P. O’Malley

9.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
16 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

P. O’Malley is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. O’Malley has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in P. O’Malley's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (9 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (8 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (6 papers). P. O’Malley is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (9 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (8 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (6 papers). P. O’Malley collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. P. O’Malley's co-authors include John M. Martinis, R. Barends, J. Wenner, A. N. Cleland, D. Sank, A. Megrant, J. Kelly, T. White, Yi Yin and B. Chiaro and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

P. O’Malley

15 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Coherent Josephson Qubit Suitable for Scalable Quantum In... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2013 2012 2014 2012 2013 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. Coherent Josephson Qubit Suitable for Scalable Quantum Integrated Circuits
    2013 452 citations R. Barends, J. Kelly et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Planar superconducting resonators with internal quality factors above one million
    2012 281 citations A. Megrant, C. Neill et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  3. Fast Accurate State Measurement with Superconducting Qubits
    2014 261 citations E. Jeffrey, D. Sank et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  4. Computing prime factors with a Josephson phase qubit quantum processor
    2012 182 citations Erik Lucero, R. Barends et al. Nature Physics profile →
  5. Catch and Release of Microwave Photon States
    2013 153 citations Yi Yin, D. Sank et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. O’Malley United States 14 1.5k 1.3k 293 244 130 16 1.8k
George Keefe United States 16 1.6k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 264 0.9× 188 0.8× 46 0.4× 27 2.0k
Ge-Sheng Pan China 9 1.3k 0.8× 848 0.7× 137 0.5× 91 0.4× 28 0.2× 20 1.4k
S. Uchaikin Germany 15 445 0.3× 358 0.3× 102 0.3× 101 0.4× 77 0.6× 48 757
Rick van Bijnen Austria 22 1.9k 1.3× 704 0.5× 36 0.1× 369 1.5× 12 0.1× 33 2.2k
J. E. Nordholt United States 19 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 453 1.5× 7 0.0× 179 1.4× 72 2.0k
Xiangyu Cao China 16 599 0.4× 220 0.2× 74 0.3× 166 0.7× 33 0.3× 62 943
Mark Edwards United States 24 2.9k 1.9× 323 0.2× 32 0.1× 214 0.9× 42 0.3× 68 3.0k
Evgenii Podivilov Russia 11 1.0k 0.7× 265 0.2× 756 2.6× 32 0.1× 48 0.4× 16 1.7k
C. J. Foot United Kingdom 28 2.2k 1.4× 362 0.3× 51 0.2× 138 0.6× 23 0.2× 75 2.3k
Jean-Guy Caputo France 18 546 0.4× 53 0.0× 168 0.6× 253 1.0× 25 0.2× 71 874

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. O’Malley

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Shojaei, Borzoyeh, P. O’Malley, Javad Shabani, et al.. (2016). Demonstration of gate control of spin splitting in a high-mobility InAs/AlSb two-dimensional electron gas. Physical review. B.. 93(7). 19 indexed citations
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O’Malley, P.. (2016). Superconducting Qubits: Dephasing and Quantum Chemistry. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Jeffrey, E., D. Sank, J. Mutus, et al.. (2014). Fast Accurate State Measurement with Superconducting Qubits. Physical Review Letters. 112(19). 190504–190504. 261 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yu, P. Roushan, D. Sank, et al.. (2014). Emulating weak localization using a solid-state quantum circuit. Nature Communications. 5(1). 5184–5184. 27 indexed citations
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Wenner, J., Yi Yin, Yu Chen, et al.. (2014). Catching Time-Reversed Microwave Coherent State Photons with 99.4% Absorption Efficiency. Physical Review Letters. 112(21). 82 indexed citations
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Barends, R., J. Kelly, A. Megrant, et al.. (2013). Coherent Josephson Qubit Suitable for Scalable Quantum Integrated Circuits. Physical Review Letters. 111(8). 80502–80502. 452 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yin, Yi, D. Sank, P. O’Malley, et al.. (2013). Catch and Release of Microwave Photon States. Physical Review Letters. 110(10). 107001–107001. 153 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wenner, J., Yi Yin, Erik Lucero, et al.. (2013). Excitation of Superconducting Qubits from Hot Nonequilibrium Quasiparticles. Physical Review Letters. 110(15). 150502–150502. 50 indexed citations
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Neill, Charles, A. Megrant, R. Barends, et al.. (2013). Fluctuations from edge defects in superconducting resonators. Applied Physics Letters. 103(7). 32 indexed citations
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Sank, D., R. Barends, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, et al.. (2012). Flux Noise Probed with Real Time Qubit Tomography in a Josephson Phase Qubit. Physical Review Letters. 109(6). 67001–67001. 46 indexed citations
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Megrant, A., C. Neill, R. Barends, et al.. (2012). Planar superconducting resonators with internal quality factors above one million. Applied Physics Letters. 100(11). 281 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yu, D. Sank, P. O’Malley, et al.. (2012). Multiplexed dispersive readout of superconducting phase qubits. Applied Physics Letters. 101(18). 57 indexed citations
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Lucero, Erik, R. Barends, Yulin Chen, et al.. (2012). Computing prime factors with a Josephson phase qubit quantum processor. Nature Physics. 8(10). 719–723. 182 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wenner, J., R. Barends, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, et al.. (2011). Surface loss simulations of superconducting coplanar waveguide resonators. Applied Physics Letters. 99(11). 112 indexed citations
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Ouellette, Nicholas T., P. O’Malley, & J. P. Gollub. (2008). Transport of Finite-Sized Particles in Chaotic Flow. Physical Review Letters. 101(17). 174504–174504. 76 indexed citations
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O’Malley, P., et al.. (1990). CTD electromechanical termination users manual. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution eBooks.

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