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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Computer Science 58 3582 3481 108 107 576 15835

Surya Nepal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Surya Nepal between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Surya Nepal published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 23.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 77 publications in 2021. 58 of the 648 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 77. Peak 77 publications in 2021. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 50 publications 2020: 68 publications 2021: 77 publications 2022: 43 publications 2023: 41 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 25 publications
1998 2025

648 publications in total across all disciplines

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Surya Nepal: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 2
2000 4
2001 4
2002 6
2003 6
2004 0
2005 4
2006 9
2007 12
2008 11
2009 5
2010 11
2011 24
2012 26
2013 32
2014 24
2015 26
2016 28
2017 35
2018 40
2019 50
2020 68
2021 77
2022 43
2023 41
2024 33
2025 25
Total 648
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Surya Nepal 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 Surya Nepal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 32–41 to 991+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 609. Most scientists, 609, have 142–151 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 572–581 publications, is where this scientist sits. 32–41 publications: 7 scientists 42–51 publications: 22 scientists 52–61 publications: 82 scientists 62–71 publications: 134 scientists 72–81 publications: 249 scientists 82–91 publications: 324 scientists 92–101 publications: 421 scientists 102–111 publications: 420 scientists 112–121 publications: 497 scientists 122–131 publications: 544 scientists 132–141 publications: 555 scientists 142–151 publications: 609 scientists 152–161 publications: 559 scientists 162–171 publications: 534 scientists 172–181 publications: 556 scientists 182–191 publications: 583 scientists 192–201 publications: 519 scientists 202–211 publications: 508 scientists 212–221 publications: 490 scientists 222–231 publications: 437 scientists 232–241 publications: 423 scientists 242–251 publications: 408 scientists 252–261 publications: 377 scientists 262–271 publications: 301 scientists 272–281 publications: 335 scientists 282–291 publications: 320 scientists 292–301 publications: 293 scientists 302–311 publications: 250 scientists 312–321 publications: 238 scientists 322–331 publications: 206 scientists 332–341 publications: 209 scientists 342–351 publications: 208 scientists 352–361 publications: 162 scientists 362–371 publications: 176 scientists 372–381 publications: 127 scientists 382–391 publications: 158 scientists 392–401 publications: 128 scientists 402–411 publications: 104 scientists 412–421 publications: 94 scientists 422–431 publications: 99 scientists 432–441 publications: 83 scientists 442–451 publications: 108 scientists 452–461 publications: 73 scientists 462–471 publications: 77 scientists 472–481 publications: 69 scientists 482–491 publications: 84 scientists 492–501 publications: 62 scientists 502–511 publications: 54 scientists 512–521 publications: 57 scientists 522–531 publications: 51 scientists 532–541 publications: 51 scientists 542–551 publications: 32 scientists 552–561 publications: 38 scientists 562–571 publications: 28 scientists 572–581 publications: 43 scientists 582–591 publications: 33 scientists 592–601 publications: 41 scientists 602–611 publications: 32 scientists 612–621 publications: 28 scientists 622–631 publications: 25 scientists 632–641 publications: 27 scientists 642–651 publications: 17 scientists 652–661 publications: 20 scientists 662–671 publications: 17 scientists 672–681 publications: 15 scientists 682–691 publications: 14 scientists 692–701 publications: 21 scientists 702–711 publications: 13 scientists 712–721 publications: 12 scientists 722–731 publications: 19 scientists 732–741 publications: 14 scientists 742–751 publications: 12 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 10 scientists 772–781 publications: 11 scientists 782–791 publications: 10 scientists 792–801 publications: 11 scientists 802–811 publications: 8 scientists 812–821 publications: 8 scientists 822–831 publications: 7 scientists 832–841 publications: 11 scientists 842–851 publications: 10 scientists 852–861 publications: 5 scientists 862–871 publications: 9 scientists 872–881 publications: 4 scientists 882–891 publications: 6 scientists 892–901 publications: 3 scientists 902–911 publications: 6 scientists 912–921 publications: 3 scientists 922–931 publications: 2 scientists 932–941 publications: 2 scientists 942–951 publications: 2 scientists 952–961 publications: 3 scientists 962–971 publications: 3 scientists 972–981 publications: 3 scientists 982–990 publications: 5 scientists 991+ publications: 100 scientists
32–41 publications 991+

This scientist: 576 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Computer Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
32–41 7
42–51 22
52–61 82
62–71 134
72–81 249
82–91 324
92–101 421
102–111 420
112–121 497
122–131 544
132–141 555
142–151 609
152–161 559
162–171 534
172–181 556
182–191 583
192–201 519
202–211 508
212–221 490
222–231 437
232–241 423
242–251 408
252–261 377
262–271 301
272–281 335
282–291 320
292–301 293
302–311 250
312–321 238
322–331 206
332–341 209
342–351 208
352–361 162
362–371 176
372–381 127
382–391 158
392–401 128
402–411 104
412–421 94
422–431 99
432–441 83
442–451 108
452–461 73
462–471 77
472–481 69
482–491 84
492–501 62
502–511 54
512–521 57
522–531 51
532–541 51
542–551 32
552–561 38
562–571 28
572–581 43 576
582–591 33
592–601 41
602–611 32
612–621 28
622–631 25
632–641 27
642–651 17
652–661 20
662–671 17
672–681 15
682–691 14
692–701 21
702–711 13
712–721 12
722–731 19
732–741 14
742–751 12
752–761 10
762–771 10
772–781 11
782–791 10
792–801 11
802–811 8
812–821 8
822–831 7
832–841 11
842–851 10
852–861 5
862–871 9
872–881 4
882–891 6
892–901 3
902–911 6
912–921 3
922–931 2
932–941 2
942–951 2
952–961 3
962–971 3
972–981 3
982–990 5
991+ 100
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Surya Nepal 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 Surya Nepal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 52 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 131+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 990. Most scientists, 990, have 36–37 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 131+

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.

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Number of Computer Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 879
32–33 983
34–35 918
36–37 990
38–39 968
40–41 907
42–43 821
44–45 763
46–47 689
48–49 543
50–51 543
52–53 518
54–55 500
56–57 458
58–59 400 58
60–61 337
62–63 308
64–65 292
66–67 249
68–69 213
70–71 192
72–73 189
74–75 165
76–77 139
78–79 119
80–81 121
82–83 113
84–85 88
86–87 87
88–89 75
90–91 69
92–93 57
94–95 46
96–97 38
98–99 34
100–101 36
102–103 27
104–105 37
106–107 18
108–109 31
110–111 19
112–113 16
114–115 12
116–117 20
118–119 15
120–121 5
122–123 20
124–125 8
126–127 5
128–129 7
130 3
131+ 98
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Overview

Surya Nepal is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Computer Science with a notable focus on several subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications, Signal Processing, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The main topics addressed in Surya Nepal's work include:

  • Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
  • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Cryptography and Data Security
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
  • Information and Cyber Security

Notable recent papers involve:

  • A Survey of Android Malware Detection with Deep Neural Models (2020, ACM Computing Surveys)
  • Backdoor Attacks and Countermeasures on Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Review (2020, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • Realizing an Internet of Secure Things: A Survey on Issues and Enabling Technologies (2020, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials)
  • Daedalus: Breaking Nonmaximum Suppression in Object Detection via Adversarial Examples (2021, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics)
  • Blockchain-Based Secure and Lightweight Authentication for Internet of Things (2021, IEEE Internet of Things Journal)

Frequent collaborators in their work include Alsharif Abuadbba, Seyit Camtepe, Marthie Grobler, Yansong Gao, and Xun Yi. These coauthors contribute extensively across shared research interests.

Surya Nepal's publications appear predominantly in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 75 publications
  • IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing with 15 publications
  • IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security with 7 publications
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal with 5 publications
  • ACM Transactions on Internet Technology with 5 publications

In addition to journal articles, Surya Nepal has contributed to book publications released by Springer Science+Business Media, including:

  • Information Systems Security (2022)
  • Big Data - BigData 2020 (2020)

Best Publications

  • A survey of emerging threats in cybersecurity

    Julian Jang-Jaccard;Surya Nepal

  • A survey of trust in social networks

    Wanita Sherchan;Surya Nepal;Cecile Paris

  • IoT Middleware: A Survey on Issues and Enabling Technologies

    Anne H. Ngu;Mario Gutierrez;Vangelis Metsis;Surya Nepal

  • STRIP: a defence against trojan attacks on deep neural networks

    Yansong Gao;Change Xu;Derui Wang;Shiping Chen

  • Deep Learning for Community Detection: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities

    Fanzhen Liu;Shan Xue;Shan Xue;Jia Wu;Chuan Zhou

  • A Survey of Android Malware Detection with Deep Neural Models

    Junyang Qiu;Jun Zhang;Wei Luo;Lei Pan

  • Query processing issues in image (multimedia) databases

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  • A service computing manifesto: the next 10 years

    Athman Bouguettaya;Munindar Singh;Michael Huhns;Quan Z. Sheng

  • Automatic detection of 'Goal' segments in basketball videos

    Surya Nepal;Uma Srinivasan;Graham Reynolds

  • Practical Backward-Secure Searchable Encryption from Symmetric Puncturable Encryption

    Shi-Feng Sun;Xingliang Yuan;Joseph K. Liu;Ron Steinfeld

  • A Privacy Leakage Upper Bound Constraint-Based Approach for Cost-Effective Privacy Preserving of Intermediate Data Sets in Cloud

    Xuyun Zhang;Chang Liu;Surya Nepal;Suraj Pandey

  • Threats to Networking Cloud and Edge Datacenters in the Internet of Things

    Deepak Puthal;Surya Nepal;Rajiv Ranjan;Jinjun Chen

  • End-to-End Evaluation of Federated Learning and Split Learning for Internet of Things

    Yansong Gao;Minki Kim;Sharif Abuadbba;Yeonjae Kim

  • A platform for secure monitoring and sharing of generic health data in the Cloud

    Danan Thilakanathan;Shiping Chen;Surya Nepal;Rafael Calvo

  • Lightweight Mutual Authentication for IoT and Its Applications

    Nan Li;Dongxi Liu;Surya Nepal

  • Internet of Things (IoT): Smart and Secure Service Delivery

    Elisa Bertino;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo;Dimitrios Georgakopolous;Surya Nepal

  • A hybrid approach for scalable sub-tree anonymization over big data using MapReduce on cloud

    Xuyun Zhang;Chang Liu;Surya Nepal;Chi Yang

  • Platform-Independent Secure Blockchain-Based Voting System

    Bin Yu;Joseph K. Liu;Amin Sakzad;Surya Nepal

  • Using gamification in an online community

    Sanat Kumar Bista;Surya Nepal;Nathalie Colineau;Cecile Paris

  • IoTChain: Establishing Trust in the Internet of Things Ecosystem Using Blockchain

    Bin Yu;Jarod Wright;Surya Nepal;Liming Zhu

  • Backdoor Attacks and Countermeasures on Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Review.

    Yansong Gao;Bao Gia Doan;Zhi Zhang;Siqi Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Cécile Paris
Cécile Paris Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Rajiv Ranjan
Rajiv Ranjan Newcastle University
Jinjun Chen
Jinjun Chen Swinburne University of Technology
Xun Yi
Xun Yi RMIT University
Yang Xiang
Yang Xiang Swinburne University of Technology
Athman Bouguettaya
Athman Bouguettaya University of Sydney
Jian Yang
Jian Yang University of Birmingham
Joseph K. Liu
Joseph K. Liu Monash University
Deepak Puthal
Deepak Puthal United Arab Emirates University
Elisa Bertino
Elisa Bertino Purdue University West Lafayette

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