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Peter Shor(1959)

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Physics

Peter Williston Shor is an American theoretical computer scientist known for his work on quantum computation, in particular for devising Shor's algorithm, a quantum algorithm for factoring exponentially faster than the best currently-known algorithm running on a classical computer. He has been a professor of applied mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2003.

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United StatesMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge (Basic Sciences) (2018)MacArthur Fellowship ()

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Major Awards

265

Publications

44,849

Citations

h-index

155

i10-index

169.2

Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics MIT

2023

BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge (Basic Sciences)MIT

2018

MacArthur Fellowship Massachusetts Institute of Technology

External Profiles

ORCID

0000-0003-4626-5648

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Publications & Citations

Career Path

Award progression over time

MacArthur Fellowship Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2018

BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge (Basic Sciences)MIT

2023

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics MIT

Apex Elite Prestigious

Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

Charles Bennett

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)

Gilles Brassard

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)

David Deutsch

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

California Institute of Technology

Tamalpais High School

Doctoral Advisors

Alan Wing LeungMohsen BahramgiriAndrew Stephen FletcherSalman BeigiReina RiemannAmanda Epping RedlichRamis MovassaghJesse T. GenesonDimiter OstrevJoungkeun LimMatthew CoudronF. Thomson Leighton