James Whitfield

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

James Whitfield is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, James Whitfield has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in James Whitfield's work include Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (20 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (15 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (12 papers). James Whitfield is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (20 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (15 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (12 papers). James Whitfield collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. James Whitfield's co-authors include Alán Aspuru‐Guzik, Balu Chakravarthy, Ivan Kassal, Paul Morley, Jacob Biamonte, Man‐Hong Yung, Ubaldo Armato, B. P. Lanyon, Ilaria Dal Prà and Alejandro Perdomo‐Ortiz and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, ACS Nano and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

James Whitfield

62 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Towards quantum chemistry on a quantum computer 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 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. Towards quantum chemistry on a quantum computer
    2010 448 citations B. P. Lanyon, James Whitfield 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
James Whitfield United States 23 1.1k 825 361 260 240 66 2.0k
Chiu Fan Lee United Kingdom 24 229 0.2× 451 0.5× 1.1k 2.9× 98 0.4× 222 0.9× 68 2.0k
Tao Tu China 24 345 0.3× 697 0.8× 449 1.2× 110 0.4× 92 0.4× 130 2.2k
Sun Kim United States 24 481 0.5× 170 0.2× 1.2k 3.4× 47 0.2× 74 0.3× 123 2.0k
Mikhail Ivanchenko Russia 24 164 0.2× 399 0.5× 356 1.0× 156 0.6× 78 0.3× 98 1.8k
Anjum Ansari United States 19 192 0.2× 540 0.7× 1.4k 3.8× 107 0.4× 115 0.5× 32 2.0k
David Pfau United States 11 235 0.2× 209 0.3× 136 0.4× 375 1.4× 17 0.1× 26 1.4k
Rasmus Hvass Hansen Denmark 15 389 0.4× 292 0.4× 158 0.4× 21 0.1× 231 1.0× 27 1.6k
D. L. White United States 21 266 0.3× 1.1k 1.3× 393 1.1× 61 0.2× 81 0.3× 78 3.2k
Go Kato Japan 13 342 0.3× 369 0.4× 135 0.4× 196 0.8× 46 0.2× 56 831

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Whitfield

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All Works

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Whitfield, James, et al.. (2024). Entanglement spectrum of matchgate circuits with universal and non-universal resources. Quantum. 8. 1432–1432. 2 indexed citations
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Cupo, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Optical conductivity signatures of Floquet electronic phases. Physical review. B.. 108(2). 3 indexed citations
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Chiarini, Anna, Emanuela Gardenal, James Whitfield, et al.. (2015). Preventing the Spread of Alzheimer’s Disease Neuropathology: A Role for Calcilytics?. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 16(8). 696–706. 13 indexed citations
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Chakravarthy, Balu, Shingo Ito, Trevor Atkinson, et al.. (2014). Evidence that a synthetic amyloid-ß oligomer-binding peptide (ABP) targets amyloid-ß deposits in transgenic mouse brain and human Alzheimer’s disease brain. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 445(3). 656–660. 5 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James, Peter J. Love, & Alán Aspuru‐Guzik. (2012). Computational complexity in electronic structure. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 15(2). 397–411. 36 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James, et al.. (2012). Quantum transport enhancement by time-reversal symmetry breaking. 20 indexed citations
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Chakravarthy, Balu, Chantal Gaudet, Michel Ménard, et al.. (2012). Reduction of the immunostainable length of the hippocampal dentate granule cells’ primary cilia in 3xAD-transgenic mice producing human Aβ1-42 and tau. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 427(1). 218–222. 35 indexed citations
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Chakravarthy, Balu, Michel Ménard, Leslie Brown, Trevor Atkinson, & James Whitfield. (2012). Identification of protein kinase C inhibitory activity associated with a polypeptide isolated from a phage display system with homology to PCM-1, the pericentriolar material-1 protein. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 424(1). 147–151. 8 indexed citations
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Kassal, Ivan, James Whitfield, Alejandro Perdomo‐Ortiz, Man‐Hong Yung, & Alán Aspuru‐Guzik. (2011). Simulating Chemistry Using Quantum Computers. Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 62(1). 185–207. 191 indexed citations
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Li, Zhaokai, Man‐Hong Yung, Hongwei Chen, et al.. (2011). Solving Quantum Ground-State Problems with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Scientific Reports. 1(1). 88–88. 44 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James, Jacob Biamonte, & Alán Aspuru‐Guzik. (2010). Quantum Computing Resource Estimate of Molecular Energy Simulation. arXiv (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations
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Yung, Man‐Hong, Daniel Nagaj, James Whitfield, & Alán Aspuru‐Guzik. (2010). Simulation of Classical Thermal States on a Quantum Computer: A Renormalization Group Approach. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Lanyon, B. P., James Whitfield, M. E. Goggin, et al.. (2009). Towards molecular energy calculations on a quantum computer. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Chiarini, Anna, et al.. (2009). Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaSR) in Human Brains Pathophysiology: Roles in Late-Onset Alzheimers Disease (LOAD). Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 10(3). 317–326. 33 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James. (2009). The Calcium-Sensing Receptor - A Driver of Colon Cell Differentiation. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 10(3). 311–316. 21 indexed citations
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Dimitrievska, Sashka, James Whitfield, S. Adam Hacking, & Martin Bureau. (2008). Novel carbon fiber composite for hip replacement with improved in vitro and in vivo osseointegration. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 91A(1). 37–51. 24 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James, Paul Morley, & Gordon E. Willick. (2000). The parathyroid hormone, its fragments and analogues - potent bone-builders for treating osteoporosis. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 9(6). 1293–1315. 15 indexed citations
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Neugebauer, Witold, Lyne Gagnon, James Whitfield, & Gordon E. Willick. (1994). Structure and protein kinase C stimulating activities of lactam analogues of human parathyroid hormone fragment. International journal of peptide & protein research. 43(6). 555–562. 8 indexed citations

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