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Gianluca Stringhini

Gianluca Stringhini

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Computer Science

D-Index
53
Citations
10619
World Ranking
4853
National Ranking
2262

Gianluca Stringhini 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 Gianluca Stringhini sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 185 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gianluca Stringhini 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 Gianluca Stringhini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gianluca Stringhini is a researcher affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research spans primarily within the fields of Computer Science and Social Sciences, comprising a total of 124 and 90 publications respectively. The subfields of study include Artificial Intelligence, Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems, Communication, and Signal Processing.

The scientist's main topics of work cover areas such as Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Social Media and Politics, Spam and Phishing Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, and Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining.

Gianluca Stringhini has contributed extensively to scholarly publications and has appeared frequently in notable venues. The most common publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • Digital Threats Research and Practice

Their recent papers demonstrate engagement with topics surrounding online safety, social media analysis, and cyber threats. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Disturbed YouTube for Kids: Characterizing and Detecting Inappropriate Videos Targeting Young Children" (2020, Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media)
  • "A Human-Centered Systematic Literature Review of the Computational Approaches for Online Sexual Risk Detection" (2021, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction)
  • "Raiders of the Lost Kek: 3.5 Years of Augmented 4chan Posts from the Politically Incorrect Board" (2020, Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media)
  • "A Human-Centered Systematic Literature Review of Cyberbullying Detection Algorithms" (2021, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction)
  • ""How over is it?" Understanding the Incel Community on YouTube" (2021, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction)

In addition to journal and conference papers, Gianluca Stringhini has contributed to book publications. Notably, they have a book published by Springer Science+Business Media titled Detection of Intrusions and Malware, and Vulnerability Assessment (2020).

The researcher has collaborated frequently with various colleagues including Jeremy Blackburn, Emiliano De Cristofaro, Savvas Zannettou, Michael Sirivianos, and Kostantinos Papadamou. The coauthor collaborations range from 17 to 58 joint works, indicating sustained research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Detecting spammers on social networks

    Gianluca Stringhini;Christopher Kruegel;Giovanni Vigna

  • Large scale crowdsourcing and characterization of twitter abusive behavior

    Antigoni Maria Founta;Constantinos Djouvas;Despoina Chatzakou;Ilias Leontiadis

  • Mean Birds: Detecting Aggression and Bullying on Twitter

    Despoina Chatzakou;Nicolas Kourtellis;Jeremy Blackburn;Emiliano De Cristofaro

  • MaMaDroid: Detecting Android Malware by Building Markov Chains of Behavioral Models

    Enrico Mariconti;Lucky Onwuzurike;Panagiotis Andriotis;Emiliano De Cristofaro

  • COMPA: Detecting Compromised Accounts on Social Networks.

    Manuel Egele;Gianluca Stringhini;Christopher Krügel;Giovanni Vigna

  • MaMaDroid: Detecting Android Malware by Building Markov Chains of Behavioral Models (Extended Version)

    Lucky Onwuzurike;Enrico Mariconti;Panagiotis Andriotis;Emiliano De Cristofaro

  • Kek, Cucks, and God Emperor Trump: A Measurement Study of 4chan's Politically Incorrect Forum and its Effects on the Web

    Gabriel Emile Hine;Jeremiah Onaolapo;Emiliano De Cristofaro;Nicolas Kourtellis

  • On the Origins of Memes by Means of Fringe Web Communities

    Savvas Zannettou;Tristan Caulfield;Jeremy Blackburn;Emiliano De Cristofaro

  • What is Gab: A Bastion of Free Speech or an Alt-Right Echo Chamber

    Savvas Zannettou;Barry Bradlyn;Emiliano De Cristofaro;Haewoon Kwak

  • PayBreak: Defense Against Cryptographic Ransomware

    Eugene Kolodenker;William Koch;Gianluca Stringhini;Manuel Egele

  • The underground economy of spam: a botmaster's perspective of coordinating large-scale spam campaigns

    Brett Stone-Gross;Thorsten Holz;Gianluca Stringhini;Giovanni Vigna

  • Follow the green: growth and dynamics in twitter follower markets

    Gianluca Stringhini;Gang Wang;Manuel Egele;Christopher Kruegel

  • Disinformation Warfare: Understanding State-Sponsored Trolls on Twitter and Their Influence on the Web

    Savvas Zannettou;Tristan Caulfield;Emiliano De Cristofaro;Michael Sirivianos

  • Towards Detecting Compromised Accounts on Social Networks

    Manuel Egele;Gianluca Stringhini;Christopher Kruegel;Giovanni Vigna

  • The web centipede: understanding how web communities influence each other through the lens of mainstream and alternative news sources

    Savvas Zannettou;Tristan Caulfield;Emiliano De Cristofaro;Nicolas Kourtelris

  • What is Gab? A Bastion of Free Speech or an Alt-Right Echo Chamber?

    Savvas Zannettou;Barry Bradlyn;Emiliano De Cristofaro;Haewoon Kwak

  • Tiresias: Predicting Security Events Through Deep Learning

    Yun Shen;Enrico Mariconti;Pierre Antoine Vervier;Gianluca Stringhini

  • Shady paths: leveraging surfing crowds to detect malicious web pages

    Gianluca Stringhini;Christopher Kruegel;Giovanni Vigna

  • The Dark Alleys of Madison Avenue: Understanding Malicious Advertisements

    Apostolis Zarras;Alexandros Kapravelos;Gianluca Stringhini;Thorsten Holz

  • Who Let The Trolls Out?: Towards Understanding State-Sponsored Trolls

    Savvas Zannettou;Tristan Caulfield;William Setzer;Michael Sirivianos

  • "Go eat a bat, Chang!": An Early Look on the Emergence of Sinophobic Behavior on Web Communities in the Face of COVID-19

    Leonard Schild;Chen Ling;Jeremy Blackburn;Gianluca Stringhini

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy Blackburn
Jeremy Blackburn Binghamton University
Emiliano De Cristofaro
Emiliano De Cristofaro University of California, Riverside
Nicolas Kourtellis
Nicolas Kourtellis Telefónica (Spain)
Giovanni Vigna
Giovanni Vigna University of California, Santa Barbara
Ilias Leontiadis
Ilias Leontiadis Facebook (United States)
Manuel Egele
Manuel Egele Boston University
Christopher Kruegel
Christopher Kruegel University of California, Santa Barbara
Athena Vakali
Athena Vakali Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Mirco Musolesi
Mirco Musolesi University College London
Nick Nikiforakis
Nick Nikiforakis Stony Brook University

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