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Douglas R. Stinson

Douglas R. Stinson

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Mathematics
Canada
2026
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Computer Science
Canada
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Mathematics

D-Index
68
Citations
24881
World Ranking
302
National Ranking
10

Computer Science

D-Index
70
Citations
26619
World Ranking
1838
National Ranking
66

Douglas R. Stinson publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Douglas R. Stinson sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 328 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

Douglas R. Stinson D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Douglas R. Stinson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Douglas R. Stinson is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within computer science and engineering, focusing on areas such as graph theory and CDMA systems, coding theory and cryptography, finite group theory research, semigroups and automata theory, graph labeling and dimension problems, DNA and biological computing, and rings, modules, and algebras.

Stinson's frequently published subfields include electrical and electronic engineering, artificial intelligence, computational theory and mathematics, discrete mathematics and combinatorics, and molecular biology. This diverse research profile highlights an interdisciplinary approach combining theoretical and applied aspects of science and technology.

The scientist has contributed significantly to various academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Journal of Combinatorial Designs
  • Designs Codes and Cryptography
  • Advances in Mathematics of Communications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Douglas R. Stinson demonstrate a focus on combinatorial designs, coding theory, and cryptographic methods. These works include:

  • On resolvable Golomb rulers, symmetric configurations and progressive dinner parties, 2021, IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome)
  • Constructions and Bounds for Codes With Restricted Overlaps, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
  • Circular external difference families, graceful labellings and cyclotomy, 2024, Discrete Mathematics
  • Nestings of BIBDs with block size four, 2024, Journal of Combinatorial Designs
  • On the equivalence of authentication codes and robust (2, 2)-threshold schemes, 2020, DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

The scientist has frequently collaborated with other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Donald L. Kreher
  • Maura B. Paterson
  • Marco Buratti
  • Navid Nasr Esfahani
  • Daniel Horsley

Douglas R. Stinson has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada by the Academy of Science in 2011. This distinction reflects their standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Cryptography: Theory and Practice

    Douglas R. Stinson

  • Advances in Cryptology, Crypto '93

    Douglas R. Stinson

  • Visual Cryptography for General Access Structures

    Giuseppe Ateniese;Carlo Blundo;Alfredo De Santis;Douglas R. Stinson

  • Combinatorial Algorithms: Generation, Enumeration, and Search

    Donald L. Kreher;Douglas R. Stinson

  • Combinatorial Designs: Constructions and Analysis

    Douglas R. Stinson

  • A Provably Secure True Random Number Generator with Built-In Tolerance to Active Attacks

    B. Sunar;W.J. Martin;D.R. Stinson

  • Extended capabilities for visual cryptography

    Giuseppe Ateniese;Carlo Blundo;Alfredo De Santis;Douglas R. Stinson

  • Universal hashing and authentication codes

    D. R. Stinson

  • An explication of secret sharing schemes

    D. R. Stinson

  • Combinatorial properties of frameproof and traceability codes

    J.N. Staddon;D.R. Stinson;Ruizhong Wei

  • Cryptography: Theory and Practice,Second Edition

    Douglas Stinson

  • On the Contrast in Visual Cryptography Schemes

    Carlo Blundo;Alfredo De Santis;Douglas R. Stinson

  • Combinatorial Properties and Constructions of Traceability Schemes and Frameproof Codes

    D. R. Stinson;R. Wei

  • Contemporary design theory : a collection of surveys

    Jeffrey H. Dinitz;D. R. Stinson

  • Deterministic key predistribution schemes for distributed sensor networks

    Jooyoung Lee;Douglas R. Stinson

  • Secure frameproof codes, key distribution patterns, group testing algorithms and related structures

    D.R. Stinson;Tran van Trung;R. Wei

  • Graph decompositions and secret sharing schemes

    C. Blundo;A. Santis;D. R. Stinson;U. Vaccaro

  • Contrast Optimal Threshold Visual Cryptography Schemes

    C. Blundo;P. D'Arco;A. De Santis;D. R. Stinson

  • Decomposition constructions for secret-sharing schemes

    D.R. Stinson

  • A combinatorial approach to key predistribution for distributed sensor networks

    Jooyoung Lee;D.R. Stinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Blundo
Carlo Blundo University of Salerno
Charles J. Colbourn
Charles J. Colbourn Arizona State University
Alfredo De Santis
Alfredo De Santis University of Salerno
Guang Gong
Guang Gong University of Waterloo
Ian Goldberg
Ian Goldberg University of Waterloo
Kaoru Kurosawa
Kaoru Kurosawa Ibaraki University
Alex Biryukov
Alex Biryukov University of Luxembourg
Giuseppe Ateniese
Giuseppe Ateniese George Mason University
Tuvi Etzion
Tuvi Etzion Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Jessica Staddon
Jessica Staddon Northeastern University

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