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Quantum Computing: Research Leaders and Landscape

The most active researchers, institutions, and subtopics in Quantum Computing, from recent PubMed records. Public authorship only, every figure verifiable by PMID.

Analyzed 374 recent PubMed papers (2021-2026) matching "quantum computing superconducting qubit". Source: NLM PubMed. Generated July 2026.

Top research leaders (by recent publication volume)

#ResearcherAffiliationPapers
1Fan HengChinese Academy of Sciences16
2Li HekangZhejiang University15
3Peng Cheng-ZhiUniversity of Science and Technology of China15
4Xu KaiChinese Academy of Sciences13
5Zhu XiaoboUniversity of Science and Technology of China13
6Pan Jian-WeiUniversity of Science and Technology of China13
7Gong MingUniversity of Science and Technology of China13
8Song ChaoZhejiang University12
9Liang FutianUniversity of Science and Technology of China12
10Lin JinUniversity of Science and Technology of China12
11Xu YuUniversity of Science and Technology of China12
12Song XiaohuiChinese Academy of Sciences11
13Wang ZhenZhejiang University11
14Huang He-LiangUniversity of Science and Technology of China11
15Zheng DongningChinese Academy of Sciences11
16Zhang Yu-RanTheoretical Quantum Physics Laboratory11
17Deng HuiUniversity of Science and Technology of China11
18Rong HaoUniversity of Science and Technology of China11

Ranked by recent publication volume; names not yet disambiguated and not citation-weighted. The full brief adds ORCID disambiguation, citation weighting, and clinical-trial investigator data.

Leading institutions

University of Science and Technology of China (23), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (18), Tsinghua University (16), Chinese Academy of Sciences (16), IBM Quantum (15), University of California (14), Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences (12), Yale University (11), Theoretical Quantum Physics Laboratory (11), Zhejiang University (10)

Active subtopics

Computing Methodologies (4), Quantum Theory (4), Magnetic Fields (2), Microwaves (1), Neural Networks, Computer (1), Algorithms (1), Hydrogen (1), Temperature (1), Computer Simulation (1), Interferometry (1), Cold Temperature (1), Phase Transition (1)

Top journals

Physical review letters (99), Nature communications (75), Nature (32), Scientific reports (27), Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) (11), Science advances (11)

Representative recent papers

Zeptojoule calorimetry. (2026) · PMID 42382161

Pound-Drever-Hall Method for Superconducting-Qubit Readout. (2026) · PMID 42360973

On-Chip Cavity Electroacoustics Using Lithium Niobate Phononic Crystal Resonators. (2026) · PMID 42330451

Evidence of scaling advantage on an NP-complete problem with enhanced quantum solvers. (2026) · PMID 42321587

Programmable microwave cluster states via Josephson metamaterials. (2026) · PMID 42315505

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