Runyao Duan

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Runyao Duan is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Runyao Duan has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 61 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 11 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Runyao Duan's work include Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (76 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (73 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (54 papers). Runyao Duan is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (76 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (73 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (54 papers). Runyao Duan collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Runyao Duan's co-authors include Mingsheng Ying, Yuan Feng, Nengkun Yu, Zhengfeng Ji, Gilad Gour, David Jennings, Francesco Buscemi, Iman Marvian, Xin Wang and Eric Chitambar and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and IEEE Transactions on Information Theory.

In The Last Decade

Runyao Duan

81 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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 majorization and a complete set of entropic conditions for quantum thermodynamics
    2018 382 citations Gilad Gour, David Jennings et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Runyao Duan 1.5k 1.2k 173 99 98 83 1.9k
Mário Motta 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 129 0.7× 94 0.9× 74 0.8× 78 2.2k
Iman Marvian 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 63 0.4× 399 4.0× 97 1.0× 28 1.8k
Alireza Shabani 1.0k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 61 0.4× 168 1.7× 90 0.9× 56 1.4k
Francesco Buscemi 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 42 0.2× 422 4.3× 95 1.0× 68 1.8k
Kevin J. Resch 2.0k 1.4× 2.1k 1.7× 75 0.4× 184 1.9× 37 0.4× 49 2.5k
Iulia Georgescu 1.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 67 0.4× 176 1.8× 19 0.2× 65 2.1k
Kenneth Rudinger 740 0.5× 525 0.4× 107 0.6× 24 0.2× 42 0.4× 28 1.0k
Shyamal Somaroo 740 0.5× 623 0.5× 165 1.0× 29 0.3× 293 3.0× 18 1.2k
János K. Asbóth 921 0.6× 2.1k 1.7× 145 0.8× 290 2.9× 11 0.1× 43 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Runyao Duan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Runyao Duan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Runyao Duan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Runyao Duan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Runyao Duan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Runyao Duan. Runyao Duan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fang, Kun, et al.. (2023). Quantum NETwork: from theory to practice. Science China Information Sciences. 66(8). 20 indexed citations
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Gour, Gilad, David Jennings, Francesco Buscemi, Runyao Duan, & Iman Marvian. (2018). Quantum majorization and a complete set of entropic conditions for quantum thermodynamics. Nature Communications. 9(1). 5352–5352. 382 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Shusen, Xin Wang, Li Zhou, et al.. (2017). Q|SI⟩ : A Quantum Programming Environment.. arXiv (Cornell University). 133–164. 11 indexed citations
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Duan, Runyao, et al.. (2016). Parallel distinguishability of quantum operations. arXiv (Cornell University). 2259–2263. 9 indexed citations
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Acín, Antonio, Runyao Duan, David E. Roberson, Ana Belén Sainz, & Andreas Winter. (2016). A new property of the Lovász number and duality relations between graph parameters. Discrete Applied Mathematics. 216. 489–501. 6 indexed citations
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Duan, Runyao & Andreas Winter. (2014). Zero-Error Classical Channel Capacity and Simulation Cost Assisted by Quantum Non-Signalling Correlations.. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Nengkun, et al.. (2014). Obtaining aWState from a Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger State via Stochastic Local Operations and Classical Communication with a Rate Approaching Unity. Physical Review Letters. 112(16). 160401–160401. 44 indexed citations
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Ying, Mingsheng, Nengkun Yu, Yuan Feng, & Runyao Duan. (2013). Verification of quantum programs. Science of Computer Programming. 78(9). 1679–1700. 29 indexed citations
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Yu, Nengkun, Runyao Duan, & Mingsheng Ying. (2012). Four Locally Indistinguishable Ququad-Ququad Orthogonal Maximally Entangled States. Physical Review Letters. 109(2). 20506–20506. 112 indexed citations
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Chen, Lin, Eric Chitambar, Runyao Duan, Zhengfeng Ji, & Andreas Winter. (2010). Tensor Rank and Stochastic Entanglement Catalysis for Multipartite Pure States. Physical Review Letters. 105(20). 200501–200501. 39 indexed citations
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Chitambar, Eric & Runyao Duan. (2009). Nonlocal Entanglement Transformations Achievable by Separable Operations. Physical Review Letters. 103(11). 110502–110502. 24 indexed citations
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Duan, Runyao, Yuan Feng, & Mingsheng Ying. (2008). Local Distinguishability of Multipartite Unitary Operations. Physical Review Letters. 100(2). 20503–20503. 41 indexed citations
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Duan, Runyao, Yuan Feng, & Mingsheng Ying. (2007). Publisher’s Note: Entanglement is Not Necessary for Perfect Discrimination between Unitary Operations [Phys. Rev. Lett.PRLTAO0031-900798, 100503 (2007)]. Physical Review Letters. 98(12). 4 indexed citations
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Feng, Yuan, Runyao Duan, Zhengfeng Ji, & Mingsheng Ying. (2007). Probabilistic bisimulations for quantum processes. Information and Computation. 205(11). 1608–1639. 17 indexed citations
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Feng, Yuan, Runyao Duan, Zhengfeng Ji, & Mingsheng Ying. (2007). Proof rules for the correctness of quantum programs. Theoretical Computer Science. 386(1-2). 151–166. 29 indexed citations
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Duan, Runyao, Yuan Feng, & Mingsheng Ying. (2007). Entanglement is Not Necessary for Perfect Discrimination between Unitary Operations. Physical Review Letters. 98(10). 100503–100503. 80 indexed citations
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Feng, Yuan, Runyao Duan, Zhengfeng Ji, & Mingsheng Ying. (2005). Semantics of a purely quantum programming language. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Duan, Runyao, et al.. (2004). Unambiguous discrimination between mixed quantum states (4 pages). Physical Review A. 70(1). 12308. 4 indexed citations
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Duan, Runyao, Zhengfeng Ji, Yuan Feng, & Mingsheng Ying. (2003). A relation between quantum operations and the quantum Fourier transform. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Duan, Runyao, et al.. (2003). Tradeoff Between Multiple-copy Transformation and Entanglement Catalysis with Limited Resources. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

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