021). Extreme Suppression of Antiferromagnetic Order and Critical Scaling in a Two-Dimensional Random Quantum Magnet. Physical Review Letters. 126(3). 37201–37201. 25 indexed citations

Weinberg, Phillip, Marek Tylutki, Jan Westerholm, et al.. (2020). Scaling and Diabatic Effects in Quantum Annealing with a D-Wave Device. Physical Review Letters. 124(9). 90502–90502. 50 indexed citations

Lemm, Marius, Anders W. Sandvik, & Ling Wang. (2020). Existence of a Spectral Gap in the Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki Model on the Hexagonal Lattice. Physical Review Letters. 124(17). 177204–177204. 21 indexed citations

Shao, Hui, Wenan Guo, & Anders W. Sandvik. (2020). Monte Carlo Renormalization Flows in the Space of Relevant and Irrelevant Operators: Application to Three-Dimensional Clock Models. Physical Review Letters. 124(8). 80602–80602. 22 indexed citations

Capponi, Sylvain, Maxime Dupont, Anders W. Sandvik, & Pinaki Sengupta. (2019). NMR relaxation in the spin-1 Heisenberg chain. Physical review. B.. 100(9). 11 indexed citations

Lemm, Marius, Anders W. Sandvik, & Ling Wang. (2019). Existence of a spectral gap in the AKLT model on the hexagonal lattice. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

Shao, Hui & Anders W. Sandvik. (2018). Parametrization of the spectrum in stochastic analytic continuation. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2018. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Ling & Anders W. Sandvik. (2018). Critical Level Crossings and Gapless Spin Liquid in the Square-Lattice Spin-1/2 J1−J2 Heisenberg Antiferromagnet. Physical Review Letters. 121(10). 107202–107202. 116 indexed citations

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Sandvik, Anders W., et al.. (2017). Dual time scales in simulated annealing of a two-dimensional Ising Spin Glass. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2017. 1 indexed citations

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Qin, Yan, B. Normand, Anders W. Sandvik, & Zi Yang Meng. (2017). Amplitude Mode in Three-Dimensional Dimerized Antiferromagnets. Physical Review Letters. 118(14). 147207–147207. 31 indexed citations

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Sandvik, Anders W.. (2010). Ground States of a Frustrated Quantum Spin Chain with Long-Range Interactions. Physical Review Letters. 104(13). 137204–137204. 66 indexed citations

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Beach, K. S. D. & Anders W. Sandvik. (2007). Valence Bond Solid Phases in a Cubic Antiferromagnet. Physical Review Letters. 99(4). 47202–47202. 13 indexed citations

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Sandvik, Anders W.. (2007). Evidence for Deconfined Quantum Criticality in a Two-Dimensional Heisenberg Model with Four-Spin Interactions. Physical Review Letters. 98(22). 227202–227202. 360 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lou, Jie, Anders W. Sandvik, & Leon Balents. (2007). Emergence of U(1) Symmetry in the 3DXYModel withZqAnisotropy. Physical Review Letters. 99(20). 207203–207203. 56 indexed citations

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Sandvik, Anders W.. (2006). Quantum Criticality and Percolation in Dimer-Diluted Two-Dimensional Antiferromagnets. Physical Review Letters. 96(20). 207201–207201. 23 indexed citations

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Sandvik, Anders W., Leon Balents, & David Campbell. (2004). Ground State Phases of the Half-Filled One-Dimensional Extended Hubbard Model. Physical Review Letters. 92(23). 236401–236401. 101 indexed citations

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Syljuåsen, Olav F. & Anders W. Sandvik. (2002). Quantum Monte Carlo with directed loops. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 66(4). 46701–46701. 617 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sandvik, Anders W. & Rajiv R. P. Singh. (2001). High-Energy Magnon Dispersion and Multimagnon Continuum in the Two-Dimensional Heisenberg Antiferromagnet. Physical Review Letters. 86(3). 528–531. 88 indexed citations

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