R. Barends

13.2k citations

44 papers · 2.5k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 25

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 1%
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators
- Quantum optics and atomic interactions
Condensed Matter Physics top 2%
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Papers in ⓘ

Condensed Matter Physics 22
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism 22
Astronomy and Astrophysics 24
- Superconducting and THz Device Technology 24

Co-authors: John M. Martinis (19 shared papers)J. Kelly (18 shared papers)A. Megrant (15 shared papers)D. Sank (17 shared papers)J. Wenner (15 shared papers)A. N. Cleland (13 shared papers)P. O’Malley (12 shared papers)T. White (12 shared papers)
Journals: Applied Physics Letters (11 papers)Physical Review Letters (7 papers)IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (5 papers)Physical Review B (2 papers)Journal of Low Temperature Physics (2 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United States China

In The Last Decade

R. Barends

41 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Fast Accurate State Measurement with Superconducting Qubits 2014 · 261 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Physical Review Letters
2013 Physical Review Letters
2013 Physical Review Letters
2012 Applied Physics Letters
2012 Nature Physics

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1	Coherent Josephson Qubit Suitable for Scalable Quantum Integrated Circuits Physical Review Letters ·R. Barends, J. Kelly, A. Megrant, D. Sank, E. Jeffrey, Y. Chen, Yi Yin, B. Chiaro, J. Mutus, C. Neill, P. O’Malley, P. Roushan, J. Wenner, T. White, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis Hit paper breakdown →	2013	452
2	Planar superconducting resonators with internal quality factors above one million Applied Physics Letters ·A. Megrant, C. Neill, R. Barends, B. Chiaro, Yu Chen, Ludwig Feigl, J. Kelly, Erik Lucero, M. Mariantoni, P. O’Malley, D. Sank, A. Vainsencher, J. Wenner, T. White, Yi Yin, Jie Zhao, C. J. Palmstrøm, John M. Martinis, A. N. Cleland Hit paper breakdown →	2012	281
3	Fast Accurate State Measurement with Superconducting Qubits Physical Review Letters ·E. Jeffrey, D. Sank, J. Mutus, T. White, J. Kelly, R. Barends, Yanbin Chen, Z. Chen, B. Chiaro, A. Dunsworth, A. Megrant, P. O’Malley, C. Neill, P. Roushan, A. Vainsencher, J. Wenner, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis Hit paper breakdown →	2014	261
4	Computing prime factors with a Josephson phase qubit quantum processor Nature Physics ·Erik Lucero, R. Barends, Yulin Chen, J. Kelly, M. Mariantoni, A. Megrant, P. O’Malley, D. Sank, A. Vainsencher, J. Wenner, T. White, Yi Yin, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis Hit paper breakdown →	2012	182
5	Catch and Release of Microwave Photon States Physical Review Letters ·Yi Yin, Yu Chen, D. Sank, P. O’Malley, T. C. White, R. Barends, J. Kelly, Erik Lucero, M. Mariantoni, A. Megrant, C. Neill, A. Vainsencher, J. Wenner, Alexander N. Korotkov, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis Hit paper breakdown →	2013	153
6	Surface loss simulations of superconducting coplanar waveguide resonators Applied Physics Letters ·J. Wenner, R. Barends, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, Yu Chen, J. Kelly, Erik Lucero, M. Mariantoni, A. Megrant, P. O’Malley, D. Sank, A. Vainsencher, H. Wang, T. White, Yi Yin, Jie Zhao, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis	2011	112
7	Electric field spectroscopy of material defects in transmon qubits npj Quantum Information ·Jürgen Lisenfeld, Alexander Bilmes, A. Megrant, R. Barends, J. Kelly, Paul V. Klimov, (unknown), John M. Martinis, A. V. Ustinov	2019	94
8	Catching Time-Reversed Microwave Coherent State Photons with 99.4% Absorption Efficiency Physical Review Letters ·J. Wenner, Yi Yin, Yu Chen, R. Barends, B. Chiaro, E. Jeffrey, J. Kelly, A. Megrant, J. Mutus, C. Neill, P. O’Malley, P. Roushan, D. Sank, A. Vainsencher, T. C. White, Alexander N. Korotkov, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis	2014	82
9	Quasiparticle Relaxation in Optically Excited High-QSuperconducting Resonators Physical Review Letters ·R. Barends, J. J. A. Baselmans, S. J. C. Yates, J. R. Gao, J. N. Hovenier, T. M. Klapwijk	2008	73
10	Minimal resonator loss for circuit quantum electrodynamics Applied Physics Letters ·R. Barends, N. Vercruyssen, Akira Endo, Pieter de Visser, T. Zijlstra, T. M. Klapwijk, P. Diener, S. J. C. Yates, J. J. A. Baselmans	2010	72
11	Contribution of dielectrics to frequency and noise of NbTiN superconducting resonators Applied Physics Letters ·R. Barends, H. L. Hortensius, T. Zijlstra, J. J. A. Baselmans, S. J. C. Yates, J. R. Gao, T. M. Klapwijk	2008	67
12	Quantum noise in a terahertz hot electron bolometer mixer Applied Physics Letters ·Wen Zhang, P. Khosropanah, J. R. Gao, E. Kollberg, K. S. Yngvesson, Tarun Bansal, R. Barends, T. M. Klapwijk	2010	64
13	Multiplexed dispersive readout of superconducting phase qubits Applied Physics Letters ·Yu Chen, D. Sank, P. O’Malley, T. White, R. Barends, B. Chiaro, J. Kelly, Erik Lucero, M. Mariantoni, A. Megrant, Charles Neill, A. Vainsencher, J. Wenner, Yue Yin, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis	2012	57
14	Excitation of Superconducting Qubits from Hot Nonequilibrium Quasiparticles Physical Review Letters ·J. Wenner, Yi Yin, Erik Lucero, R. Barends, Yu Chen, B. Chiaro, J. Kelly, M. Lenander, M. Mariantoni, A. Megrant, C. Neill, P. O’Malley, D. Sank, A. Vainsencher, H. Wang, T. White, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis	2013	50
15	Noise and Sensitivity of Aluminum Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Sub-mm Astronomy Journal of Low Temperature Physics ·J. J. A. Baselmans, S. J. C. Yates, R. Barends, Y. J. Y. Lankwarden, J. R. Gao, H. Hoevers, T. M. Klapwijk	2008	50
16	Dynamic quantum Kerr effect in circuit quantum electrodynamics Physical Review A ·Yi Yin, H. Wang, M. Mariantoni, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, R. Barends, Yanbin Chen, M. Lenander, Erik Lucero, M. Neeley, A. D. O’Connell, D. Sank, Martin Weides, J. Wenner, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Jie Zhao, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis	2012	50
17	Flux Noise Probed with Real Time Qubit Tomography in a Josephson Phase Qubit Physical Review Letters ·D. Sank, R. Barends, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, Yu Chen, J. Kelly, M. Lenander, Erik Lucero, M. Mariantoni, A. Megrant, M. Neeley, P. O’Malley, A. Vainsencher, H. Wang, J. Wenner, T. White, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Yi Yin, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis	2012	46
18	Enhancement of quasiparticle recombination in Ta and Al superconductors by implantation of magnetic and nonmagnetic atoms Physical Review B ·R. Barends, Simon van Vliet, J. J. A. Baselmans, S. J. C. Yates, J. R. Gao, T. M. Klapwijk	2009	38
19	Niobium and Tantalum High Q Resonators for Photon Detectors IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity ·R. Barends, J. J. A. Baselmans, J. N. Hovenier, J. R. Gao, S. J. C. Yates, T. M. Klapwijk, H. Hoevers	2007	36
20	Current-induced vortex unbinding in bolometer mixers Applied Physics Letters ·R. Barends, M. Hajenius, J. R. Gao, T. M. Klapwijk	2005	35

About R. Barends

R. Barends is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, having authored 44 papers that have together received 2.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Superconducting and THz Device Technology (24 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (22 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (16 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (14 papers), Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (10 papers), Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design (5 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (4 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.9k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (578 citations), Artificial Intelligence (1.5k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (551 citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (563 citations). R. Barends has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include John M. Martinis, J. Kelly, A. Megrant, D. Sank, J. Wenner, A. N. Cleland, P. O’Malley, T. White, Yi Yin and T. M. Klapwijk. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Physical Review Letters, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Physical Review B and Journal of Low Temperature Physics.

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