Paul D. Nation

7.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
18 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Paul D. Nation is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul D. Nation has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul D. Nation's work include Mechanical and Optical Resonators (7 papers), Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect (5 papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (5 papers). Paul D. Nation is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical and Optical Resonators (7 papers), Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect (5 papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (5 papers). Paul D. Nation collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and South Korea. Paul D. Nation's co-authors include Franco Nori, J. R. Johansson, M. P. Blencowe, Andrew W. Cross, Jay Gambetta, Lev S. Bishop, Sarah Sheldon, A. J. Rimberg, Eyal Buks and Matthew Treinish and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics and Physical Review B.

In The Last Decade

Paul D. Nation

18 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

QuTiP 2: A Python framework for the dynamics of open quan... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2012 2019 2012 400 800 1.2k
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. QuTiP 2: A Python framework for the dynamics of open quantum systems
    2012 1.5k citations J. R. Johansson, Paul D. Nation et al. Computer Physics Communications profile →
  2. QuTiP: An open-source Python framework for the dynamics of open quantum systems
    2012 1.4k citations J. R. Johansson, Paul D. Nation et al. Computer Physics Communications profile →
  3. Validating quantum computers using randomized model circuits
    2019 371 citations Andrew W. Cross, Lev S. Bishop et al. Physical review. A profile →
  4. Colloquium: Stimulating uncertainty: Amplifying the quantum vacuum with superconducting circuits
    2012 365 citations Paul D. Nation, J. R. Johansson et al. Reviews of Modern Physics profile →

Peers

Paul D. Nation
Lucas Lamata Spain
Gerhard Kirchmair Austria
J. R. Johansson United States
Hartmut Häffner United States
Roee Ozeri Israel
Christopher Eichler Switzerland
Norbert M. Linke United States
Mile Gu Singapore
Markus Müller Germany
Nikolay V. Vitanov Bulgaria
Lucas Lamata Spain
Paul D. Nation
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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Nation, Paul D., et al.. (2025). Benchmarking the performance of quantum computing software for quantum circuit creation, manipulation and compilation. Nature Computational Science. 5(5). 427–435. 1 indexed citations
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Lambert, Neill, Rachana Agarwal, Nathan Shammah, et al.. (2025). QuTiP 5: The Quantum Toolbox in Python. Physics Reports. 1153. 1–62. 3 indexed citations
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Nation, Paul D. & Matthew Treinish. (2023). Suppressing Quantum Circuit Errors Due to System Variability. PRX Quantum. 4(1). 34 indexed citations
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Cross, Andrew W., Lev S. Bishop, Sarah Sheldon, Paul D. Nation, & Jay Gambetta. (2019). Validating quantum computers using randomized model circuits. Physical review. A. 100(3). 371 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nation, Paul D., Junho Suh, & M. P. Blencowe. (2016). Ultrastrong optomechanics incorporating the dynamical Casimir effect. Physical review. A. 93(2). 22 indexed citations
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Nation, Paul D., J. R. Johansson, M. P. Blencowe, & A. J. Rimberg. (2015). Iterative solutions to the steady-state density matrix for optomechanical systems. Physical Review E. 91(1). 13307–13307. 12 indexed citations
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Rimberg, A. J., M. P. Blencowe, A. D. Armour, & Paul D. Nation. (2014). A cavity-Cooper pair transistor scheme for investigating quantum optomechanics in the ultra-strong coupling regime. New Journal of Physics. 16(5). 55008–55008. 51 indexed citations
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Nation, Paul D.. (2013). Nonclassical mechanical states in an optomechanical micromaser analog. Physical Review A. 88(5). 40 indexed citations
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Nation, Paul D., M. P. Blencowe, & Franco Nori. (2012). Non-equilibrium Landauer transport model for Hawking radiation from a black hole. New Journal of Physics. 14(3). 33013–33013. 8 indexed citations
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Johansson, J. R., Paul D. Nation, & Franco Nori. (2012). QuTiP 2: A Python framework for the dynamics of open quantum systems. Computer Physics Communications. 184(4). 1234–1240. 1485 indexed citations breakdown →
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Johansson, J. R., Paul D. Nation, & Franco Nori. (2012). QuTiP: An open-source Python framework for the dynamics of open quantum systems. Computer Physics Communications. 183(8). 1760–1772. 1376 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nation, Paul D., J. R. Johansson, M. P. Blencowe, & Franco Nori. (2012). Colloquium: Stimulating uncertainty: Amplifying the quantum vacuum with superconducting circuits. Reviews of Modern Physics. 84(1). 1–24. 365 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nation, Paul D., et al.. (2012). QuTiP: A framework for the dynamics of open quantum systems using SciPy and Cython. Proceedings of the Python in Science Conferences. 56–61. 1 indexed citations
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Nation, Paul D., M. P. Blencowe, & Franco Nori. (2010). Landauer Transport Model for Hawking Radiation from a Black Hole. arXiv (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations
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Nation, Paul D., M. P. Blencowe, A. J. Rimberg, & Eyal Buks. (2009). Analogue Hawking Radiation in a dc-SQUID Array Coplanar Waveguide. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Nation, Paul D., M. P. Blencowe, A. J. Rimberg, & Eyal Buks. (2009). Analogue Hawking Radiation in a dc-SQUID Array Transmission Line. Physical Review Letters. 103(8). 87004–87004. 99 indexed citations
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Nation, Paul D., M. P. Blencowe, & Eyal Buks. (2008). Quantum analysis of a nonlinear microwave cavity-embedded dc SQUID displacement detector. Physical Review B. 78(10). 33 indexed citations
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Nation, Paul D., et al.. (2007). Modeling biological fluorescence emission spectra using Lorentz line shapes and nonlinear optimization. Applied Optics. 46(24). 6192–6192. 1 indexed citations

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