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Roger M. Needham 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 Roger M. Needham sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 119 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger M. Needham 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 Roger M. Needham sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - ACM Fellow

Overview

Roger M. Needham was affiliated with Microsoft in the United States during their career. Their research primarily contributed to the field of Health Professions, with particular focus on General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics.

They addressed topics related to Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior, as well as Health and Wellbeing Research. This thematic focus was reflected in their scholarly outputs and collaborative efforts.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Frequency and Attributing Factors to Food Insecurity Experienced by Professional Athletic Training Students, 2025, published in Athletic Training Education Journal
  • Two cryptographic notes, 2021, published in CL Technical Reports

Frequent co-authors working alongside Roger M. Needham included:

  • David Wheeler
  • Nancy Prange
  • Nicholas E. Grahovec
  • Tyler A. Wood

Their research contributions were disseminated through venues such as:

  • CL Technical Reports
  • Athletic Training Education Journal

During their career, Roger M. Needham was recognized as an ACM Fellow in 1994.

Best Publications

  • A logic of authentication

    M. Burrows;M. Abadi;Roger Michael Needham

  • Using encryption for authentication in large networks of computers

    Roger M. Needham;Michael D. Schroeder

  • A logic of authentication

    Michael Burrows;Martin Abadi;Roger Needham

  • Autonet: a high-speed, self-configuring local area network using point-to-point links

    M.D. Schroeder;A.D. Birrell;M. Burrows;H. Murray

  • Reasoning about belief in cryptographic protocols

    L. Gong;R. Needham;R. Yahalom

  • Prudent engineering practice for cryptographic protocols

    Martin Abadi;R. Needham

  • Grapevine: an exercise in distributed computing

    Andrew D. Birrell;Roy Levin;Michael D. Schroeder;Roger M. Needham

  • TEA, a tiny encryption algorithm

    David J. Wheeler;Roger M. Needham

  • A logic of authentication

    M. Burrows;M. Abadi;R. Needham

  • Protecting poorly chosen secrets from guessing attacks

    L. Gong;M.A. Lomas;R.M. Needham;J.H. Saltzer

  • On the duality of operating system structures

    Hugh C. Lauer;Roger M. Needham

  • Authentication revisited

    R M Needham;M D Schroeder

  • Robustness Principles for Public Key Protocols

    Ross J. Anderson;Roger M. Needham

  • The steganographic file system

    Ross J. Anderson;Roger M. Needham;Adi Shamir

  • Denial of service: an example

    Roger M. Needham

  • Programming Satan's computer

    Ross J. Anderson;Roger M. Needham

  • The Cambridge CAP computer and its operating system

    M. V. Wilkes;R. M. Needham

  • A new family of authentication protocols

    Ross Anderson;Francesco Bergadano;Bruno Crispo;Jong-Hyeon Lee

  • Experience with Grapevine: the growth of a distributed system

    Michael D. Schroeder;Andrew D. Birrell;Roger M. Needham

  • High-speed mesh connected local area network

    Andrew D. Birrell;Hallam G. Jr. Murray;Roger M. Needham;Thomas L. Rodeheffer

Frequent Co-Authors

Martín Abadi
Martín Abadi Google (United States)
Tuomas Aura
Tuomas Aura Aalto University
Ross Anderson
Ross Anderson University of Cambridge
Virgil D. Gligor
Virgil D. Gligor Carnegie Mellon University
Karen Sparck Jones
Karen Sparck Jones University of Cambridge
Andy Hopper
Andy Hopper University of Cambridge
Butler W. Lampson
Butler W. Lampson Microsoft (United States)
Jan Jürjens
Jan Jürjens University of Koblenz and Landau
Pekka Nikander
Pekka Nikander Aalto University
John S. Baras
John S. Baras University of Maryland, College Park

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