D. Sugny

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
110 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

D. Sugny is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Sugny has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 38 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 26 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in D. Sugny's work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (41 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (34 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (30 papers). D. Sugny is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (41 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (34 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (30 papers). D. Sugny collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and Belgium. D. Sugny's co-authors include Steffen J. Glaser, Christiane P. Koch, M. Lapert, Mikhail Lemeshko, S. Guérin, Walter Köckenberger, Ilya Kuprov, Burkhard Luy, S. G. Schirmer and Thomas Schulte‐Herbrüggen and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

D. Sugny

102 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Training Schrödinger’s cat: quantum optimal control 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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. Training Schrödinger’s cat: quantum optimal control
    2015 503 citations Steffen J. Glaser, Ugo Boscain et al. profile →
  2. Quantum control of molecular rotation
    2019 222 citations Christiane P. Koch, D. Sugny et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Sugny France 26 2.0k 989 461 359 335 110 2.5k
Christiane P. Koch Germany 33 3.3k 1.6× 1.7k 1.7× 620 1.3× 305 0.8× 189 0.6× 117 3.7k
S. G. Schirmer United Kingdom 26 1.9k 1.0× 1.8k 1.8× 205 0.4× 384 1.1× 83 0.2× 67 2.4k
Erling Riis United Kingdom 32 3.5k 1.7× 668 0.7× 298 0.6× 183 0.5× 707 2.1× 146 3.8k
Michael Hatridge United States 21 2.2k 1.1× 1.6k 1.7× 181 0.4× 133 0.4× 291 0.9× 41 2.5k
Colm A. Ryan United States 27 1.9k 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 170 0.4× 171 0.5× 338 1.0× 40 2.7k
J.H. Shirley United States 20 3.3k 1.6× 431 0.4× 522 1.1× 392 1.1× 379 1.1× 69 3.6k
J. R. Ensher United States 18 7.5k 3.7× 901 0.9× 495 1.1× 914 2.5× 173 0.5× 37 8.0k
L. Guidoni France 19 1.3k 0.6× 576 0.6× 99 0.2× 125 0.3× 352 1.1× 91 1.8k
Thomas Halfmann Germany 29 3.1k 1.5× 974 1.0× 271 0.6× 88 0.2× 410 1.2× 100 3.3k
T. Yabuzaki Japan 28 2.3k 1.1× 287 0.3× 402 0.9× 102 0.3× 256 0.8× 95 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Sugny

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peaudecerf, Bruno, et al.. (2025). Optimal control of a Bose-Einstein condensate in an opticallattice: the non-linear and two-dimensional cases. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 4.
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Peaudecerf, Bruno, et al.. (2024). Introduction to theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum optimal control. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 57(13). 133001–133001. 21 indexed citations
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Calmels, L., et al.. (2024). Optimal Floquet state engineering for large scale atom interferometers. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10281–10281. 9 indexed citations
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Mardešić, Pavao, et al.. (2023). Signatures of physical constraints in rotating rigid bodies. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical. 56(29). 295202–295202.
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Sugny, D., et al.. (2023). Digital Optimal Robust Control. Physical Review Letters. 131(20). 200801–200801. 8 indexed citations
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Couturier, Raphaël, et al.. (2023). Characterization of a Driven Two-Level Quantum System by Supervised Learning. Entropy. 25(3). 446–446. 3 indexed citations
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Sugny, D., et al.. (2023). Complete positivity, positivity, and long-time asymptotic behavior in a two-level open quantum system. Physical review. A. 108(3). 3 indexed citations
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Sugny, D., et al.. (2023). Time-optimal control of two-level quantum systems by piecewise constant pulses. Physical review. A. 107(3). 12 indexed citations
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Sugny, D., et al.. (2022). Optimal control and selectivity of qubits in contact with a structured environment. Physical review. A. 106(4). 10 indexed citations
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Koch, Christiane P., Ugo Boscain, Tommaso Calarco, et al.. (2022). Quantum optimal control in quantum technologies. Strategic report on current status, visions and goals for research in Europe. EPJ Quantum Technology. 9(1). 2 indexed citations
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Boscain, Ugo, et al.. (2022). Chattering phenomenon in quantum optimal control. New Journal of Physics. 24(12). 123037–123037. 1 indexed citations
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Beluffi, C., et al.. (2021). Application of Optimal Control Theory to Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance. Molecules. 26(10). 2860–2860. 1 indexed citations
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Mardešić, Pavao, et al.. (2020). Geometric Origin of the Tennis Racket Effect. Physical Review Letters. 125(6). 64301–64301. 14 indexed citations
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Giorgi, Gian Luca, et al.. (2020). Microscopic and phenomenological models of driven systems in structured reservoirs. Physical review. A. 101(1). 5 indexed citations
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Guéry-Odelin, David, et al.. (2020). Robust control of an ensemble of springs: Application to ion cyclotron resonance and two-level quantum systems. Physical review. A. 102(5). 14 indexed citations
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Glaser, Steffen J., et al.. (2020). Robust control of a not gate by composite pulses. Physical review. A. 101(1). 21 indexed citations
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Guéry-Odelin, David, et al.. (2020). Comparison between optimal control and shortcut to adiabaticity protocols in a linear control system. Physical review. A. 101(1). 17 indexed citations
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Glaser, Steffen J., et al.. (2020). Purity speed limit of open quantum systems from magic subspaces. Physical review. A. 102(3). 5 indexed citations
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Reeth, Éric Van, H. Ratiney, M. Lapert, Steffen J. Glaser, & D. Sugny. (2017). Optimal control theory for applications in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(1). 6 indexed citations

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