Thomas Feldker

1.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
15 papers, 761 citations indexed

About

Thomas Feldker is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Feldker has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 761 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 7 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 1 paper in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Feldker's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (11 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (7 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (5 papers). Thomas Feldker is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (11 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (7 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (5 papers). Thomas Feldker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Austria. Thomas Feldker's co-authors include Ivan Pogorelov, Thomas Monz, Philipp Schindler, R. Blatt, Christian D. Marciniak, R. Gerritsma, M. Meth, Henning A. Fürst, Lukas Postler and Markus Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Feldker

15 papers receiving 744 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.

Compact Ion-Trap Quantum Computing Demonstrator

2021 219 citations Ivan Pogorelov, Thomas Feldker et al. PRX Quantum profile →
Demonstration of fault-tolerant universal quantum gate operations

2022 183 citations Lukas Postler, Ivan Pogorelov et al. Nature profile →
Optimal metrology with programmable quantum sensors

2022 126 citations Christian D. Marciniak, Thomas Feldker et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Feldker Germany	11	592	480	63	47	47	15	761
M. Meth Austria	7	459 0.8×	559 1.2×	92 1.5×	68 1.4×	14 0.3×	23	711
Eric R. Anschuetz United States	6	613 1.0×	514 1.1×	51 0.8×	44 0.9×	19 0.4×	13	800
Lukas Postler Austria	8	469 0.8×	594 1.2×	88 1.4×	75 1.6×	14 0.3×	16	730
Christian D. Marciniak Austria	8	453 0.8×	510 1.1×	95 1.5×	56 1.2×	14 0.3×	16	677
Ivan Pogorelov Austria	8	452 0.8×	548 1.1×	80 1.3×	57 1.2×	12 0.3×	11	676
Russell Stutz United States	9	321 0.5×	295 0.6×	67 1.1×	51 1.1×	32 0.7×	17	482
Elica Kyoseva Bulgaria	14	390 0.7×	294 0.6×	104 1.7×	34 0.7×	18 0.4×	30	540
Jules Tilly United Kingdom	5	341 0.6×	517 1.1×	43 0.7×	103 2.2×	15 0.3×	5	625
Shuxiang Cao United Kingdom	5	325 0.5×	535 1.1×	52 0.8×	107 2.3×	14 0.3×	13	629
Gerardo A. Paz-Silva Australia	12	435 0.7×	487 1.0×	47 0.7×	34 0.7×	21 0.4×	24	573

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Feldker

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

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Ringbauer, Martin, Thomas Feldker, Juan Bermejo-Vega, et al.. (2025). Verifiable measurement-based quantum random sampling with trapped ions. Nature Communications. 16(1). 106–106. 4 indexed citations

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Marciniak, Christian D., Thomas Feldker, Ivan Pogorelov, et al.. (2022). Optimal metrology with programmable quantum sensors. Nature. 603(7902). 604–609. 126 indexed citations breakdown →

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Postler, Lukas, Ivan Pogorelov, Manuel Rispler, et al.. (2022). Demonstration of fault-tolerant universal quantum gate operations. Nature. 605(7911). 675–680. 183 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pogorelov, Ivan, Thomas Feldker, Christian D. Marciniak, et al.. (2021). Compact Ion-Trap Quantum Computing Demonstrator. PRX Quantum. 2(2). 219 indexed citations breakdown →

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Feldker, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Experimental setup for studying an ultracold mixture of trapped Yb+–Li6. Physical review. A. 102(3). 8 indexed citations

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Feldker, Thomas, et al.. (2019). Observation of Interactions between Trapped Ions and Ultracold Rydberg Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 122(25). 253401–253401. 25 indexed citations

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Fürst, Henning A., et al.. (2018). Dynamics of a single ion-spin impurity in a spin-polarized atomic bath. Physical review. A. 98(1). 31 indexed citations

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Feldker, Thomas, et al.. (2018). Spectroscopy of the S1/22→P3/22 transition in Yb ii: Isotope shifts, hyperfine splitting, and branching ratios. Physical review. A. 97(3). 11 indexed citations

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Fürst, Henning A., et al.. (2018). Prospects of reaching the quantum regime in Li–Yb⁺ mixtures. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 51(19). 195001–195001. 19 indexed citations

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Fürst, Henning A., et al.. (2017). Trapped Ions in Rydberg-Dressed Atomic Gases. Physical Review Letters. 118(26). 263201–263201. 23 indexed citations

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Fürst, Henning A., et al.. (2017). Observation of collisions between cold Li atoms and Yb+ ions. Physical review. A. 96(3). 46 indexed citations

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Feldker, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Addressing single trapped ions for Rydberg quantum logic. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 49(15). 154004–154004. 10 indexed citations

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Feldker, Thomas, et al.. (2015). Rydberg Excitation of a Single Trapped Ion. Physical Review Letters. 115(17). 173001–173001. 24 indexed citations

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Schütz, Jan, et al.. (2012). Heteronuclear collisions between laser-cooled metastable neon atoms. Physical Review A. 86(2). 4 indexed citations

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Schmidt‐Kaler, F., Thomas Feldker, J. Walz, et al.. (2011). Rydberg excitation of trapped cold ions: a detailed case study. New Journal of Physics. 13(7). 75014–75014. 28 indexed citations

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