| From the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm to a Quantum Alternating Operator Ansatz S Hadfield, Z Wang, B O'Gorman, EG Rieffel, D Venturelli, R Biswas Algorithms (Special Issue: Quantum Optimization Theory, Algorithms, and …, 2019 | 852 | 2019 |
| Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm for MaxCut: A Fermionic View Z Wang, S Hadfield, Z Jiang, EG Rieffel Physical Review A 97, 022304, 2018 | 471 | 2018 |
| On the representation of Boolean and real functions as Hamiltonians for quantum computing S Hadfield ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing 2 (4), 1-21, 2021 | 92 | 2021 |
| Optimizing quantum heuristics with meta-learning M Wilson, R Stromswold, F Wudarski, S Hadfield, NM Tubman, EG Rieffel Quantum Machine Intelligence 3, 1-14, 2021 | 91 | 2021 |
| Quantum algorithms for scientific computing and approximate optimization S Hadfield Columbia University PhD dissertation, arXiv:1805.03265, 2018 | 89 | 2018 |
| Challenges and opportunities in quantum optimization A Abbas, A Ambainis, B Augustino, A Bärtschi, H Buhrman, C Coffrin, ... Nature Reviews Physics, 1-18, 2024 | 85* | 2024 |
| Classical symmetries and the quantum approximate optimization algorithm R Shaydulin, S Hadfield, T Hogg, I Safro Quantum Information Processing 20, 1-28, 2021 | 82* | 2021 |
| Quantum Approximate Optimization with Hard and Soft Constraints S Hadfield, Z Wang, EG Rieffel, B O'Gorman, D Venturelli, R Biswas Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Post Moores Era …, 2017 | 63 | 2017 |
| Quantum algorithms and circuits for scientific computing MK Bhaskar, S Hadfield, A Papageorgiou, I Petras Quantum Information and Computation 16 (3&4), 0197–0236. (arXiv:1511.08253), 2016 | 61 | 2016 |
| Characterizing local noise in QAOA circuits J Marshall, F Wudarski, S Hadfield, T Hogg IOP SciNotes 1 (2), 025208, 2020 | 59 | 2020 |
| Primitive quantum gates for dihedral gauge theories MS Alam, S Hadfield, H Lamm, ACY Li Physical Review D 105 (11), 114501, 2022 | 55* | 2022 |
| Divide and conquer approach to quantum Hamiltonian simulation S Hadfield, A Papageorgiou New Journal of Physics 20 (4), 043003, 2018 | 40 | 2018 |
| Bounds on approximating Max XOR with quantum and classical local algorithms K Marwaha, S Hadfield Quantum 6, 757, 2022 | 36 | 2022 |
| Quantum technologies for climate change: Preliminary assessment C Berger, A Di Paolo, T Forrest, S Hadfield, N Sawaya, M Stęchły, ... arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.05362, 2021 | 36 | 2021 |
| Quantum-enhanced greedy combinatorial optimization solver M Dupont, B Evert, MJ Hodson, B Sundar, S Jeffrey, Y Yamaguchi, ... Science Advances 9 (45), eadi0487, 2023 | 35* | 2023 |
| Analytical Framework for Quantum Alternating Operator Ansätze S Hadfield, T Hogg, EG Rieffel Quantum Science and Technology 8 (1), 015017, 2022 | 32 | 2022 |
| Towards Quantum Gate-Model Heuristics for Real-World Planning Problems T Stollenwerk, S Hadfield, Z Wang IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, 2020 | 30 | 2020 |
| Quantum alternating operator ansatz (QAOA) phase diagrams and applications for quantum chemistry V Kremenetski, T Hogg, S Hadfield, SJ Cotton, NM Tubman arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.13056, 2021 | 27 | 2021 |
| Two-unitary decomposition algorithm and open quantum system simulation N Suri, J Barreto, S Hadfield, N Wiebe, F Wudarski, J Marshall Quantum 7, 1002, 2023 | 22 | 2023 |
| From ansätze to Z-gates: A NASA view of quantum computing EG Rieffel, S Hadfield, T Hogg, S Mandrà, J Marshall, G Mossi, ... Future Trends of HPC in a Disruptive Scenario 34, 133, 2019 | 22 | 2019 |
