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Cryptologia
H-index 4

Cryptologia

0161-1194

Published by: Taylor & Francis

http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ucry20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 906 11 13 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 15
Documents by Best Scientists*: 18
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 0.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cryptologia?

Cryptologia tackles a plethora of topics, such as Computer security, Cryptography, Cipher, Cryptanalysis and Theoretical computer science. Computer security research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Telecommunications, World War II and German. The journal investigates Cryptography research which frequently intersects with Mathematics education.

Topics in Cipher explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Algorithm and Arithmetic. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Theoretical computer science, it also covered topics in Differential cryptanalysis, Linear cryptanalysis and Block cipher. The study on Two-square cipher presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Transposition cipher.

In the journal, researchers investigate the Transposition cipher study as part of research in the field of Running key cipher.

  • Computer security (21.38%)
  • Cryptography (16.85%)
  • Cipher (16.63%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The advanced encryption standard (750 citations)
  • On the derivation of a “Chaotic” encryption algorithm (665 citations)
  • A tutorial on linear and differential cryptanalysis (131 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cryptologia:

Theoretical computer science, Computer security, Algorithm, Cryptography and Block cipher are the main subjects of interest in the most cited papers. The most cited publications explore issues in Algorithm which can be linked to other research areas like Simple (abstract algebra), Substitution cipher and Degree (graph theory). Issues in Cryptography were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Function (mathematics), Algebra, CHAOS (operating system) and Chaos theory.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Cryptography

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ancient history, Cipher, Cryptography, Classics and World War II are the subjects of interest in the journal. Ancient history research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Nazism, Encryption and State (polity). Aside from discussions in Encryption, Cryptologia also deals with the subject of Hill climbing which intersects with Theoretical computer science and Cryptanalysis disciplines.

The journal addresses concerns in Theoretical computer science which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Set (abstract data type) and German. While Cipher is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Genetic algorithm, Plugboard, Boolean function and Humanities. While Cryptologia primarily focused on Cryptography, it also opened dialogues on the discipline of Source material.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Quasigroups and their applications in cryptography (2 citations)
  • Methods for encryption in early 19th-century Ottoman diplomatic correspondence (1 citations)
  • Review of The linguistics of the Voynich manuscript by Claire Bowern and Luke Lindemann (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Cryptologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Louis Kruh (112 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chris Christensen (108 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • David Kahn (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cipher A. Deavours (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ralph Erskine (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Cryptologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Northern Kentucky University (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • CERN (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Military Academy (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Cheng Kung University (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • The College of New Jersey (3 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 95.35% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 50.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Cryptologia

For those who are interested in cryptology and want to delve deeper into the field, pursuing a career in this domain can be quite rewarding. Outside of research, many cryptologists work in the education sector utilizing their knowledge to inspire the next generation of codebreakers. One such career opportunity is becoming an English teacher with a focus on cryptology, which not only allows you to teach the beautiful craft of language but also introduce students to the challenges and importance of secure communications. If you ever wondered how to become an English teacher, particularly one focusing on cryptology, you can read more about this career pathway here. In addition to teaching careers, research opportunities are abundant in the field of cryptology. Owing to the sensitive nature of the data and the increasing necessity for secure communications, corporations and government agencies allocate considerable resources for research in cryptography, cryptanalysis, and more. Whether it's teaching or research, careers in cryptology are vast and varied. So, if you are considering a career switch or planning your future course, exploring opportunities in cryptology might be worth your while.

Top Publications

  • Phishing in an academic community: A study of user susceptibility and behavior

    Alejandra Diaz;Alan T. Sherman;Anupam Joshi

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • The Fifth International Students’ Olympiad in cryptography—NSUCRYPTO: Problems and their solutions

    Anastasiya Gorodilova;Sergey Agievich;Claude Carlet;Xiang-dong Hou

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Variable elimination strategies and construction of nonlinear polynomial invariant attacks on T-310

    Nicolas T. Courtois;Marios Georgiou

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • A novel Collatz conjecture-based digital image watermarking method

    Türker Tuncer;Huseyin Yuce Kurum

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Construction of a polynomial invariant annihilation attack of degree 7 for T-310

    Nicolas T. Courtois;Aidan Patrick;Matteo Abbondati

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • UDM: Private user discovery with minimal information disclosure

    David Chaum;Mario Yaksetig;Alan T. Sherman;Joeri de Ruiter

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • A nonlinear invariant attack on T-310 with the original Boolean function

    Nicolas T. Courtois

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • A French cipher from the late 19th century

    Rémi Géraud-Stewart;David Naccache

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • On latin squares, invariant differentials, random permutations and historical Enigma rotors

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Review of two collections of essays about Alan Turing

    (2020)
    0 Citations

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