Shi-Yuan Ma

575 total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 346 citations indexed

About

Shi-Yuan Ma is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Shi-Yuan Ma has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 346 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 1 paper in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Shi-Yuan Ma's work include Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing (6 papers), Optical Network Technologies (5 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (4 papers). Shi-Yuan Ma is often cited by papers focused on Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing (6 papers), Optical Network Technologies (5 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (4 papers). Shi-Yuan Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Shi-Yuan Ma's co-authors include Tianyu Wang, Peter L. McMahon, Logan G. Wright, Tatsuhiro Onodera, Martin M. Stein, Hichem Eleuch, Hassan Hajjdiab, Ashraf Khalil, Da‐Wei Wang and Sheng-Wen Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Photonics and Applied Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shi-Yuan Ma

7 papers receiving 326 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.

Image sensing with multilayer nonlinear optical neural networks

2023 159 citations Tianyu Wang, Logan G. Wright et al. Nature Photonics profile →
An optical neural network using less than 1 photon per multiplication

2022 157 citations Tianyu Wang, Shi-Yuan Ma et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Shi-Yuan Ma

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Alexander J. Geers United States

Yujun Zhao China

Farshid Ashtiani United States

Alexander Sludds United States

Tingzhao Fu China

Yuyao Huang China

Yubin Zang China

Lingxiao Wan Singapore

Dongzhou Zhong China

Alexander J. Geers United States

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351 ×1.4

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46 ×1.3

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Citations per year, relative to Shi-Yuan Ma Shi-Yuan Ma (= 1×) peers Alexander J. Geers

Countries citing papers authored by Shi-Yuan Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shi-Yuan Ma

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Shi-Yuan Ma. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Shi-Yuan Ma. The network helps show where Shi-Yuan Ma may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shi-Yuan Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shi-Yuan Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shi-Yuan Ma 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-Yuan Ma. Shi-Yuan Ma is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Ma, Shi-Yuan, et al.. (2025). Quantum-limited stochastic optical neural networks operating at a few quanta per activation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 359–359. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Tianyu, Logan G. Wright, Martin M. Stein, et al.. (2023). Image sensing with multilayer nonlinear optical neural networks. Nature Photonics. 17(5). 408–415. 159 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Tianyu, Shi-Yuan Ma, Logan G. Wright, et al.. (2023). Applications of digital micromirror devices in photonic neural networks. 2–2.

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Wang, Tianyu, et al.. (2023). Image sensing with multilayer nonlinear optical neural networks. 47–47. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Tianyu, et al.. (2022). An optical neural network using less than 1 photon per multiplication. Nature Communications. 13(1). 157 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Tianyu, et al.. (2021). An optical neural network operating with less than 1 photon per multiplication. FTh6C.2–FTh6C.2. 3 indexed citations

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Ma, Shi-Yuan, Ashraf Khalil, Hassan Hajjdiab, & Hichem Eleuch. (2020). Quantum Dilation and Erosion. Applied Sciences. 10(11). 4040–4040. 12 indexed citations

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Ma, Shi-Yuan, et al.. (2017). Chiral Spin Flipping Gate Implemented in IBM Quantum Experience. Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences. 11(5). 1519–1526. 3 indexed citations

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