Thomas Schuster

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Schuster is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Schuster has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 11 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 7 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Thomas Schuster's work include Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (10 papers), Quantum many-body systems (9 papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (8 papers). Thomas Schuster is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (10 papers), Quantum many-body systems (9 papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (8 papers). Thomas Schuster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Thomas Schuster's co-authors include Norman Y. Yao, Beni Yoshida, C. Monroe, Norbert M. Linke, K. A. Landsman, Caroline Figgatt, Markus Klapper, Kläus Müllen, H. Kühn and Joseph W. Krumpfer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Schuster

34 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Verified quantum information scrambling 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2021 50 100 150 200
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. Verified quantum information scrambling
    2019 242 citations K. A. Landsman, Caroline Figgatt et al. Nature profile →
  2. Quantum Information Scrambling on a Superconducting Qutrit Processor
    2021 182 citations Machiel Blok, Vinay Ramasesh et al. Physical Review X profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Schuster United States 19 654 359 214 177 128 34 1.2k
Zai-Dong Li China 19 1.1k 1.7× 374 1.0× 191 0.9× 179 1.0× 448 3.5× 79 1.9k
Lorenzo Stella United Kingdom 17 607 0.9× 113 0.3× 93 0.4× 305 1.7× 67 0.5× 51 1.2k
Giovanni Piero Pepe Italy 20 504 0.8× 157 0.4× 481 2.2× 495 2.8× 43 0.3× 133 1.4k
J.-Q. Liang China 24 1.3k 2.0× 448 1.2× 136 0.6× 237 1.3× 216 1.7× 115 1.7k
Sunil Sainis United States 11 1.0k 1.6× 93 0.3× 70 0.3× 117 0.7× 39 0.3× 12 1.3k
James S. Spencer United Kingdom 17 702 1.1× 82 0.2× 178 0.8× 395 2.2× 41 0.3× 26 1.0k
Xian-Geng Zhao China 24 1.1k 1.7× 199 0.6× 161 0.8× 797 4.5× 156 1.2× 125 1.9k
Joonsuk Huh South Korea 21 497 0.8× 524 1.5× 80 0.4× 328 1.9× 27 0.2× 75 1.2k
Huanchen Zhai United States 15 401 0.6× 197 0.5× 92 0.4× 576 3.3× 21 0.2× 27 998
Mustapha Maamache Algeria 20 687 1.1× 158 0.4× 39 0.2× 370 2.1× 462 3.6× 100 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Schuster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Schuster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Schuster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Schuster 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 Schuster. Thomas Schuster 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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Schuster, Thomas, et al.. (2025). A Polynomial-Time Classical Algorithm for Noisy Quantum Circuits. Physical Review X. 15(4). 1 indexed citations
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Schuster, Thomas, Murphy Yuezhen Niu, Jordan Cotler, et al.. (2023). Learning quantum systems via out-of-time-order correlators. Physical Review Research. 5(4). 3 indexed citations
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Schuster, Thomas, Felix Flicker, Svetlana Kotochigova, et al.. (2021). Realizing Hopf Insulators in Dipolar Spin Systems. Physical Review Letters. 127(1). 15301–15301. 25 indexed citations
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Schuster, Thomas, Snir Gazit, Joel E. Moore, & Norman Y. Yao. (2019). Floquet Hopf Insulators. Physical Review Letters. 123(26). 266803–266803. 30 indexed citations
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Landsman, K. A., Caroline Figgatt, Thomas Schuster, et al.. (2019). Verified quantum information scrambling. Nature. 567(7746). 61–65. 242 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhuang, Quntao, Thomas Schuster, Beni Yoshida, & Norman Y. Yao. (2019). Scrambling and complexity in phase space. Physical review. A. 99(6). 34 indexed citations
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Blok, Machiel, Vinay Ramasesh, James Colless, et al.. (2018). Implementation and Applications of Two Qutrit Gates in Superconducting Transmon Qubits. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2018. 1 indexed citations
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Iadecola, Thomas, Thomas Schuster, & Claudio Chamon. (2016). Non-Abelian Braiding of Light. Physical Review Letters. 117(7). 73901–73901. 52 indexed citations
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Schuster, Thomas, et al.. (2014). Effects of chemical structure on the dynamic and static surface tensions of short-chain, multi-arm nonionic fluorosurfactants. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 428. 276–285. 45 indexed citations
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Schuster, Thomas, Florian E. Golling, Joseph W. Krumpfer, et al.. (2014). Poly(isobutylene) Nanoparticles via Cationic Polymerization in Nonaqueous Emulsions. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 36(2). 204–210. 5 indexed citations
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Deng, Xu, Maxime Paven, Periklis Papadopoulos, et al.. (2013). Solvent‐Free Synthesis of Microparticles on Superamphiphobic Surfaces. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(43). 11286–11289. 40 indexed citations
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Krumpfer, Joseph W., Thomas Schuster, Markus Klapper, & Kläus Müllen. (2013). Make it nano-Keep it nano. Nano Today. 8(4). 417–438. 55 indexed citations
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Schuster, Thomas, et al.. (2013). Multicompartment micelle‐structured peptide nanoparticles: A new biocompatible gene‐ and drug‐delivery tool. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 102(4). 1155–1163. 8 indexed citations
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Kita‐Tokarczyk, Katarzyna, Thomas Schuster, Felix H. Schacher, et al.. (2010). Calcium Phosphate Mineralization beneath a Polycationic Monolayer at the Air–Water Interface. Macromolecular Bioscience. 10(9). 1084–1092. 33 indexed citations
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Schuster, Thomas, et al.. (2010). Surface Modification of Nickel/Titanium Alloy and Titanium Surfaces via a Polyelectrolyte Multilayer/Calcium Phosphate Hybrid Coating. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 295(6). 535–543. 24 indexed citations
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Gouanvé, Fabrice, Thomas Schuster, Emmanuel Allard, Rachel Méallet‐Renault, & C. Larpent. (2007). Fluorescence Quenching upon Binding of Copper Ions in Dye‐Doped and Ligand‐Capped Polymer Nanoparticles: A Simple Way to Probe the Dye Accessibility in Nano‐Sized Templates. Advanced Functional Materials. 17(15). 2746–2756. 85 indexed citations
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Schuster, Thomas, H. Kühn, Ernst Helmut Brandt, et al.. (1994). Flux motion in thin superconductors with inhomogeneous pinning. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 50(22). 16684–16707. 69 indexed citations
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Schuster, Thomas, M.R. Koblischka, B. Ludescher, & H. Kronmüller. (1992). Analysis of the remanent state after full flux penetration in high-Tc single crystals. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde. 83(8). 618–623. 5 indexed citations
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Crandall, Jack K., et al.. (1992). Cyclopropanones from the oxidation of hindered [4]- and [5]-cumulenes with epoxidation reagents. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 114(15). 5998–6002. 19 indexed citations
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Crandall, Jack K. & Thomas Schuster. (1990). The ozonolysis of alkenylidenecyclopropanes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 55(7). 1973–1975. 10 indexed citations

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