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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 51 2718 2608 1031 964 285 8356
Computer Science 52 5165 5024 2374 2294 299 8540

Ryan Kastner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ryan Kastner between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ryan Kastner published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2010. 20 of the 333 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2010. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 6 publications
1999 2025

333 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ryan Kastner: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 5
2001 9
2002 6
2003 7
2004 4
2005 16
2006 22
2007 10
2008 14
2009 10
2010 30
2011 13
2012 14
2013 17
2014 13
2015 8
2016 19
2017 13
2018 19
2019 7
2020 7
2021 26
2022 10
2023 13
2024 14
2025 6
Total 333
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Ryan Kastner publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ryan Kastner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 274–293 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 285 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335 285
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Ryan Kastner D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ryan Kastner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156 51
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Overview

Ryan Kastner is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Hardware and Architecture, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Signal Processing, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
  • Security and Verification in Computing
  • Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
  • Radiation Effects in Electronics
  • Advanced Neural Network Applications
  • Neural Networks and Applications
  • Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques

Ryan Kastner has published extensively, with major contributions appearing in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, the 2021 IEEE/ACM International Conference On Computer Aided Design (ICCAD), IEEE Security & Privacy, and IEEE Transactions on Computers.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "An Overview of Hardware Security and Trust: Threats, Countermeasures, and Design Tools" (2020) in IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
  • "Hardware Information Flow Tracking" (2021) published in ACM Computing Surveys
  • "Target detection using features for sonar images" (2020) in IET Radar Sonar & Navigation
  • "Aker: A Design and Verification Framework for Safe and Secure SoC Access Control" (2021) presented at the 2021 IEEE/ACM International Conference On Computer Aided Design (ICCAD)
  • "Low-cost 3D scanning systems for cultural heritage documentation" (2020) in Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including Andres Meza, Francesco Restuccia, Olivia Weng, J. Duarte, and Nhan Viet Tran.

Best Publications

  • Fast template placement for reconfigurable computing systems

    K. Bazargan;R. Kastner;M. Sarrafzadeh

  • Instruction generation for hybrid reconfigurable systems

    R. Kastner;A. Kaplan;S. Ogrenci Memik;E. Bozorgzadeh

  • RIFFA 2.1: A Reusable Integration Framework for FPGA Accelerators

    Matthew Jacobsen;Dustin Richmond;Matthew Hogains;Ryan Kastner

  • Fpga-based face detection system using Haar classifiers

    Junguk Cho;Shahnam Mirzaei;Jason Oberg;Ryan Kastner

  • A swarm of autonomous miniature underwater robot drifters for exploring submesoscale ocean dynamics

    Jules S. Jaffe;Peter J. S. Franks;Paul L. D. Roberts;Diba Mirza

  • Congestion estimation during top-down placement

    Xiaojian Yang;R. Kastner;M. Sarrafzadeh

  • Predictable routing

    Ryan Kastner;Elaheh Bozorgzadeh;Majid Sarrafzadeh

  • Pattern routing: use and theory for increasing predictability and avoiding coupling

    R. Kastner;E. Bozorgzadeh;M. Sarrafzadeh

  • FPGA Implementation of High Speed FIR Filters Using Add and Shift Method

    S. Mirzaei;A. Hosangadi;R. Kastner

  • Accelerating Viola-Jones Face Detection to FPGA-Level Using GPUs

    Daniel Hefenbrock;Jason Oberg;Nhat Tan Nguyen Thanh;Ryan Kastner

  • Instruction generation and regularity extraction for reconfigurable processors

    Philip Brisk;Adam Kaplan;Ryan Kastner;Majid Sarrafzadeh

  • Sapper: a language for hardware-level security policy enforcement

    Xun Li;Vineeth Kashyap;Jason K. Oberg;Mohit Tiwari

  • SurfNoC: a low latency and provably non-interfering approach to secure networks-on-chip

    Hassan M. G. Wassel;Ying Gao;Jason K. Oberg;Ted Huffmire

  • Moats and Drawbridges: An Isolation Primitive for Reconfigurable Hardware Based Systems

    T. Huffmire;B. Brotherton;Gang Wang;T. Sherwood

  • Crafting a usable microkernel, processor, and I/O system with strict and provable information flow security

    Mohit Tiwari;Jason K. Oberg;Xun Li;Jonathan Valamehr

  • Register transfer level information flow tracking for provably secure hardware design

    Armaiti Ardeshiricham;Wei Hu;Joshua Marxen;Ryan Kastner

  • Design of a low-cost, underwater acoustic modem for short-range sensor networks

    B. Benson;Y. Li;R. Kastner;B. Faunce

  • Detecting Hardware Trojans with Gate-Level Information-Flow Tracking

    Wei Hu;Baolei Mao;Jason Oberg;Ryan Kastner

  • $O(N)$ O ( N ) -Space Spatiotemporal Filter for Reducing Noise in Neuromorphic Vision Sensors

    Alireza Khodamoradi;Ryan Kastner

  • Instruction generation for hybrid reconfigurable systems

    Ryan Kastner;Seda Ogrenci-Memik;Elaheh Bozorgzadeh;Majid Sarrafzadeh

  • RIFFA 2.0: A reusable integration framework for FPGA accelerators

    Matthew Jacobsen;Ryan Kastner

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy Sherwood
Timothy Sherwood University of California, Santa Barbara
Majid Sarrafzadeh
Majid Sarrafzadeh University of California, Los Angeles
Wei Hu
Wei Hu Nanjing University
Curt Schurgers
Curt Schurgers University of California, San Diego
Frederic T. Chong
Frederic T. Chong University of Chicago
Philip Brisk
Philip Brisk University of California, Riverside
Serge Belongie
Serge Belongie University of Copenhagen
Rajesh Gupta
Rajesh Gupta University of California, San Diego
Paolo Ienne
Paolo Ienne École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Dino Di Carlo
Dino Di Carlo University of California, Los Angeles

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