Justin Balthrop

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 956 citations indexed

About

Justin Balthrop is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Biomedical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Justin Balthrop has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 956 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Justin Balthrop's work include Network Security and Intrusion Detection (5 papers), Artificial Immune Systems Applications (4 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (2 papers). Justin Balthrop is often cited by papers focused on Network Security and Intrusion Detection (5 papers), Artificial Immune Systems Applications (4 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (2 papers). Justin Balthrop collaborates with scholars based in United States. Justin Balthrop's co-authors include Stephanie Forrest, M. E. J. Newman, Matthew Glickman, Matthew M. Williamson, Dennis L. Chao, Fernando Esponda, David H. Ackley and Gjergji Cici and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Law and Economics and Evolutionary Computation.

In The Last Decade

Justin Balthrop

8 papers receiving 846 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Email networks and the spread of computer viruses

2002 526 citations M. E. J. Newman, Stephanie Forrest et al. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Justin Balthrop United States	7	526	317	172	142	137	9	956
Zhongqian Fu China	13	887 1.7×	463 1.5×	49 0.3×	44 0.3×	96 0.7×	51	1.2k
Ingo Scholtes Germany	14	569 1.1×	274 0.9×	24 0.1×	202 1.4×	142 1.0×	72	1.2k
Chenxi Wang United States	4	434 0.8×	220 0.7×	20 0.1×	48 0.3×	96 0.7×	7	702
Shi Zhou United Kingdom	19	597 1.1×	890 2.8×	20 0.1×	315 2.2×	202 1.5×	73	1.6k
Hocine Cherifi France	23	576 1.1×	166 0.5×	19 0.1×	120 0.8×	284 2.1×	122	1.4k
Bo Yang China	20	578 1.1×	245 0.8×	36 0.2×	467 3.3×	751 5.5×	123	1.7k
Jitao Sang China	23	232 0.4×	135 0.4×	51 0.3×	531 3.7×	645 4.7×	91	1.4k
Nam P. Nguyen United States	19	583 1.1×	492 1.6×	50 0.3×	208 1.5×	198 1.4×	53	1.5k
Daijun Wei China	15	438 0.8×	111 0.4×	27 0.2×	59 0.4×	131 1.0×	28	961
Osman Yağan United States	18	574 1.1×	643 2.0×	77 0.4×	36 0.3×	124 0.9×	85	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Justin Balthrop

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Justin Balthrop. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Justin Balthrop based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Justin Balthrop. Justin Balthrop is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

1.

Balthrop, Justin & Gjergji Cici. (2025). Conflicting Incentives in the Management of 529 Plans. The Journal of Law and Economics. 68(2). 431–458.

2.

Balthrop, Justin & Gjergji Cici. (2022). Conflicting Incentives in the Management of 529 Plans. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

3.

Forrest, Stephanie, Justin Balthrop, Matthew Glickman, & David H. Ackley. (2005). Computation in the Wild. 207–230. 13 indexed citations

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Glickman, Matthew, Justin Balthrop, & Stephanie Forrest. (2005). A Machine Learning Evaluation of an Artificial Immune System. Evolutionary Computation. 13(2). 179–212. 37 indexed citations

5.

Chao, Dennis L., Justin Balthrop, & Stephanie Forrest. (2005). Adaptive radio. 120–120. 62 indexed citations

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Balthrop, Justin, Stephanie Forrest, M. E. J. Newman, & Matthew M. Williamson. (2004). Technological Networks and the Spread of Computer Viruses. Science. 304(5670). 527–529. 178 indexed citations

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Balthrop, Justin, Stephanie Forrest, & Matthew Glickman. (2003). Revisiting LISYS: parameters and normal behavior. 2. 1045–1050. 58 indexed citations

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Balthrop, Justin, Fernando Esponda, Stephanie Forrest, & Matthew Glickman. (2002). Coverage and generalization in an artificial immune system. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. 3–10. 80 indexed citations

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Newman, M. E. J., Stephanie Forrest, & Justin Balthrop. (2002). Email networks and the spread of computer viruses. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 66(3). 35101–35101. 526 indexed citations breakdown →

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