Zhenghan Wang

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
96 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Zhenghan Wang is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenghan Wang has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 47 papers in Geometry and Topology and 23 papers in Mathematical Physics. Recurrent topics in Zhenghan Wang's work include Algebraic structures and combinatorial models (38 papers), Quantum many-body systems (35 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (19 papers). Zhenghan Wang is often cited by papers focused on Algebraic structures and combinatorial models (38 papers), Quantum many-body systems (35 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (19 papers). Zhenghan Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Colombia. Zhenghan Wang's co-authors include Michael Freedman, Michael Larsen, Alexei Kitaev, Hong‐Chen Jiang, Leon Balents, Eric C. Rowell, Meng Cheng, Xiao-Gang Wen, Simon Trebst and Andreas W. W. Ludwig and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B and Nature Physics.

In The Last Decade

Zhenghan Wang

92 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Identifying topological order by entanglement entropy 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2019 100 200 300 400
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. Identifying topological order by entanglement entropy
    2012 465 citations Zhenghan Wang et al. profile →
  2. Symmetry fractionalization, defects, and gauging of topological phases
    2019 283 citations Maissam Barkeshli, Parsa Bonderson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhenghan Wang United States 27 2.9k 1.4k 940 755 351 96 3.8k
David Pérez-Garcı́a Spain 36 3.7k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 309 0.3× 1.9k 2.5× 521 1.5× 104 4.6k
F C Alcaraz Brazil 29 1.9k 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 762 0.8× 298 0.4× 358 1.0× 115 3.0k
Romain Vasseur United States 36 3.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 291 0.3× 855 1.1× 139 0.4× 113 4.0k
Zheng‐Cheng Gu United States 31 6.3k 2.2× 3.3k 2.3× 472 0.5× 725 1.0× 67 0.2× 84 6.9k
Michael Levin United States 27 4.9k 1.7× 2.4k 1.7× 387 0.4× 760 1.0× 54 0.2× 70 5.5k
Jon Magne Leinaas Norway 19 1.9k 0.7× 478 0.3× 186 0.2× 480 0.6× 102 0.3× 70 2.3k
Mikio Nakahara Japan 22 1.7k 0.6× 402 0.3× 115 0.1× 598 0.8× 97 0.3× 108 2.8k
M. Fannes Belgium 21 2.4k 0.8× 636 0.4× 153 0.2× 1.4k 1.8× 308 0.9× 93 3.0k
A. Karlhede Sweden 23 1.6k 0.6× 990 0.7× 413 0.4× 138 0.2× 213 0.6× 70 3.1k
Wen‐Li Yang China 25 1.6k 0.5× 287 0.2× 848 0.9× 476 0.6× 127 0.4× 234 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhenghan Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenghan Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhenghan Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhenghan Wang 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 Zhenghan Wang. Zhenghan Wang 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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Wang, Peng, Tianyi Zhang, Y. Wang, et al.. (2025). CasiaHand: Design and Evaluation of a 15-DoF Tendon-Driven Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(5). 5026–5033.
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Wen, Qi, et al.. (2025). Human-Robot Collaborative Tele-Grasping in Clutter With Five-Fingered Robotic Hands. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(3). 2215–2222.
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Zhang, Danqing, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of school-based interventions on fundamental movement skills in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 1522–1522. 1 indexed citations
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Cui, Shawn X., et al.. (2019). On generalized symmetries and structure of modular categories. Science China Mathematics. 62(3). 417–446. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhenghan, et al.. (2018). On topological quantum computing with mapping class group representations. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical. 52(1). 15301–15301. 2 indexed citations
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Cong, Iris, Meng Cheng, & Zhenghan Wang. (2017). Universal Quantum Computation with Gapped Boundaries. Physical Review Letters. 119(17). 170504–170504. 27 indexed citations
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Bruillard, Paul, César Galíndo, Siu‐Hung Ng, et al.. (2017). Fermionic modular categories and the 16-fold way. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 58(4). 51 indexed citations
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Martin, Paul, et al.. (2016). LOCAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE LOOP BRAID GROUP. Glasgow Mathematical Journal. 59(2). 359–378. 7 indexed citations
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Ardonne, Eddy, Meng Cheng, Eric C. Rowell, & Zhenghan Wang. (2016). Classification of metaplectic modular categories. Journal of Algebra. 466. 141–146. 5 indexed citations
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Bonderson, Parsa, Maissam Barkeshli, Meng Cheng, & Zhenghan Wang. (2015). Symmetry, Defects, and Gauging of Topological Phases. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2015. 2 indexed citations
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Bauer, Bela, et al.. (2015). Fusion and Measurement Operations for SU$(2)_4$ Anyons. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhenghan, et al.. (2013). $|Z_{\mathrm{Kup}}|=|Z_{\mathrm{Henn}}|^2$ for lens spaces. 4(4). 411–445. 1 indexed citations
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Wan, Xin, Zhenghan Wang, & Kun Yang. (2013). From the fractional quantum Hall effect to topological quantum computation. 42(8). 558–566. 1 indexed citations
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Hastings, Matthew B., Chetan Nayak, & Zhenghan Wang. (2013). Metaplectic anyons, Majorana zero modes, and their computational power. Physical Review B. 87(16). 36 indexed citations
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Brennen, Gavin K., et al.. (2011). Quantum Walks with Non-Abelian Anyons. Physical Review Letters. 106(23). 230404–230404. 8 indexed citations
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Ardonne, Eddy, et al.. (2008). Topological stability of anyonic quantum spin chains and formation of new topological liquids. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yong, Eric C. Rowell, Yong-Shi Wu, & Zhenghan Wang. (2007). From Extraspecial Two-Groups To GHZ States. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Rowell, Eric C., et al.. (2006). EXTRASPECIAL 2-GROUPS AND IMAGES OF BRAID GROUP REPRESENTATIONS. Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications. 15(4). 413–427. 54 indexed citations
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Stong, Richard & Zhenghan Wang. (2000). Self-homeomorphisms of 4-manifolds with fundamental group Z. Topology and its Applications. 106(1). 49–56. 5 indexed citations
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Bryson, Steve, Michael Freedman, Zheng-Xu He, & Zhenghan Wang. (1993). Möbius invariance of knot energy. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 28(1). 99–103. 17 indexed citations

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