Bibliometric Trends in Quantum Information Processing

The results of a bibliometric analysis of studies on quantum information processing for 2000–2017 are presented. We used Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) as a data source. This article reveals countries with significant volumes of research, as well as the main participants in the “quantum race.” The structure of a coauthor network was studied in terms of the analysis of social networks using the Salton index; in the analysis of citation, indicators were used based on the calculation of not only the average number of links to a publication, but also highly cited publications in the top 1 and top 10%. The sources and structure of sponsorship of published results in the field of quantum information processing are identified. The positions of Russia are evaluated on all considered indicators.