R. Gerritsma

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
57 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

R. Gerritsma is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Gerritsma has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 28 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in R. Gerritsma's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (42 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (27 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (17 papers). R. Gerritsma is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (42 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (27 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (17 papers). R. Gerritsma collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Austria and Germany. R. Gerritsma's co-authors include C. F. Roos, R. Blatt, Gerhard Kirchmair, F. Zähringer, E. Solano, Antonio Negretti, Cornelius Hempel, B. P. Lanyon, R. J. C. Spreeuw and Zbigniew Idziaszek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. Gerritsma

53 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Quantum simulation of the Dirac equation 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2011 2010 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. Quantum simulation of the Dirac equation
    2010 464 citations R. Gerritsma, Gerhard Kirchmair et al. Nature profile →
  2. Universal Digital Quantum Simulation with Trapped Ions
    2011 412 citations R. Gerritsma, F. Zähringer et al. profile →
  3. Realization of a Quantum Walk with One and Two Trapped Ions
    2010 354 citations F. Zähringer, Gerhard Kirchmair 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
R. Gerritsma Netherlands 25 2.7k 1.7k 289 147 134 57 3.0k
Erik Sjöqvist Sweden 29 3.0k 1.1× 2.2k 1.3× 394 1.4× 61 0.4× 106 0.8× 130 3.3k
Gavin K. Brennen Australia 26 2.6k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 142 0.5× 168 1.1× 180 1.3× 78 3.0k
Daniel Nigg Austria 12 2.9k 1.1× 2.7k 1.6× 326 1.1× 153 1.0× 50 0.4× 19 3.5k
Giulia Semeghini Italy 12 2.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 235 0.8× 44 0.3× 81 0.6× 15 2.5k
F. Zähringer Austria 10 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 220 0.8× 138 0.9× 29 0.2× 12 1.8k
Iulia Georgescu Switzerland 9 1.7k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 176 0.6× 67 0.5× 38 0.3× 65 2.1k
Bei Zeng China 26 1.9k 0.7× 1.8k 1.1× 279 1.0× 234 1.6× 29 0.2× 108 2.4k
Gerhard Kirchmair Austria 24 4.4k 1.6× 3.7k 2.2× 348 1.2× 177 1.2× 76 0.6× 46 5.0k
Harry Levine United States 11 3.8k 1.4× 2.2k 1.3× 519 1.8× 73 0.5× 83 0.6× 14 4.3k
Cornelius Hempel Austria 18 2.4k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 440 1.5× 50 0.3× 42 0.3× 28 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Gerritsma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Gerritsma

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Davis, Matthew J., et al.. (2025). Global variational quantum circuits for arbitrary symmetric state preparation. Physical Review Research. 7(2). 3 indexed citations
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Gerritsma, R., et al.. (2025). Fast Quantum Gates with Electric Field Pulses and Optical Tweezers in Trapped Ions. Entropy. 27(6). 595–595.
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Rittenhouse, Seth T., et al.. (2025). Ultracold collisions of a neutral atom with a trapped ion in one dimension. Physical review. A. 112(2). 1 indexed citations
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Safavi-Naini, Arghavan, et al.. (2024). Alignment and optimization of optical tweezers on trapped ions. Physical review. A. 110(4). 2 indexed citations
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Gerritsma, R., et al.. (2023). Trap-Assisted Complexes in Cold Atom-Ion Collisions. Physical Review Letters. 130(14). 143003–143003. 11 indexed citations
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Gerritsma, R., et al.. (2022). Effect of micromotion and local stress in quantum simulations with trapped ions in optical tweezers. Physical review. A. 106(4). 8 indexed citations
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Schoutens, Kareljan, et al.. (2021). High-fidelity method for a single-step N-bit Toffoli gate in trapped ions. Physical review. A. 103(5). 14 indexed citations
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Lous, Rianne S., et al.. (2020). Controlling the nature of a charged impurity in a bath of Feshbach dimers. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 17 indexed citations
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Feldker, Thomas, et al.. (2019). Observation of Interactions between Trapped Ions and Ultracold Rydberg Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 122(25). 253401–253401. 25 indexed citations
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Feldker, Thomas, et al.. (2015). Rydberg Excitation of a Single Trapped Ion. Physical Review Letters. 115(17). 173001–173001. 24 indexed citations
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Bissbort, Ulf, Daniel Cocks, Antonio Negretti, et al.. (2013). Emulating Solid-State Physics with a Hybrid System of Ultracold Ions and Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 111(8). 80501–80501. 85 indexed citations
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Gerritsma, R., Antonio Negretti, H. Doerk, et al.. (2012). Bosonic Josephson Junction Controlled by a Single Trapped Ion. Physical Review Letters. 109(8). 80402–80402. 39 indexed citations
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Casanova, J., Lucas Lamata, I. L. Egusquiza, et al.. (2011). Quantum Simulation of Quantum Field Theories in Trapped Ions. Physical Review Letters. 107(26). 260501–260501. 60 indexed citations
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Gühne, Otfried, Matthias Kleinmann, Adán Cabello, et al.. (2010). Compatibility and noncontextuality for sequential measurements. Physical Review A. 81(2). 68 indexed citations
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Zähringer, F., Gerhard Kirchmair, R. Gerritsma, et al.. (2010). Realization of a Quantum Walk with One and Two Trapped Ions. Physical Review Letters. 104(10). 100503–100503. 354 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gerritsma, R., Gerhard Kirchmair, F. Zähringer, et al.. (2010). Quantum simulation of the Dirac equation. Nature. 463(7277). 68–71. 464 indexed citations breakdown →
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Casanova, J., Juan José García‐Ripoll, R. Gerritsma, C. F. Roos, & E. Solano. (2010). Klein tunneling and Dirac potentials in trapped ions. Physical Review A. 82(2). 56 indexed citations
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Xing, Yutao, et al.. (2007). Fabrication of magnetic atom chips based on FePt. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 313(1). 192–197. 10 indexed citations
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Spreeuw, R. J. C. & R. Gerritsma. (2006). Topological constraints on magnetostatic traps (6 pages). Physical Review A. 74(4). 43405–9. 2 indexed citations

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