René Heilmann

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

René Heilmann is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, René Heilmann has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in René Heilmann's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (13 papers), Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing (8 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (6 papers). René Heilmann is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (13 papers), Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing (8 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (6 papers). René Heilmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. René Heilmann's co-authors include Alexander Szameit, Stefan Nolte, Markus Gräfe, Philip Walther, Max Tillmann, Borivoje Dakić, Armando Pérez-Leija, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, Felix Dreisow and Robert Keil and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Applied Physics Letters and Nature Photonics.

In The Last Decade

René Heilmann

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Experimental boson sampling 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Experimental boson sampling
    2013 455 citations Max Tillmann, Borivoje Dakić et al. Nature Photonics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
René Heilmann Germany 14 858 823 470 172 114 20 1.3k
Armando Pérez-Leija Germany 21 1.0k 1.2× 640 0.8× 426 0.9× 379 2.2× 83 0.7× 51 1.4k
Chiara Vitelli Italy 20 1.2k 1.4× 1.4k 1.7× 428 0.9× 74 0.4× 71 0.6× 35 1.7k
Nicholas Thomas-Peter United Kingdom 10 793 0.9× 924 1.1× 526 1.1× 31 0.2× 59 0.5× 14 1.2k
Daniel J. Brod Brazil 17 818 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 374 0.8× 44 0.3× 54 0.5× 33 1.4k
Justin B. Spring United Kingdom 12 945 1.1× 897 1.1× 739 1.6× 27 0.2× 58 0.5× 30 1.4k
Dian Wu China 16 1.5k 1.8× 1.4k 1.7× 463 1.0× 63 0.4× 34 0.3× 30 2.0k
Davide Pierangeli Italy 18 564 0.7× 479 0.6× 458 1.0× 346 2.0× 30 0.3× 54 1.2k
Jonathan Lavoie Canada 17 986 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 306 0.7× 46 0.3× 27 0.2× 51 1.6k
Linda Sansoni Italy 24 1.7k 2.0× 1.9k 2.3× 851 1.8× 94 0.5× 149 1.3× 40 2.6k
D. Mogilevtsev Belarus 19 1.1k 1.3× 471 0.6× 804 1.7× 83 0.5× 17 0.1× 101 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of René Heilmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tillmann, Max, René Heilmann, Markus Gräfe, et al.. (2018). Integrated-optics heralded controlled-NOT gate for polarization-encoded qubits. npj Quantum Information. 4(1). 61 indexed citations
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Titchener, James, Markus Gräfe, René Heilmann, et al.. (2017). Scalable on-chip quantum state tomography. 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Gräfe, Markus, René Heilmann, Jan Sperling, et al.. (2017). Divide & Conquer: genuine characterization of light states by click detectors. QT6A.6–QT6A.6. 1 indexed citations
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Weimann, Steffen, Armando Pérez-Leija, Maxime Lebugle, et al.. (2016). Implementation of quantum and classical discrete fractional Fourier transforms. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11027–11027. 73 indexed citations
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Heilmann, René, Jan Sperling, Armando Pérez-Leija, et al.. (2016). Harnessing click detectors for the genuine characterization of light states. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 19489–19489. 25 indexed citations
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Biggerstaff, D. N., René Heilmann, Markus Gräfe, et al.. (2016). Enhancing coherent transport in a photonic network using controllable decoherence. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11282–11282. 74 indexed citations
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Gräfe, Markus, René Heilmann, Maxime Lebugle, et al.. (2016). Integrated photonic quantum walks. Journal of Optics. 18(10). 103002–103002. 38 indexed citations
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Heilmann, René, Markus Gräfe, Stefan Nolte, & Alexander Szameit. (2015). A novel integrated quantum circuit for high-order W-state generation and its highly precise characterization. Science Bulletin. 60(1). 96–100. 74 indexed citations
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Lebugle, Maxime, Markus Gräfe, René Heilmann, et al.. (2015). Experimental observation of N00N state Bloch oscillations. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8273–8273. 40 indexed citations
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Keil, Robert, et al.. (2015). Direct measurement of second-order coupling in a waveguide lattice. Applied Physics Letters. 107(24). 15 indexed citations
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Pérez-Leija, Armando, Steffen Weimann, Maxime Lebugle, et al.. (2015). Implementation of Quantum and Classical Discrete Fractional Fourier Transforms. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. FTh2D.4–FTh2D.4. 2 indexed citations
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Gräfe, Markus, René Heilmann, Stefan Nolte, & Alexander Szameit. (2015). On-chip generation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen states with arbitrary symmetry. Applied Physics Letters. 106(18). 6 indexed citations
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Meany, Thomas, Markus Gräfe, René Heilmann, et al.. (2015). Laser written circuits for quantum photonics. Laser & Photonics Review. 9(4). 363–384. 171 indexed citations
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Tillmann, Max, Si-Hui Tan, Sarah Elizabeth Stoeckl, et al.. (2014). BosonSampling with Controllable Distinguishability. arXiv (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations
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Heilmann, René, Markus Gräfe, Stefan Nolte, & Alexander Szameit. (2014). Arbitrary photonic wave plate operations on chip: Realizing Hadamard, Pauli-X and rotation gates for polarisation qubits. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 4118–4118. 73 indexed citations
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Gräfe, Markus, René Heilmann, Armando Pérez-Leija, et al.. (2014). On-chip generation of high-order single-photon W-states. Nature Photonics. 8(10). 791–795. 102 indexed citations
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Heilmann, René, Robert Keil, Markus Gräfe, Stefan Nolte, & Alexander Szameit. (2014). Ultraprecise phase manipulation in integrated photonic quantum circuits with generalized directional couplers. Applied Physics Letters. 105(6). 7 indexed citations
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Eichelkraut, Toni, René Heilmann, Steffen Weimann, et al.. (2013). Mobility transition from ballistic to diffusive transport in non-Hermitian lattices. Nature Communications. 4(1). 2533–2533. 102 indexed citations
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Tillmann, Max, Borivoje Dakić, René Heilmann, et al.. (2013). Experimental boson sampling. Nature Photonics. 7(7). 540–544. 455 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gräfe, Markus, René Heilmann, Robert Keil, et al.. (2013). Correlations of indistinguishable particles in non-Hermitian lattices. New Journal of Physics. 15(3). 33008–33008. 13 indexed citations

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