Masahiro Takeoka

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Masahiro Takeoka is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiro Takeoka has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 95 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Masahiro Takeoka's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (93 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (56 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (47 papers). Masahiro Takeoka is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (93 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (56 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (47 papers). Masahiro Takeoka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Masahiro Takeoka's co-authors include Masahide Sasaki, Saikat Guha, Mark M. Wilde, Mikio Fujiwara, Hiroki Takahashi, Kazuhiro Hayasaka, Akira Furusawa, Kentaro Wakui, Akira Kitagawa and Ulrik L. Andersen and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Masahiro Takeoka

112 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Fundamental rate-loss tradeoff for optical quantum key distribution
    2014 303 citations Masahiro Takeoka, Mark M. Wilde 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
Masahiro Takeoka Japan 31 2.7k 2.5k 575 68 44 119 3.0k
Miloslav Dušek Czechia 19 3.2k 1.2× 2.7k 1.1× 411 0.7× 80 1.2× 111 2.5× 61 3.4k
H. Weier Germany 12 1.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 368 0.6× 104 1.5× 26 0.6× 18 2.2k
Andreas Poppe Austria 23 1.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 867 1.5× 110 1.6× 87 2.0× 76 2.6k
Christoffer Wittmann Germany 15 1.7k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 390 0.7× 81 1.2× 50 1.1× 21 2.3k
Johannes Skaar Norway 22 1.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 868 1.5× 128 1.9× 58 1.3× 72 2.8k
Teng‐Yun Chen China 30 3.3k 1.2× 3.0k 1.2× 567 1.0× 93 1.4× 108 2.5× 60 3.6k
Marco Lucamarini United Kingdom 27 3.2k 1.2× 2.8k 1.1× 630 1.1× 57 0.8× 121 2.8× 65 3.5k
Anthony Martin Switzerland 23 1.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 605 1.1× 53 0.8× 50 1.1× 67 2.0k
Li Qian Canada 24 1.7k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 2.1× 112 1.6× 52 1.2× 143 2.8k
Anthony Laing United Kingdom 21 2.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 2.6× 109 1.6× 72 1.6× 47 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Masahiro Takeoka

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masahiro Takeoka

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masahiro Takeoka

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masahiro Takeoka. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masahiro Takeoka 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 Masahiro Takeoka. Masahiro Takeoka 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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Roga, Wojciech, et al.. (2025). Simple loss-tolerant protocol for Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger-state distribution in a quantum network. Physical review. A. 111(2). 3 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Junichiro, et al.. (2025). Quantum state estimation of multipartite single-photon path entanglement via local measurements. Physical review. A. 111(2).
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Wakui, Kentaro, Tadashi Kishimoto, Mikio Fujiwara, et al.. (2024). Modelocked Thermal Frequency Combs for Ultrashort Chaotic Quantum Optics. Advanced Quantum Technologies. 8(2). 1 indexed citations
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Roga, Wojciech, et al.. (2024). Compressed sensing enhanced by a quantum approximate optimization algorithm. Physical review. A. 110(6). 1 indexed citations
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Endo, Hiroyuki, Toshihiko Sasaki, Masahiro Takeoka, et al.. (2022). Line-of-sight quantum key distribution with differential phase shift keying. New Journal of Physics. 24(2). 25008–25008. 9 indexed citations
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Fujiwara, Mikio, et al.. (2021). Long-Term Secure Distributed Storage Using Quantum Key Distribution Network With Third-Party Verification. IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering. 3. 1–11. 5 indexed citations
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Eriksson, Tobias A., Ruben S. Lúıs, Benjamin J. Puttnam, et al.. (2020). Wavelength Division Multiplexing of 194 Continuous Variable Quantum Key Distribution Channels. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 38(8). 2214–2218. 29 indexed citations
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Wakui, Kentaro, Mikio Fujiwara, Isao Morohashi, et al.. (2020). Ultra-high-rate nonclassical light source with 50 GHz-repetition-rate mode-locked pump pulses and multiplexed single-photon detectors. Optics Express. 28(15). 22399–22399. 10 indexed citations
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You, Chenglong, Kentaro Wakui, Mikio Fujiwara, et al.. (2019). Heralded amplification of nonlocality via entanglement swapping. New Journal of Physics. 22(2). 23008–23008. 11 indexed citations
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Eriksson, Tobias A., Benjamin J. Puttnam, Georg Rademacher, et al.. (2019). Crosstalk Impact on Continuous Variable Quantum Key Distribution in Multicore Fiber Transmission. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 31(6). 467–470. 16 indexed citations
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Izumi, Shuro, Masahiro Takeoka, Kentaro Wakui, et al.. (2018). Projective measurement onto arbitrary superposition of weak coherent state bases. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 11 indexed citations
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Takeoka, Masahiro, Kaushik P. Seshadreesan, & Mark M. Wilde. (2017). Unconstrained Capacities of Quantum Key Distribution and Entanglement Distillation for Pure-Loss Bosonic Broadcast Channels. Physical Review Letters. 119(15). 150501–150501. 13 indexed citations
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Sharma, Kunal, et al.. (2017). Bounding the energy-constrained quantum and private capacities of bosonic thermal channels.. 2 indexed citations
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Toyoshima, Morio, Hideki Takenaka, Yozo Shoji, et al.. (2011). Polarization-Basis Tracking Scheme in Satellite Quantum Key Distribution. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2011. 1–8. 16 indexed citations
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Fukuda, Daiji, Go Fujii, Shuichiro Inoue, et al.. (2011). Quantum Receiver beyond the Standard Quantum Limit of Coherent Optical Communication. Physical Review Letters. 106(25). 250503–250503. 84 indexed citations
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Habif, Jonathan L. & Masahiro Takeoka. (2010). PPM demodulation: On approaching fundamental limits of optical communications. 2 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Hiroki, Jonas S. Neergaard-Nielsen, Makoto Takeuchi, et al.. (2010). Entanglement distillation from Gaussian input states. Nature Photonics. 4(3). 178–181. 246 indexed citations
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Takeoka, Masahiro, et al.. (2009). Cut-off rate analysis of practical quantum receivers. Journal of Modern Optics. 57(3). 207–212. 5 indexed citations
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Wittmann, Christoffer, Masahiro Takeoka, K. N. Cassemiro, et al.. (2008). Demonstration of Near-Optimal Discrimination of Optical Coherent States. Physical Review Letters. 101(21). 210501–210501. 83 indexed citations
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Takei, Nobuyuki, T. Aoki, K. Yoshino, et al.. (2003). Quantum teleportation of a squeezed state. arXiv (Cornell University).

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