Nathan Killoran

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
49 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Nathan Killoran is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathan Killoran has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 31 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nathan Killoran's work include Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (27 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (27 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (16 papers). Nathan Killoran is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (27 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (27 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (16 papers). Nathan Killoran collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Germany. Nathan Killoran's co-authors include Maria Schuld, Josh Izaac, Martin B. Plenio, Ville Bergholm, Pierre-Luc Dallaire-Demers, Christian Gogolin, Thomas R. Bromley, Andrea Mari, James Stokes and Giuseppe Carleo and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Nathan Killoran

47 papers receiving 3.5k 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 Machine Learning in Feature Hilbert Spaces

2019 835 citations Maria Schuld, Nathan Killoran Physical Review Letters profile →
Evaluating analytic gradients on quantum hardware

2019 577 citations Maria Schuld, Ville Bergholm et al. Physical review. A profile →
Quantum Natural Gradient

2020 253 citations Josh Izaac, Nathan Killoran et al. Quantum profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Geometric quantum machine learning with horizontal quantum gates 2025 ·Physical Review Research ·Roeland Wiersema, A. F. Kemper, Bojko Bakalov, Nathan Killoran	0
2	Here comes the SU(N): multivariate quantum gates and gradients 2024 ·Quantum ·Roeland Wiersema, Dylan Lewis, David Wierichs, Juan Carrasquilla, Nathan Killoran	7
3	Quantum Computing with Differentiable Quantum Transforms 2023 ·Olivia Di Matteo, Josh Izaac, Thomas R. Bromley, Anthony Hayes, Christina Lee, Maria Schuld, (unknown), Chase Roberts, Nathan Killoran	5
4	Variational Quantum Optimization of Nonlocality in Noisy Quantum Networks 2023 ·IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Nathan Killoran, Eric Chitambar	9
5	Fast quantum circuit cutting with randomized measurements 2023 ·Quantum ·Angus Lowe, (unknown), Anthony Hayes, (unknown), Thomas R. Bromley, Juan Miguel Arrazola, Nathan Killoran	36
6	Optimizing quantum circuits with Riemannian gradient flow 2023 ·Physical review. A ·Roeland Wiersema, Nathan Killoran	17
7	Estimating the gradient and higher-order derivatives on quantum hardware 2021 ·Physical review. A ·Andrea Mari, Thomas R. Bromley, Nathan Killoran	82
8	Point processes with Gaussian boson sampling 2020 ·Physical review. E ·Soran Jahangiri, Juan Miguel Arrazola, Nicolás Quesada, Nathan Killoran	28
9	Evaluating analytic gradients on quantum hardware breakdown → 2019 ·Physical review. A ·Maria Schuld, Ville Bergholm, Christian Gogolin, Josh Izaac, Nathan Killoran	577
10	Quantum Machine Learning in Feature Hilbert Spaces breakdown → 2019 ·Physical Review Letters ·Maria Schuld, Nathan Killoran	835
11	Resource Theory of Superposition 2017 ·Physical Review Letters ·Thomas Theurer, Nathan Killoran, Dario Egloff, Martin B. Plenio	89
12	Converting Nonclassicality into Entanglement 2016 ·Physical Review Letters ·Nathan Killoran, (unknown), Martin B. Plenio	127
13	On the Resource Theory of Control of Quantum Systems 2015 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·J. M. Matera, Dario Egloff, Nathan Killoran, Martin B. Plenio	1
14	Critical current measurements at electric fields in the pV m/sup -1/ regime 1997 ·IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity ·(unknown), H. Jones, (unknown), Nathan Killoran	7
15	Novel top-loading 20 mK/15 T cryomagnetic system 1987 ·Cryogenics ·P.H.P. Reinders, M. Springford, Paul Hilton, (unknown), Nathan Killoran	10
16	Photoluminescence studies of the 1.911-eV Cu-related complex in GaP 1982 ·Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·H. P. Gíslason, B. Ḿonemar, P. J. Dean, D C Herbert, S. P. Depinna, B.C. Cavenett, Nathan Killoran	62
17	ODMR investigation of the P_Gaantisite defect in GaP 1982 ·Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics ·Nathan Killoran, B.C. Cavenett, M. Godlewski, T. A. Kennedy, N. D. Wilsey	30
18	Spin dependent carrier capture processes observed by ODMR on the 0.84 eV luminescence in SI-GaAs:Cr 1982 ·Solid State Communications ·Nathan Killoran, B.C. Cavenett	6
19	Optically detected electron resonance in phosphorus-doped ZnTe 1981 ·Solid State Communications ·Nathan Killoran, B.C. Cavenett, P. Dean	17
20	Zeeman studies of the 0.839eV emission in SI GaAs:Cr 1980 ·Solid State Communications ·Nathan Killoran, B.C. Cavenett, W. E. Hagston	14

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