Barral, DavidCardama Santiago, Francisco JavierDíaz-Camacho, GuillermoFaílde, DanielLlovo, Iago F.Mussa Juane, MariamoVázquez Pérez, JorgeVillasuso, JuanPiñeiro Pomar, César AlfredoCostas, NataliaPichel Campos, Juan CarlosFernández Pena, Anselmo TomásGómez, Andrés2026-01-152026-01-152025-08Computer Science Review Volume 57, August 2025, 1007471574-0137https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45166The emerging field of quantum computing has shown it might change how we process information by using the unique principles of quantum mechanics. As researchers continue to push the boundaries of quantum technologies to unprecedented levels, distributed quantum computing raises as an obvious path to explore with the aim of boosting the computational power of current quantum systems. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of the current state of the art in the distributed quantum computing field, exploring its foundational principles, landscape of achievements, challenges, and promising directions for further research. From quantum communication protocols to entanglement-based distributed algorithms, each aspect contributes to the mosaic of distributed quantum computing, making it an attractive approach to address the limitations of classical computing. Our objective is to offer a comprehensive review that serves both experts in the field and researchers or enthusiasts in quantum computing looking for a starting point to explore the area of distributed quantum computing.eng© 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license.Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Distributed quantum computingHigh-performance computingTeleportationQuantum networksDistributed quantum compilersCircuit knittingDistributed quantum applicationsjournal article10.1016/j.cosrev.2025.1007471876-7745open access