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Quantum Biophysics

Quantum biophysics is the subdiscipline of biophysics that investigates biological processes through the application of quantum mechanical principles and phenomena.

346

Publications

24.8K

Citations

786

Authors

421

Institutions

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2017–2026

46

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Publications

346

Evidence for wavelike energy transfer through quantum coherence in photosynthetic systems

Gregory S. Engel, Tessa R. Calhoun, Elizabeth L. Read et al. · Nature · 2007 · 3.3K citations

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Environment-assisted quantum walks in photosynthetic energy transfer

Masoud Mohseni, Patrick Rebentrost, Seth Lloyd et al. · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 2008 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Highly efficient energy excitation transfer in light-harvesting complexes: The fundamental role of noise-assisted transport

Filippo Caruso, Alex W. Chin, Animesh Datta et al. · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 2009 · 658 citations · Full text

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Orchestrated reduction of quantum coherence in brain microtubules: A model for consciousness

Stuart R. Hameroff, Roger Penrose · Mathematics and Computers in Simulation · 1996 · 629 citations

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Vibrations, quanta and biology

Susana F. Huelga, Martin B. Plenio · Contemporary Physics · 2013 · 579 citations · Full text

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Authors

786

  1. MB
    Martin B. Plenio

    Universität Ulm, Germany

    9 publications · 1.8K citations

    9

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  2. SR
    Stuart R. Hameroff

    University of Arizona, United States

    8 publications · 1.2K citations

    8

    h-index

  3. SF
    Susana F. Huelga

    Universität Ulm, Germany

    8 publications · 1.8K citations

    8

    h-index

  4. AW
    Alex W. Chin

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 1.3K citations

    6

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  5. KB
    K. Birgitta Whaley

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    5 publications · 326 citations

    5

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Institutions

421

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    24.7K citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    9 h-index

    26 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    716 citations

  4. Universität Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, Austria

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    858 citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.9K citations

  6. Universität Ulm

    Ulm, Germany

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    2.7K citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    23.8K citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    22 publications · 3K citations

    17

    h-index

  2. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 10 publications · 1.1K citations

    10

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  3. Physical Review A

    PRA · 10 publications · 541 citations

    10

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  4. Biosystems

    8 publications · 649 citations

    8

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 8 publications · 249 citations

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See also

Quantum Biophysics

Core Phenomena

Core Methods

Biological Systems

Limitations

Applications