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Dirk Balfanz publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk Balfanz sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 89 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Dirk Balfanz D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk Balfanz sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dirk Balfanz is affiliated with Google in the United States. Their work is situated within a technological and research environment linked to a major global company.

There is no available data on specific research papers published by Dirk Balfanz, which limits detailed insights into particular studies, topics, or contributions within academic publications. Similarly, no frequent co-authors or details on collaborative research partnerships are recorded, preventing an exploration of their network of scholars.

Information regarding the main fields or subfields of study associated with Dirk Balfanz is not provided. Likewise, the absence of data on main topics of work means that a precise outline of research focus areas cannot be drawn from the current sources.

There is no record of book publications or awarded honors connected to Dirk Balfanz. Furthermore, no listed frequent publication venues are available to indicate the platforms or journals where they might have disseminated their work.

Overall, Dirk Balfanz's profile is marked by their association with Google in the United States, though detailed documentation of research output, scientific topics, and career achievements is not accessible in the given dataset.

Best Publications

  • Talking to Strangers: Authentication in Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks.

    Dirk Balfanz;Diana K. Smetters;Paul Stewart;H. Chi Wong

  • Building an Encrypted and Searchable Audit Log.

    Brent R. Waters;Dirk Balfanz;Glenn Durfee;Diana K. Smetters

  • Extensible security architectures for Java

    Dan S. Wallach;Dirk Balfanz;Drew Dean;Edward W. Felten

  • Secret handshakes from pairing-based key agreements

    D. Balfanz;G. Durfee;N. Shankar;D. Smetters

  • Self-healing key distribution with revocation

    J. Staddon;S. Miner;M. Franklin;D. Balfanz

  • Web Spoofing: An Internet Con Game

    Edward W. Felten;Dirk Balfanz;Drew Dean;Dan S. Wallach

  • Efficient tracing of failed nodes in sensor networks

    Jessica Staddon;Dirk Balfanz;Glenn Durfee

  • Systems and methods for authenticating communications in a network medium

    Dirk Balfanz;Cristina Lopes;Diana Smetters;Paul Stewart

  • In search of usable security: five lessons from the field

    D. Balfanz;G. Durfee;D.K. Smetters;R.E. Grinter

  • Method and system for securely Sharing files

    Dirk Balfanz;Teresa Lunt;Diana Smetters;Ken Conley

  • Method and apparatus for establishing and using a secure credential infrastructure

    Dirk Balfanz;Diana K. Smetters;Paul Joseph Stewart;Glenn E. Durfee

  • Strengthening user authentication through opportunistic cryptographic identity assertions

    Alexei Czeskis;Michael Dietz;Tadayoshi Kohno;Dan Wallach

  • Using speakeasy for ad hoc peer-to-peer collaboration

    W. Keith Edwards;Mark W. Newman;Jana Z. Sedivy;Trevor F. Smith

  • Network-in-a-box: how to set up a secure wireless network in under a minute

    Dirk Balfanz;Glenn Durfee;Rebecca E. Grinter;D. K. Smetters

  • Hand-held computers can be better smart cards

    Dirk Balfanz;Edward W. Felten

  • Origin-bound certificates: a fresh approach to strong client authentication for the web

    Michael Dietz;Alexei Czeskis;Dirk Balfanz;Dan S. Wallach

  • Securing a remote terminal application with a mobile trusted device

    A. Oprea;D. Balfanz;G. Durfee;D.K. Smetters

  • Method, apparatus, and program product for automatically provisioning secure network elements

    Dirk Balfanz;Diana K. Smetters;Paul Joseph Stewart;Glenn E. Durfee

  • Experience with secure multi-processing in Java

    D. Balfanz;Li Gong

  • Apparatus and methods for providing secured communication

    Dirk Balfanz;Diana K. Smetters;Paul S. Stewart;Daniel C. Swinehart

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana K. Smetters
Diana K. Smetters Google (United States)
Jessica Staddon
Jessica Staddon Northeastern University
Rebecca E. Grinter
Rebecca E. Grinter Georgia Institute of Technology
Edward W. Felten
Edward W. Felten Princeton University
Dan S. Wallach
Dan S. Wallach Rice University
Cristina V. Lopes
Cristina V. Lopes University of California, Irvine
Paul C. van Oorschot
Paul C. van Oorschot Carleton University
Shahram Izadi
Shahram Izadi Google (United States)
Konstantin Beznosov
Konstantin Beznosov University of British Columbia

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