Rolando D. Somma

6.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Rolando D. Somma is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolando D. Somma has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 34 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 5 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Rolando D. Somma's work include Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (39 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (36 papers) and Quantum many-body systems (14 papers). Rolando D. Somma is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (39 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (36 papers) and Quantum many-body systems (14 papers). Rolando D. Somma collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Rolando D. Somma's co-authors include Gerardo Ortíz, Robin Kothari, Andrew M. Childs, Emanuel Knill, Dominic W. Berry, Richard Cleve, David Poulin, Howard Barnum, Lorenza Viola and J. E. Gubernatis and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Rolando D. Somma

55 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Simulating Hamiltonian Dynamics with a Truncated Taylor Series

2015 426 citations Dominic W. Berry, Andrew M. Childs et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Efficient quantum state tomography

2010 420 citations M. Cramer, Martin B. Plenio et al. Nature Communications profile →
Quantum Algorithm for Systems of Linear Equations with Exponentially Improved Dependence on Precision

2017 348 citations Andrew M. Childs, Robin Kothari et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rolando D. Somma United States	24	2.5k	1.9k	370	225	149	56	3.0k
David Poulin Canada	34	3.4k 1.3×	2.5k 1.3×	672 1.8×	359 1.6×	205 1.4×	80	4.0k
Colm A. Ryan United States	27	1.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	202 0.5×	171 0.8×	59 0.4×	40	2.7k
Łukasz Cincio United States	29	2.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	425 1.1×	216 1.0×	438 2.9×	72	3.4k
Norbert M. Linke United States	26	2.9k 1.2×	2.8k 1.5×	285 0.8×	257 1.1×	117 0.8×	63	3.8k
Daniel Nigg Austria	12	2.7k 1.1×	2.9k 1.5×	153 0.4×	326 1.4×	203 1.4×	19	3.5k
Bei Zeng China	26	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	234 0.6×	279 1.2×	176 1.2×	108	2.4k
Antonio Mezzacapo United States	25	3.6k 1.4×	2.8k 1.4×	531 1.4×	130 0.6×	156 1.0×	41	4.2k
Markus Müller Germany	27	2.6k 1.0×	3.5k 1.8×	195 0.5×	407 1.8×	323 2.2×	105	4.4k
Lucas Lamata Spain	37	3.1k 1.2×	3.4k 1.7×	179 0.5×	353 1.6×	140 0.9×	119	4.3k
Patrick J. Coles United States	36	4.5k 1.8×	2.6k 1.4×	604 1.6×	414 1.8×	34 0.2×	84	5.0k

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Babbush, Ryan, Dominic W. Berry, Robin Kothari, Rolando D. Somma, & Nathan Wiebe. (2023). Exponential Quantum Speedup in Simulating Coupled Classical Oscillators. Physical Review X. 13(4). 24 indexed citations

Babbush, Ryan, Dominic W. Berry, Robin Kothari, Rolando D. Somma, & Nathan Wiebe. (2023). Exponential quantum speedup in simulating coupled classical oscillators^*. 405–414. 3 indexed citations

Subaşı, Yiğit, et al.. (2019). Quantum Algorithms for Systems of Linear Equations Inspired by Adiabatic Quantum Computing. Physical Review Letters. 122(6). 60504–60504. 109 indexed citations

Subaşı, Yiğit, et al.. (2018). Quantum algorithms for linear systems of equations inspired by adiabatic quantum computing. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

Somma, Rolando D.. (2016). Quantum simulations of one dimensional quantum systems. Quantum Information and Computation. 16(13). 1125–1168. 15 indexed citations

Somma, Rolando D., Andrew M. Childs, & Robin Kothari. (2016). Quantum linear systems algorithm with exponentially improved dependence on precision. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2016. 10 indexed citations

Somma, Rolando D.. (2016). A Trotter-Suzuki approximation for Lie groups with applications to Hamiltonian simulation. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 57(6). 14 indexed citations

Childs, Andrew M., Robin Kothari, & Rolando D. Somma. (2015). Quantum linear systems algorithm with exponentially improved dependence on precision. arXiv (Cornell University). 16 indexed citations

Chiang, Hao-Tien Lewis, et al.. (2014). Improved bounds for eigenpath traversal. Physical Review A. 89(1). 8 indexed citations

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Hughes, Richard, J. E. Nordholt, Kevin McCabe, et al.. (2013). Network-Centric Quantum Communications. FW2C.1–FW2C.1. 13 indexed citations

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Cramer, M., Martin B. Plenio, Steven T. Flammia, et al.. (2010). Efficient quantum state tomography. Nature Communications. 1(1). 149–149. 420 indexed citations breakdown →

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Somma, Rolando D., Cristian D. Batista, & Gerardo Ortíz. (2007). Quantum Approach to Classical Statistical Mechanics. Physical Review Letters. 99(3). 30603–30603. 53 indexed citations

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Knill, Emanuel, Gerardo Ortíz, & Rolando D. Somma. (2007). Optimal quantum measurements of expectation values of observables. Physical Review A. 75(1). 133 indexed citations

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Somma, Rolando D., John Chiaverini, & D. J. Berkeland. (2006). Lower bounds for the fidelity of entangled-state preparation. Physical Review A. 74(5). 17 indexed citations

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Somma, Rolando D., Howard Barnum, Gerardo Ortíz, & Emanuel Knill. (2006). Efficient Solvability of Hamiltonians and Limits on the Power of Some Quantum Computational Models. Physical Review Letters. 97(19). 190501–190501. 18 indexed citations

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Barnum, Howard, Emanuel Knill, Gerardo Ortíz, Rolando D. Somma, & Lorenza Viola. (2004). A Subsystem-Independent Generalization of Entanglement. Physical Review Letters. 92(10). 107902–107902. 189 indexed citations

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Somma, Rolando D., Gerardo Ortíz, Emanuel Knill, & J. E. Gubernatis. (2003). Quantum Simulations of Physics Problems. 13 indexed citations

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Genta, Giancarlo & Rolando D. Somma. (2002). Non-Zoomorphic Walking Machines for Planetary Exploration and Exploitation. PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 1 indexed citations

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Corso, Dante Del, et al.. (1997). ALGEN - A Walking Robotic Rover for Planetary Exploration. PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 3 indexed citations

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Somma, Rolando D., et al.. (1983). The radar altimeter for ERS-1 Satellite. 2 indexed citations

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