Simon Heron

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 772 citations indexed

About

Simon Heron is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Signal Processing. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Heron has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 772 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 3 papers in Information Systems and 3 papers in Signal Processing. Recurrent topics in Simon Heron's work include Network Security and Intrusion Detection (4 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (3 papers) and Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies (2 papers). Simon Heron is often cited by papers focused on Network Security and Intrusion Detection (4 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (3 papers) and Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies (2 papers). Simon Heron collaborates with scholars based in Czechia. Simon Heron's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as Network Security.

In The Last Decade

Simon Heron

8 papers receiving 705 citations

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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.

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

2009 718 citations Simon Heron Network Security profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Heron Czechia	5	519	359	198	187	131	8	772
J.-J. Quisquater Belgium	13	696 1.3×	402 1.1×	217 1.1×	389 2.1×	127 1.0×	29	1.0k
René Cumplido Mexico	14	322 0.6×	242 0.7×	135 0.7×	132 0.7×	111 0.8×	86	710
Claudia Feregrino-Uribe Mexico	14	310 0.6×	282 0.8×	94 0.5×	186 1.0×	99 0.8×	80	618
Avinash L. Varna United States	15	404 0.8×	615 1.7×	96 0.5×	105 0.6×	142 1.1×	34	942
Xuejia Lai China	14	548 1.1×	401 1.1×	147 0.7×	144 0.8×	114 0.9×	82	894
Morris J. Dworkin United States	7	391 0.8×	271 0.8×	146 0.7×	99 0.5×	71 0.5×	16	569
Johann Großschädl Luxembourg	16	458 0.9×	203 0.6×	175 0.9×	231 1.2×	57 0.4×	46	639
Paris Kitsos Greece	19	552 1.1×	318 0.9×	178 0.9×	184 1.0×	81 0.6×	93	973
Kannan Srinathan India	12	305 0.6×	247 0.7×	213 1.1×	181 1.0×	134 1.0×	55	640
Frederik Armknecht Germany	18	544 1.0×	112 0.3×	270 1.4×	322 1.7×	118 0.9×	54	859

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Heron

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Heron

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8 of 8 papers shown

1.

Heron, Simon. (2010). Denial of service: motivations and trends. Network Security. 2010(5). 10–12. 6 indexed citations

2.

Heron, Simon. (2009). Online privacy and browser security. Network Security. 2009(6). 4–7. 1 indexed citations

3.

Heron, Simon. (2009). Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Network Security. 2009(12). 8–12. 718 indexed citations breakdown →

4.

Heron, Simon. (2009). Technologies for spam detection. Network Security. 2009(1). 11–15. 25 indexed citations

5.

Heron, Simon. (2008). Parasitic malware: The resurgence of an old threat. Network Security. 2008(3). 15–18. 3 indexed citations

6.

Heron, Simon. (2007). Working the botnet: how dynamic DNS is revitalising the zombie army. Network Security. 2007(1). 9–11. 10 indexed citations

7.

Heron, Simon. (2007). Botnet command and control techniques. Network Security. 2007(4). 13–16. 7 indexed citations

8.

Heron, Simon. (2007). The rise and rise of the keyloggers. Network Security. 2007(6). 4–6. 2 indexed citations

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