2026 M. Angela Sasse: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	47	6367	6183	379	375	164	12235

M. Angela Sasse 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 M. Angela Sasse sits on this spectrum.

32 publications 991+

This scientist: 164 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. Angela Sasse 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 M. Angela Sasse sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

M. Angela Sasse is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of computer science and social sciences. Their research spans subfields including information systems, sociology and political science, signal processing, artificial intelligence, and computer networks and communications.

The main thematic areas covered in their work include privacy, security, and data protection; information and cyber security; advanced malware detection techniques; user authentication and security systems; cybercrime and law enforcement studies; stalking, cyberstalking, and harassment; and the intersections of social media and politics.

Frequent publication venues for M. Angela Sasse encompass arXiv (Cornell University), with six publications, the 2022 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP), the New Security Paradigms Workshop, IEEE Security & Privacy, and Empirical Software Engineering.

Significant recent papers by this researcher are:

How Does Usable Security (Not) End Up in Software Products? Results From a Qualitative Interview Study, 2022, 2022 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP)
"Taking out the Trash": Why Security Behavior Change requires Intentional Forgetting, 2021, New Security Paradigms Workshop
Getting Users Smart Quick about Security: Results from 90 Minutes of Using a Persuasive Toolkit for Facilitating Information Security Problem Solving by Non-Professionals, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
Digital Security -- A Question of Perspective. A Large-Scale Telephone Survey with Four At-Risk User Groups, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
Adoption Challenges for Cryptographic Protocols, 2024, IEEE Security & Privacy

Key collaborators include Jonas Hielscher, Yasemin Acar, Marco Gutfleisch, Sascha Fahl, and Annalina Buckmann.

Among their scholarly contributions, M. Angela Sasse has published a book titled Computer Security. ESORICS 2021 International Workshops, released by Springer Science+Business Media in 2022.

Best Publications

Transforming the ‘Weakest Link’ — a Human/Computer Interaction Approach to Usable and Effective Security

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846
Citations
The mechanics of trust: a framework for research and design

Jens Riegelsberger;M. Angela Sasse;John D. McCarthy

721
Citations
"Stuff goes into the computer and doesn't come out": a cross-tool study of personal information management

Richard Boardman;M. Angela Sasse

630
Citations
Are Passfaces More Usable Than Passwords? A Field Trial Investigation

Sacha Brostoff;M Angela Sasse

582
Citations
The impact of avatar realism and eye gaze control on perceived quality of communication in a shared immersive virtual environment

Maia Garau;Mel Slater;Vinoba Vinayagamoorthy;Andrea Brogni

540
Citations
The true cost of unusable password policies: password use in the wild

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422
Citations
The impact of eye gaze on communication using humanoid avatars

Maia Garau;Mel Slater;Simon Bee;Martina Angela Sasse

420
Citations
The researcher's dilemma: evaluating trust in computer-mediated communication

Jens Riegelsberger;M. Angela Sasse;John D. McCarthy

306
Citations
Shiny happy people building trust?: photos on e-commerce websites and consumer trust

Jens Riegelsberger;M. Angela Sasse;John D. McCarthy

279
Citations
Measuring perceived quality of speech and video in multimedia conferencing applications

Anne Watson;M. Angela Sasse

279
Citations
Sharp or smooth?: comparing the effects of quantization vs. frame rate for streamed video

John D. McCarthy;M. Angela Sasse;Dimitrios Miras

247
Citations
Security Education against Phishing: A Modest Proposal for a Major Rethink

Iacovos Kirlappos;M. Angela Sasse

183
Citations
Can small be beautiful?: assessing image resolution requirements for mobile TV

Hendrik Knoche;John D. McCarthy;M. Angela Sasse

182
Citations
Obstacles to the Adoption of Secure Communication Tools

Ruba Abu-Salma;M. Angela Sasse;Joseph Bonneau;Anastasia Danilova

181
Citations
Bringing security home: a process for developing secure and usable systems

Ivan Flechais;M. Angela Sasse;Stephen M. V. Hailes

140
Citations
Could I have the Menu Please? An Eye Tracking Study of Design Conventions

John D. McCarthy;M. Angela Sasse;Jens Riegelsberger

132
Citations
Safe and sound: a safety-critical approach to security

Sacha Brostoff;M. Angela Sasse

117
Citations
Do Users Always Know What’s Good For Them? Utilising Physiological Responses to Assess Media Quality

Gillian May Wilson;M. Angela Sasse

114
Citations
Learning from "Shadow Security": Why understanding non-compliant behaviors provides the basis for effective security

Iacovos Kirlappos;Simon Parkin;M. Angela Sasse

113
Citations
Don't work. Can't work? Why it's time to rethink security warnings

Kat Krol;Matthew Moroz;M. Angela Sasse

103
Citations
Accounting for taste: using profile similarity to improve recommender systems

Philip Bonhard;Clare Harries;John McCarthy;M. Angela Sasse

97
Citations
"They brought in the horrible key ring thing!" Analysing the Usability of Two-Factor Authentication in UK Online Banking

Kat Krol;Eleni Philippou;Emiliano De Cristofaro;M. Angela Sasse

85
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Smith University of Bonn

Joseph Bonneau New York University

Ross Anderson University of Cambridge

James Noble Victoria University of Wellington

Awais Rashid University of Bristol

Gianluca Stringhini Boston University

Emiliano De Cristofaro University of California, Riverside

Shari Lawrence Pfleeger Dartmouth College

Adrian Furnham BI Norwegian Business School

Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli University of Bologna

External Links

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