Shi‐Hai Sun

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Shi‐Hai Sun is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shi‐Hai Sun has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 52 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shi‐Hai Sun's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (55 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (39 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (38 papers). Shi‐Hai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (55 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (39 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (38 papers). Shi‐Hai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Shi‐Hai Sun's co-authors include Lin-Mei Liang, Mu-Sheng Jiang, Xiang-Chun Ma, Chunyan Li, Feihu Xu, Anqi Huang, A. Q. Liu, L. C. Kwek, Wei Luo and Lin Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Shi‐Hai Sun

60 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Recent progress in quantum photonic chips for quantum com... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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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. Recent progress in quantum photonic chips for quantum communication and internet
    2023 134 citations Wei Luo, Lin Cao et al. Light Science & Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shi‐Hai Sun China 22 1.4k 1.2k 214 79 70 66 1.6k
Juan Miguel Arrazola Canada 20 1.1k 0.8× 740 0.6× 174 0.8× 66 0.8× 29 0.4× 45 1.3k
Masahiro Takeoka Japan 31 2.7k 1.9× 2.5k 2.0× 575 2.7× 44 0.6× 68 1.0× 119 3.0k
Ruifang Dong China 20 828 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 354 1.7× 21 0.3× 45 0.6× 164 1.6k
Davide Bacco Denmark 21 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 533 2.5× 42 0.5× 184 2.6× 77 1.6k
Zhen−Qiang Yin China 28 2.4k 1.7× 2.2k 1.8× 180 0.8× 96 1.2× 37 0.5× 121 2.6k
Leonardo Banchi United Kingdom 20 2.0k 1.4× 1.7k 1.4× 161 0.8× 85 1.1× 40 0.6× 65 2.3k
Teng‐Yun Chen China 30 3.3k 2.4× 3.0k 2.4× 567 2.6× 108 1.4× 93 1.3× 60 3.6k
A. J. Shields United Kingdom 8 912 0.6× 781 0.6× 224 1.0× 51 0.6× 58 0.8× 20 1.1k
Xiao‐Min Hu China 20 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 104 0.5× 33 0.4× 51 0.7× 69 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Shi‐Hai Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shi‐Hai Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shi‐Hai Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shi‐Hai Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shi‐Hai Sun 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 Shi‐Hai Sun. Shi‐Hai Sun 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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Sun, Shi‐Hai, et al.. (2026). Entanglement-based quantum key distribution via 343 km fiber link with multiple wavelength polarization state compensation. Science China Physics Mechanics and Astronomy. 69(2).
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Wu, Xiao‐Qin, et al.. (2025). Efficient FPGA implementation of polar codes-based information reconciliation for quantum key distribution. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 36253–36253.
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Chen, Ye, et al.. (2025). A flexible SoC for quantum key distribution post-processing based on RISC-V processor. Quantum Science and Technology. 10(3). 35027–35027.
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Liang, Xiaolin, et al.. (2024). Single-pixel 3D imaging based on fusion temporal data of single-photon detector and millimeter-wave radar. Chinese Optics Letters. 22(2). 22701–22701. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Ye, et al.. (2024). Four-state reference-frame-independent quantum key distribution over 200 km. Physical Review Applied. 22(6). 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinbei, et al.. (2024). A Fast Heuristic Entanglement Distribution Algorithm for Quantum Repeater Chains. 33(1). 146–161. 2 indexed citations
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Dai, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2023). An intensity-enhanced LiDAR SLAM for unstructured environments. Measurement Science and Technology. 34(12). 125120–125120. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Shi‐Hai, et al.. (2023). General theory of quantum holography based on two-photon Interference. Acta Physica Sinica. 72(21). 214207–214207.
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Huang, Jinquan, et al.. (2023). The implementation of Shannon-limited polar codes-based information reconciliation for quantum key distribution. Quantum Science and Technology. 8(3). 35011–35011. 4 indexed citations
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Luo, Wei, Lin Cao, Yuzhi Shi, et al.. (2023). Recent progress in quantum photonic chips for quantum communication and internet. Light Science & Applications. 12(1). 175–175. 134 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Shi‐Hai & Anqi Huang. (2022). A Review of Security Evaluation of Practical Quantum Key Distribution System. Entropy. 24(2). 260–260. 45 indexed citations
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Sun, Shi‐Hai & Gui‐Lu Long. (2021). Deterministic secure quantum communication with practical devices. 3(4). 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Shi‐Hai & Feihu Xu. (2021). Security of quantum key distribution with source and detection imperfections. New Journal of Physics. 23(2). 23011–23011. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Jipeng, et al.. (2019). Experimental study of four-state reference-frame-independent quantum key distribution with source flaws. Physical review. A. 99(3). 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Shi‐Hai, et al.. (2017). Dark plasmonic mode based perfect absorption and refractive index sensing. Nanoscale. 9(26). 8907–8912. 24 indexed citations
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Sajeed, Shihan, Anqi Huang, Shi‐Hai Sun, et al.. (2016). Insecurity of Detector-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution. Physical Review Letters. 117(25). 250505–250505. 29 indexed citations
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Jiang, Mu-Sheng, Shi‐Hai Sun, Chunyan Li, & Lin-Mei Liang. (2014). Frequency shift attack on ‘plug-and-play’ quantum key distribution systems. Journal of Modern Optics. 61(2). 147–153. 6 indexed citations
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Jiang, Mu-Sheng, Shi‐Hai Sun, & Lin-Mei Liang. (2011). Practical Stabilization of Counterfactual Quantum Cryptography. 1(3). 116–120. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Wei-Tao, Shi‐Hai Sun, Lin-Mei Liang, & Jianmin Yuan. (2011). Proof-of-principle experiment of a modified photon-number-splitting attack against quantum key distribution. Physical Review A. 83(4). 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Shi‐Hai, K.F. Man, Bing‐Zhong Wang, & T.P. Wong. (2005). An Optimized Wideband Quarter-Wave Patch Antenna Design. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 4. 486–488. 8 indexed citations

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