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58
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3615
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Nicolas Christin 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 Nicolas Christin sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 168 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicolas Christin 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 Nicolas Christin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicolas Christin is a researcher affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily spans the field of Computer Science, with a significant focus on Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The main topics addressed in their work include Spam and Phishing Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Privacy, Security, and Data Protection, Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Information and Cyber Security, and User Authentication and Security Systems.

Their research output features various papers published in notable venues. Recent publications include "Do or do not, there is no try: User engagement may not improve security outcomes" (2020) published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University); "Away From Prying Eyes: Analyzing Usage and Understanding of Private Browsing" (2020) also in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University); "How Do Home Computer Users Browse the Web?" (2021) in ACM Transactions on the Web; "Exploring Usable Security to Improve the Impact of Formal Verification: A Research Agenda" (2021) published in Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science; and "Self-Supervised Euphemism Detection and Identification for Content Moderation" (2021) in arXiv (Cornell University).

The most frequent publication venues where Nicolas Christin has contributed include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 15 publications, arXiv (Cornell University) with 10 publications, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University) with 2 publications, ACM Transactions on the Web with 2 publications, and Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies with 2 publications.

Nicolas Christin has collaborated consistently with several co-authors, among whom are Jin-Dong Dong, Daniela Lopes, Pedro Medeiros, Diogo Barradas, and Bernardo Portela, each having co-authored 16 to 18 publications with Christin.

Best Publications

  • Bitcoin: economics, technology, and governance

    Rainer Böhme;Nicolas Christin;Benjamin Edelman;Tyler Moore

  • Traveling the silk road: a measurement analysis of a large anonymous online marketplace

    Nicolas Christin

  • Guess Again (and Again and Again): Measuring Password Strength by Simulating Password-Cracking Algorithms

    P. G. Kelley;S. Komanduri;M. L. Mazurek;R. Shay

  • Beware the Middleman: Empirical Analysis of Bitcoin-Exchange Risk

    Tyler Moore;Nicolas Christin

  • Of passwords and people: measuring the effect of password-composition policies

    Saranga Komanduri;Richard Shay;Patrick Gage Kelley;Michelle L. Mazurek

  • Encountering stronger password requirements: user attitudes and behaviors

    Richard Shay;Saranga Komanduri;Patrick Gage Kelley;Pedro Giovanni Leon

  • Measuring the longitudinal evolution of the online anonymous marketplace ecosystem

    Kyle Soska;Nicolas Christin

  • How does your password measure up? the effect of strength meters on password creation

    Blase Ur;Patrick Gage Kelley;Saranga Komanduri;Joel Lee

  • Secure or insure?: a game-theoretic analysis of information security games

    Jens Grossklags;Nicolas Christin;John Chuang

  • An Empirical Analysis of Traceability in the Monero Blockchain

    Malte Möser;Kyle Soska;Ethan Heilman;Kevin Lee

  • Content availability, pollution and poisoning in file sharing peer-to-peer networks

    Nicolas Christin;Andreas S. Weigend;John Chuang

  • Measuring password guessability for an entire university

    Michelle L. Mazurek;Saranga Komanduri;Timothy Vidas;Lujo Bauer

  • Evading android runtime analysis via sandbox detection

    Timothy Vidas;Nicolas Christin

  • Fast, lean, and accurate: modeling password guessability using neural networks

    William Melicher;Blase Ur;Sean M. Segreti;Saranga Komanduri

  • All your droid are belong to us: a survey of current android attacks

    Timothy Vidas;Daniel Votipka;Nicolas Christin

  • Toward a general collection methodology for Android devices

    Timothy Vidas;Chengye Zhang;Nicolas Christin

  • Use Your Illusion: secure authentication usable anywhere

    Eiji Hayashi;Rachna Dhamija;Nicolas Christin;Adrian Perrig

  • Do Users' Perceptions of Password Security Match Reality?

    Blase Ur;Jonathan Bees;Sean M. Segreti;Lujo Bauer

  • “I added '!' at the end to make it secure”: observing password creation in the lab

    Blase Ur;Fumiko Noma;Jonathan Bees;Sean M. Segreti

  • Can long passwords be secure and usable

    Richard Shay;Saranga Komanduri;Adam L. Durity;Phillip (Seyoung) Huh

  • Measuring Password Guessability for an Entire University (CMU-CyLab-13-013)

    Michelle L. Mazurek;Saranga Komanduri;Tim Vidas;Lujo Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorrie Faith Cranor
Lorrie Faith Cranor Carnegie Mellon University
Lujo Bauer
Lujo Bauer Carnegie Mellon University
John Chuang
John Chuang University of California, Berkeley
Blase Ur
Blase Ur University of Chicago
Jens Grossklags
Jens Grossklags Technical University of Munich
Anupam Datta
Anupam Datta Carnegie Mellon University
Alessandro Acquisti
Alessandro Acquisti Carnegie Mellon University
Jörg Liebeherr
Jörg Liebeherr University of Toronto
Patrick Gage Kelley
Patrick Gage Kelley University of New Mexico
Tyler Moore
Tyler Moore University of Tulsa

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