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Silvio Micali

Silvio Micali

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Computer Science

D-Index
89
Citations
64797
World Ranking
628
National Ranking
334

Silvio Micali 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 Silvio Micali sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 214 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Silvio Micali 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 Silvio Micali sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2017 - ACM Fellow For transformative work that laid the complexity-theoretic foundations for the science of cryptography
  • 2012 - A. M. Turing Award Along with Shafi Goldwasser, for transformative work that laid the complexity-theoretic foundations for the science of cryptography, and in the process pioneered new methods for efficient verification of mathematical proofs in complexity theory.
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to modern cryptography, through the development of zero-knowledge protocols and the theory of pseudo-randomness.
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Silvio Micali is affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their recent research contributions include publications in fields related to medical robotics and blockchain technology.

Recent papers by Silvio Micali include:

  • A combined augmented reality and robotic system for assistance in percutaneous nephrolithotomy procedures (2020), published in European Urology Open Science
  • Message from the ICBC2021 General and Technical Program Chairs (2021), presented at the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Silvio Micali are:

  • Stefano Puliatti
  • Marco Amato
  • Federica Ferraguti
  • Marco Minelli
  • Saverio Farsoni

The primary venues for their recent publications include:

  • European Urology Open Science
  • 2021 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC)

The scientist's work involves areas within pulmonary and respiratory medicine, as indicated by recent research focus.

Key topics of research covered in Silvio Micali's work are:

  • Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments

Silvio Micali has received several awards and honors, including:

  • ACM Fellow (2017) for transformative work that laid the complexity-theoretic foundations for the science of cryptography
  • A. M. Turing Award (2012), awarded jointly with Shafi Goldwasser, recognizing work on the complexity-theoretic foundations of cryptography and pioneering methods related to efficient verification of mathematical proofs in complexity theory
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2007)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2007), recognizing contributions to modern cryptography through zero-knowledge protocols and pseudo-randomness theory
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2003)

Best Publications

  • How to Play any Mental Game or A Completeness Theorem for Protocols with Honest Majority

    Oded Goldreich;Silvio Micali;Avi Wigderson

  • The knowledge complexity of interactive proof systems

    S. Goldwasser;S. Micali;C. Rackoff

  • How to play ANY mental game

    O. Goldreich;S. Micali;A. Wigderson

  • A digital signature scheme secure against adaptive chosen-message attacks

    Shafi Goldwasser;Silvio Micali;Ronald L. Rivest

  • Probabilistic Encryption

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  • How to construct random functions

    Oded Goldreich;Shafi Goldwasser;Silvio Micali

  • How to generate cryptographically strong sequences of pseudo-random bits

    Manuel Blum;Silvio Micali

  • Proofs that yield nothing but their validity or all languages in NP have zero-knowledge proof systems

    Oded Goldreich;Silvio Micali;Avi Wigderson

  • Algorand: Scaling Byzantine Agreements for Cryptocurrencies.

    Yossi Gilad;Rotem Hemo;Silvio Micali;Georgios Vlachos

  • An O(v|v| c |E|) algoithm for finding maximum matching in general graphs

    Silvio Micali;Vijay V. Vazirani

  • Verifiable secret sharing and achieving simultaneity in the presence of faults

    Benny Chor;Shafi Goldwasser;Silvio Micali;Baruch Awerbuch

  • Probabilistic encryption & how to play mental poker keeping secret all partial information

    Shafi Goldwasser;Silvio Micali

  • Non-interactive zero-knowledge and its applications

    Manuel Blum;Paul Feldman;Silvio Micali

  • The round complexity of secure protocols

    D. Beaver;S. Micali;P. Rogaway

  • Verifiable random functions

    S. Micali;M. Rabin;S. Vadhan

  • Computationally private information retrieval with polylogarithmic communication

    Christian Cachin;Silvio Micali;Markus Stadler

  • On-line/off-line digital signatures

    Shimon Even;Oded Goldreich;Silvio Micali

  • Proofs that yield nothing but their validity and a methodology of cryptographic protocol design

    Oded Goldreich;Silvio Micali;Avi Wigderson

  • Simultaneous electronic transactions with visible trusted parties

    Silvio Micali

  • Public-key encryption in a multi-user setting: security proofs and improvements

    Mihir Bellare;Alexandra Boldyreva;Silvio Micali

  • Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge and Its Applications (Extended Abstract)

    Manuel Blum;Paul Feldman;Silvio Micali

  • Verifiable Secret Sharing and Achieving Simultaneity in the Presence of Faults (Extended Abstract)

    Benny Chor;Shafi Goldwasser;Silvio Micali;Baruch Awerbuch

Frequent Co-Authors

Shafi Goldwasser
Shafi Goldwasser University of California, Berkeley
Oded Goldreich
Oded Goldreich Weizmann Institute of Science
Leonid Reyzin
Leonid Reyzin Boston University
Zeyuan Allen-Zhu
Zeyuan Allen-Zhu Meta Platforms, Inc.
Avi Wigderson
Avi Wigderson Institute for Advanced Study
Alessandro Chiesa
Alessandro Chiesa École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Manuel Blum
Manuel Blum Carnegie Mellon University
Mihir Bellare
Mihir Bellare University of California, San Diego
Rafail Ostrovsky
Rafail Ostrovsky University of California, Los Angeles

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