David Branning

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

David Branning is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Branning has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 28 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Branning's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (28 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (24 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (11 papers). David Branning is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (28 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (24 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (11 papers). David Branning collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Ireland. David Branning's co-authors include A. G. White, Jeremy L. O’Brien, Geoff J. Pryde, Timothy C. Ralph, Alan L. Migdall, Stefania Castelletto, Paul G. Kwiat, E. Jeffrey, Joseph B. Altepeter and Ian A. Walmsley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Physical Review A.

In The Last Decade

David Branning

30 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 200 400 600
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. Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate
    2003 669 citations Jeremy L. O’Brien, Geoff J. Pryde et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Branning United States 15 1.5k 1.4k 369 64 52 34 1.7k
Joseph B. Altepeter United States 17 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 235 0.6× 82 1.3× 45 0.9× 47 1.7k
W. Steven Kolthammer United Kingdom 20 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 648 1.8× 54 0.8× 55 1.1× 37 1.9k
E. Jeffrey United States 16 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 349 0.9× 86 1.3× 39 0.8× 41 1.9k
J. Brendel Switzerland 15 1.9k 1.3× 2.0k 1.4× 271 0.7× 128 2.0× 44 0.8× 21 2.2k
Xiao‐Song Ma China 19 1.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 357 1.0× 92 1.4× 57 1.1× 48 2.0k
Chiara Vitelli Italy 20 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 428 1.2× 74 1.2× 117 2.3× 35 1.7k
Jonathan Lavoie Canada 17 1.1k 0.8× 986 0.7× 306 0.8× 46 0.7× 57 1.1× 51 1.6k
M. Lindenthal Austria 6 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 236 0.6× 41 0.6× 75 1.4× 9 1.6k
B. Blauensteiner Austria 7 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 270 0.7× 38 0.6× 73 1.4× 11 1.5k
H. Weier Germany 12 1.9k 1.3× 1.9k 1.3× 368 1.0× 44 0.7× 104 2.0× 18 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by David Branning

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Branning

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Branning

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Branning. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Branning based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Branning. David Branning is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Branning, David, et al.. (2011). Note: Scalable multiphoton coincidence-counting electronics. Review of Scientific Instruments. 82(1). 16102–16102. 13 indexed citations
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Branning, David, et al.. (2011). Search for patterns in sequences of single-photon polarization measurements. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 28(6). 1423–1423.
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Branning, David, et al.. (2010). Testing quantum randomness in single-photon polarization measurements with the NIST test suite. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 27(8). 1594–1594. 18 indexed citations
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Branning, David, Alan L. Migdall, & Paul G. Kwiat. (2007). Experimental detection of photons emitted during inhibited spontaneous emission. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6664. 66640E–66640E.
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Ericsson, Marie, Daryl Achilles, Julio T. Barreiro, et al.. (2005). Measurement of Geometric Phase for Mixed States Using Single Photon Interferometry. Physical Review Letters. 94(5). 50401–50401. 68 indexed citations
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Wei, Tzu-Chieh, Joseph B. Altepeter, David Branning, et al.. (2005). Synthesizing arbitrary two-photon polarization mixed states. Physical Review A. 71(3). 36 indexed citations
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Peters, Nicholas A., Joseph B. Altepeter, David Branning, et al.. (2004). Maximally Entangled Mixed States: Creation and Concentration. Physical Review Letters. 92(13). 133601–133601. 106 indexed citations
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Kwiat, Paul G., Joseph B. Altepeter, Julio T. Barreiro, et al.. (2004). Optical technologies for quantum information science. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5161. 87–87. 3 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Jeremy L., Geoff J. Pryde, A. G. White, Timothy C. Ralph, & David Branning. (2003). Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate. Nature. 426(6964). 264–267. 669 indexed citations breakdown →
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Altepeter, Joseph B., David Branning, E. Jeffrey, et al.. (2003). Ancilla-Assisted Quantum Process Tomography. Physical Review Letters. 90(19). 193601–193601. 234 indexed citations
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Peters, Nicholas A., Joseph B. Altepeter, E. Jeffrey, David Branning, & Paul G. Kwiat. (2003). Precise creation, characterization, and manipulation of single optical qubits. Quantum Information and Computation. 3(special). 503–517. 16 indexed citations
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Migdall, Alan L., et al.. (2002). Single Photon Source with Individualized Single Photon Certifications. 3 indexed citations
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Erdmann, Reinhard, David Branning, Warren P. Grice, & Ian A. Walmsley. (2000). Restoring dispersion cancellation for entangled photons produced by ultrashort pulses. Physical Review A. 62(5). 45 indexed citations
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Branning, David, Warren P. Grice, Reinhard Erdmann, & Ian A. Walmsley. (1999). Engineering the Indistinguishability and Entanglement of Two Photons. Physical Review Letters. 83(5). 955–958. 57 indexed citations
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Branning, David. (1998). Optical tests of complementarity and nonlocality. PhDT. 242.
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Grice, Warren P., Reinhard Erdmann, Ian A. Walmsley, & David Branning. (1998). Spectral distinguishability in ultrafast parametric down-conversion. Physical Review A. 57(4). R2289–R2292. 61 indexed citations
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Branning, David. (1997). DOES NATURE VIOLATE LOCAL REALISM. American Scientist. 85(2). 160–167. 4 indexed citations
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Branning, David, et al.. (1996). Reply to the comment by Cabello and Santos on “Experimental demonstration of the violation of local realism without Bell inequalities”. Physics Letters A. 214(5-6). 319–320. 2 indexed citations
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Branning, David, et al.. (1995). Experimental demonstration of the violation of local realism without Bell inequalities. Physics Letters A. 204(5-6). 323–328. 74 indexed citations
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Grayson, Timothy P., et al.. (1993). Interference and indistinguishability governed by time delays in a low-Qcavity. Physical Review A. 48(6). 4793–4796. 9 indexed citations

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