Philip Zimmermann

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 625 citations indexed

About

Philip Zimmermann is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Zimmermann has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 625 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 2 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 1 paper in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Philip Zimmermann's work include Cryptography and Data Security (2 papers), Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption (2 papers) and Cryptographic Implementations and Security (1 paper). Philip Zimmermann is often cited by papers focused on Cryptography and Data Security (2 papers), Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption (2 papers) and Cryptographic Implementations and Security (1 paper). Philip Zimmermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Philip Zimmermann's co-authors include Peter Schwabe, Andreas Hülsing, Mike Burmester, Yvo Desmedt and Carlisle Adams and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific American, Radboud Repository (Radboud University) and Springer eBooks.

In The Last Decade

Philip Zimmermann

6 papers receiving 547 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The official PGP user's guide

1996 526 citations Philip Zimmermann profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Philip Zimmermann	362	294	215	206	60	7	625
Donald Eastlake	258 0.7×	220 0.7×	254 1.2×	167 0.8×	36 0.6×	18	509
David Zage	486 1.3×	334 1.1×	273 1.3×	261 1.3×	29 0.5×	25	774
Jack Lacy	303 0.8×	333 1.1×	337 1.6×	397 1.9×	91 1.5×	14	734
Els Van Herreweghen	200 0.6×	412 1.4×	236 1.1×	229 1.1×	35 0.6×	14	566
Giampaolo Bella	342 0.9×	262 0.9×	333 1.5×	118 0.6×	24 0.4×	90	588
Sotirios Terzis	185 0.5×	227 0.8×	172 0.8×	219 1.1×	64 1.1×	44	447
Jeffrey I. Schiller	574 1.6×	450 1.5×	441 2.1×	196 1.0×	58 1.0×	14	924
E.W. Felten	383 1.1×	192 0.7×	148 0.7×	108 0.5×	30 0.5×	30	610
Eric Cronin	406 1.1×	112 0.4×	124 0.6×	78 0.4×	68 1.1×	20	535
B. Thuraisingham	134 0.4×	199 0.7×	184 0.9×	147 0.7×	55 0.9×	35	439

Countries citing papers authored by Philip Zimmermann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philip Zimmermann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philip Zimmermann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Philip Zimmermann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Philip Zimmermann 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 Philip Zimmermann. Philip Zimmermann is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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1.

Hülsing, Andreas, et al.. (2021). Post-quantum WireGuard. Radboud Repository (Radboud University). 304–321. 25 indexed citations

2.

Adams, Carlisle, et al.. (2013). Which PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) is the right one.

3.

Adams, Carlisle, et al.. (2000). Which PKI (public key infrastructure) is the right one? (panel session). 98–101. 3 indexed citations

4.

Zimmermann, Philip. (1998). Cryptography for the Internet. Scientific American. 279(4). 110–115. 8 indexed citations

5.

Zimmermann, Philip. (1996). The official PGP user's guide. 526 indexed citations breakdown →

6.

Zimmermann, Philip. (1995). Pretty good privacy: public key encryption for the masses. Springer eBooks. 93–107. 7 indexed citations

7.

Zimmermann, Philip. (1995). PGP source code and internals. 56 indexed citations

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