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Frank Tom Leighton

Frank Tom Leighton

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 72 246 208 138 111 195 18997
Computer Science 84 839 809 456 437 244 33858

Frank Tom Leighton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank Tom Leighton between 1976 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank Tom Leighton published across 46 years, from 1976 to 2021, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 1990. 1 of the 260 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 1990. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 17 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 21 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 19 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication
1976 2021

260 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank Tom Leighton: publications per year, 1976 to 2021
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 0
1978 0
1979 2
1980 1
1981 3
1982 5
1983 9
1984 8
1985 2
1986 8
1987 8
1988 17
1989 16
1990 21
1991 15
1992 13
1993 10
1994 19
1995 13
1996 13
1997 10
1998 7
1999 12
2000 3
2001 7
2002 1
2003 5
2004 0
2005 5
2006 5
2007 7
2008 3
2009 2
2010 4
2011 0
2012 0
2013 1
2014 1
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 1
2019 0
2020 0
2021 1
Total 260
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Frank Tom Leighton publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Tom Leighton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 537+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 112. Most scientists, 112, have 142–146 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 192–196 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 3 scientists 47–51 publications: 5 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 20 scientists 62–66 publications: 14 scientists 67–71 publications: 25 scientists 72–76 publications: 19 scientists 77–81 publications: 35 scientists 82–86 publications: 50 scientists 87–91 publications: 60 scientists 92–96 publications: 86 scientists 97–101 publications: 84 scientists 102–106 publications: 83 scientists 107–111 publications: 90 scientists 112–116 publications: 99 scientists 117–121 publications: 90 scientists 122–126 publications: 91 scientists 127–131 publications: 109 scientists 132–136 publications: 110 scientists 137–141 publications: 98 scientists 142–146 publications: 112 scientists 147–151 publications: 102 scientists 152–156 publications: 88 scientists 157–161 publications: 106 scientists 162–166 publications: 83 scientists 167–171 publications: 102 scientists 172–176 publications: 77 scientists 177–181 publications: 81 scientists 182–186 publications: 78 scientists 187–191 publications: 71 scientists 192–196 publications: 92 scientists 197–201 publications: 64 scientists 202–206 publications: 69 scientists 207–211 publications: 64 scientists 212–216 publications: 62 scientists 217–221 publications: 58 scientists 222–226 publications: 53 scientists 227–231 publications: 50 scientists 232–236 publications: 46 scientists 237–241 publications: 46 scientists 242–246 publications: 46 scientists 247–251 publications: 43 scientists 252–256 publications: 29 scientists 257–261 publications: 45 scientists 262–266 publications: 30 scientists 267–271 publications: 33 scientists 272–276 publications: 34 scientists 277–281 publications: 30 scientists 282–286 publications: 31 scientists 287–291 publications: 21 scientists 292–296 publications: 34 scientists 297–301 publications: 26 scientists 302–306 publications: 10 scientists 307–311 publications: 17 scientists 312–316 publications: 23 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 16 scientists 327–331 publications: 26 scientists 332–336 publications: 13 scientists 337–341 publications: 13 scientists 342–346 publications: 16 scientists 347–351 publications: 17 scientists 352–356 publications: 12 scientists 357–361 publications: 18 scientists 362–366 publications: 18 scientists 367–371 publications: 9 scientists 372–376 publications: 11 scientists 377–381 publications: 8 scientists 382–386 publications: 8 scientists 387–391 publications: 9 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 8 scientists 402–406 publications: 11 scientists 407–411 publications: 6 scientists 412–416 publications: 6 scientists 417–421 publications: 9 scientists 422–426 publications: 8 scientists 427–431 publications: 5 scientists 432–436 publications: 8 scientists 437–441 publications: 8 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 4 scientists 452–456 publications: 4 scientists 457–461 publications: 2 scientists 462–466 publications: 2 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 3 scientists 477–481 publications: 3 scientists 482–486 publications: 6 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 5 scientists 502–506 publications: 1 scientist 507–511 publications: 6 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 1 scientist 522–526 publications: 3 scientists 527–531 publications: 1 scientist 532–536 publications: 4 scientists 537+ publications: 100 scientists
42–46 publications 537+

This scientist: 195 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

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Number of Mathematics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,584 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 3
47–51 5
52–56 7
57–61 20
62–66 14
67–71 25
72–76 19
77–81 35
82–86 50
87–91 60
92–96 86
97–101 84
102–106 83
107–111 90
112–116 99
117–121 90
122–126 91
127–131 109
132–136 110
137–141 98
142–146 112
147–151 102
152–156 88
157–161 106
162–166 83
167–171 102
172–176 77
177–181 81
182–186 78
187–191 71
192–196 92 195
197–201 64
202–206 69
207–211 64
212–216 62
217–221 58
222–226 53
227–231 50
232–236 46
237–241 46
242–246 46
247–251 43
252–256 29
257–261 45
262–266 30
267–271 33
272–276 34
277–281 30
282–286 31
287–291 21
292–296 34
297–301 26
302–306 10
307–311 17
312–316 23
317–321 13
322–326 16
327–331 26
332–336 13
337–341 13
342–346 16
347–351 17
352–356 12
357–361 18
362–366 18
367–371 9
372–376 11
377–381 8
382–386 8
387–391 9
392–396 9
397–401 8
402–406 11
407–411 6
412–416 6
417–421 9
422–426 8
427–431 5
432–436 8
437–441 8
442–446 4
447–451 4
452–456 4
457–461 2
462–466 2
467–471 4
472–476 3
477–481 3
482–486 6
487–491 3
492–496 5
497–501 5
502–506 1
507–511 6
512–516 4
517–521 1
522–526 3
527–531 1
532–536 4
537+ 100
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Frank Tom Leighton D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Tom Leighton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 86+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 174. Most scientists, 174, have 30 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 174 scientists 31 D-Index: 151 scientists 32 D-Index: 174 scientists 33 D-Index: 117 scientists 34 D-Index: 136 scientists 35 D-Index: 127 scientists 36 D-Index: 145 scientists 37 D-Index: 153 scientists 38 D-Index: 150 scientists 39 D-Index: 150 scientists 40 D-Index: 138 scientists 41 D-Index: 136 scientists 42 D-Index: 93 scientists 43 D-Index: 108 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 112 scientists 46 D-Index: 103 scientists 47 D-Index: 75 scientists 48 D-Index: 59 scientists 49 D-Index: 67 scientists 50 D-Index: 60 scientists 51 D-Index: 57 scientists 52 D-Index: 59 scientists 53 D-Index: 62 scientists 54 D-Index: 60 scientists 55 D-Index: 50 scientists 56 D-Index: 42 scientists 57 D-Index: 54 scientists 58 D-Index: 50 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 41 scientists 61 D-Index: 35 scientists 62 D-Index: 40 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 31 scientists 65 D-Index: 27 scientists 66 D-Index: 29 scientists 67 D-Index: 19 scientists 68 D-Index: 25 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 18 scientists 71 D-Index: 12 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 13 scientists 74 D-Index: 18 scientists 75 D-Index: 9 scientists 76 D-Index: 11 scientists 77 D-Index: 10 scientists 78 D-Index: 9 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 10 scientists 82 D-Index: 5 scientists 83 D-Index: 5 scientists 84 D-Index: 13 scientists 85 D-Index: 6 scientists 86+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mathematics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,584 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 174
31 151
32 174
33 117
34 136
35 127
36 145
37 153
38 150
39 150
40 138
41 136
42 93
43 108
44 115
45 112
46 103
47 75
48 59
49 67
50 60
51 57
52 59
53 62
54 60
55 50
56 42
57 54
58 50
59 42
60 41
61 35
62 40
63 21
64 31
65 27
66 29
67 19
68 25
69 17
70 18
71 12
72 14 72
73 13
74 18
75 9
76 11
77 10
78 9
79 16
80 12
81 10
82 5
83 5
84 13
85 6
86+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - ACM Fellow For his leadership in the establishment of content delivery networks, and his contributions to algorithm design
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
  • 2009 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to the design of networks and circuits and for technology for Web content delivery.
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the design of networks and circuits and for technology for Web content delivery.
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Frank Tom Leighton is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their professional work centers around algorithm design and network technology, particularly related to content delivery networks and the design of networks and circuits.

Leighton's recognition includes several prestigious fellowships and memberships awarded by notable scientific and engineering organizations. In 2018, they were named an ACM Fellow for leadership in establishing content delivery networks and contributions to algorithm design.

They were designated as a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2013. Earlier distinctions include becoming a SIAM Fellow in 2009, recognized for contributions to network and circuit design and technology for Web content delivery.

Leighton was elected a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2008 and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2004, the latter for contributions to network and circuit design as well as technology related to Web content delivery.

In 2003, they became a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Secure spread spectrum watermarking for multimedia

    I.J. Cox;J. Kilian;F.T. Leighton;T. Shamoon

  • Consistent hashing and random trees: distributed caching protocols for relieving hot spots on the World Wide Web

    David Karger;Eric Lehman;Tom Leighton;Rina Panigrahy

  • Multicommodity max-flow min-cut theorems and their use in designing approximation algorithms

    Tom Leighton;Satish Rao

  • A Secure, Robust Watermark for Multimedia

    Ingemar J. Cox;Joe Kilian;Frank Thomson Leighton;Talal Shamoon

  • Secure spread spectrum watermarking for images, audio and video

    I.J. Cox;J. Kilian;T. Leighton;T. Shamoon

  • An approximate max-flow min-cut theorem for uniform multicommodity flow problems with applications to approximation algorithms

    T. Leighton;S. Rao

  • Protein folding in the hydrophobic-hydrophilic (HP) model is NP-complete.

    Bonnie Berger;Tom Leighton

  • A FRAMEWORK FOR SOLVING VLSI GRAPH LAYOUT PROBLEMS

    S. N. Bhatt;F. T. Leighton

  • Tight Bounds on the Complexity of Parallel Sorting

    Tom Leighton

  • Method for executing transaction by certified user of personal identification card while using transaction terminal and method for issuing personal identification card to certified user

    Frank T Leighton;Silvio Micali;シルヴィオ、ミカーリ;フランク、ティー、リータン

  • Packet routing and job-shop scheduling in O (congestion+dilation) steps

    Frank Thomson Leighton;Bruce M. Maggs;Satish Rao

  • The value of knowing a demand curve: bounds on regret for online posted-price auctions

    R. Kleinberg;T. Leighton

  • Wafer-scale integration of systolic arrays

    Frank Thomson Leighton;Charles E. Leiserson

  • Embedding graphs in books: a layout problem with applications to VLSI design

    F. R. K. Chung;F. T. Leighton;A. L. Rosenberg

  • Fast approximation algorithms for multicommodity flow problems

    Tom Leighton;Clifford Stein;Fillia Makedon;Éva Tardos

  • Method for enabling users of a cryptosystem to generate and use a private pair key for enciphering communications between the users

    Frank T. Leighton;Silvio Micali

  • Analysis of Backoff Protocols for Mulitiple AccessChannels

    Johan H aringstad;Tom Leighton;Brian Rogoff

  • Resource discovery in distributed networks

    Mor Harchol-Balter;Tom Leighton;Daniel Lewin

  • New lower bound techniques for VLSI

    Frank Thomson Leighton

  • Improving performance on the internet

    Tom Leighton

  • Protein folding in the hydrophobic-hydrophilic (HP) is NP-complete

    Bonnie Berger;Tom Leighton

Frequent Co-Authors

MohammadTaghi Hajiaghayi
MohammadTaghi Hajiaghayi University of Maryland, College Park
Robert Kleinberg
Robert Kleinberg Cornell University
Baruch Awerbuch
Baruch Awerbuch Johns Hopkins University
Satish Rao
Satish Rao University of California, Berkeley
Matthew Andrews
Matthew Andrews Nokia (United States)
Bruce M. Maggs
Bruce M. Maggs Duke University
Fillia Makedon
Fillia Makedon The University of Texas at Arlington
Arnold L. Rosenberg
Arnold L. Rosenberg University of Massachusetts Amherst

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