Ralph C. Merkle

10.0k citations
53 papers · 3.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 22
Topics
Nanotechnology research and applications (9 papers)Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (8 papers)Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (6 papers)

In The Last Decade

Ralph C. Merkle

50 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Protocols for Public Key Cryptosystems19802026199520101980250500750

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Ralph C. Merkle
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  • Artificial Intelligence 1.5k
  • Computer Networks and Communications 775
  • Information Systems 740
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 448
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 409
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All Works

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Theoretical Analysis of Diamond Mechanosynthesis. Part III. Positional C 2 Deposition on Diamond C(110) Surfac eUsin gSi/Ge/Sn-Base dDime rPlacemen tTools
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Intelligence and security informatics : IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, ISI 2006, San Diego, CA, USA, May 23-24, 2006 : proceedings
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Intelligence and Security Informatics: IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, ISI 2005, Atlanta, GA, USA, May 19-20, 2005, ... (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
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NASA applications of molecular nanotechnology
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It's a small, small, small, small world
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Self replicating systems and molecular manufacturing
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Protocols for Public Key Cryptosystemsbreakdown →
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LATERAL CONTROL OF DUAL-MODE VEHICLES
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About Ralph C. Merkle

Ralph C. Merkle is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry, having authored 53 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nanotechnology research and applications (9 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (8 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Artificial Intelligence (1.5k citations), Computer Networks and Communications (775 citations) and Information Systems (740 citations). Ralph C. Merkle has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Martin E. Hellman, Robert A. Freitas, Donald W. Noid, Robert E. Tuzun, Bobby G. Sumpter, H. Preuß, Andreas Savin, Berhane Temelso, C. David Sherrill and K. Eric Drexler. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Proceedings of the IEEE and IEEE Transactions on Information Theory.

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