Most cited papers in Digitalization, Law, and Regulation
What are the most cited papers in Digitalization, Law, and Regulation?
The most cited paper in Digitalization, Law, and Regulation is "The protection of information in computer systems" (Jerome H. Saltzer, Michael D. Schroeder, 1975), with 1,899 citations. Next come "Why a Right to Explanation of Automated Decision-Making Does Not Exist in the General Data Protection Regulation" (1,266) and "The European Union general data protection regulation: what it is and what it means" (779).
Showing 50 of 98 papers. Every paper with more than 68 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The protection of information in computer systems Jerome H. Saltzer, Michael D. Schroeder · Proceedings of the IEEE | 1975 | 1,899 |
| 2 | Why a Right to Explanation of Automated Decision-Making Does Not Exist in the General Data Protection Regulation Sandra Wachter, Brent Mittelstadt, Luciano Floridi · International Data Privacy Law | 11 Apr 2017 | 1,266 |
| 3 | The European Union general data protection regulation: what it is and what it means Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Bart van der Sloot, Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius · Information & Communications Technology Law | 2 Jan 2019 | 779 |
| 4 | A Right to Reasonable Inferences: Re-Thinking Data Protection Law in the Age of Big Data and AI Sandra Wachter, Brent Mittelstadt | 12 Oct 2018 | 458 |
| 5 | EU General Data Protection Regulation: Changes and implications for personal data collecting companies Christina Tikkinen-Piri, Anna Rohunen, Jouni Markkula · Computer law & security review | 8 Jun 2017 | 412 |
| 6 | The law of everything. Broad concept of personal data and future of EU data protection law Nadezhda Purtova · Law Innovation and Technology | 2 Jan 2018 | 313 |
| 7 | The Right to Informational Self-Determination and the Value of Self-Development: Reassessing the Importance of Privacy for Democracy Antoinette Rouvroy, Yves Poullet | 2009 | 291 |
| 8 | General Data Protection Regulation Brendan Van Alsenoy · Intersentia eBooks | 29 Mar 2019 | 283 |
| 9 | The trouble with European data protection law Bert‐Jaap Koops · International Data Privacy Law | 8 Oct 2014 | 278 |
| 10 | Why a Right to Legibility of Automated Decision-Making Exists in the General Data Protection Regulation Gianclaudio Malgieri, Giovanni Comandé · International Data Privacy Law | 10 Oct 2017 | 269 |
| 11 | The right to data portability in the GDPR: Towards user-centric interoperability of digital services Paul De Hert, Vagelis N Papakonstantinou, Gianclaudio Malgieri et al. · Computer law & security review | 21 Nov 2017 | 262 |
| 12 | The PII Problem: Privacy and a New Concept of Personally Identifiable Information Paul M. Schwartz, Daniel J. Solove · bepress Legal Repository | 2011 | 240 |
| 13 | What the GDPR means for businesses Colin Tankard · Network Security | Jun 2016 | 235 |
| 14 | The new General Data Protection Regulation: Still a sound system for the protection of individuals? Paul De Hert, Vagelis N Papakonstantinou · Computer law & security review | 8 Mar 2016 | 213 |
| 15 | Future agricultural systems and the role of digitalization for achieving sustainability goals. A review Joseph MacPherson, Ariane Voglhuber-Slavinsky, Mathias Olbrisch et al. · Agronomy for Sustainable Development | 6 Jul 2022 | 212 |
| 16 | Data protection in Germany I: The population census decision and the right to informational self-determination Gerrit Hornung, Christoph Schnabel · Computer law & security review | 26 Nov 2008 | 201 |
| 17 | Blockchains and Data Protection in the European Union Michèle Finck · European Data Protection Law Review | 2018 | 200 |
| 18 | They who must not be identified—distinguishing personal from non-personal data under the GDPR Michèle Finck, Frank Pallas · International Data Privacy Law | 18 Jan 2020 | 197 |
| 19 | Big Data: The End of Privacy or a New Beginning? Ira Rubinstein · International Data Privacy Law | 25 Jan 2013 | 190 |
| 20 | Data Protection and the Role of Fairness Damian Clifford, Jef Ausloos · Yearbook of European Law | 2018 | 184 |
| 21 | Does the GDPR Enhance Consumers’ Control over Personal Data? An Analysis from a Behavioural Perspective Iris van Ooijen, Helena U. Vrabec · Journal of Consumer Policy | 11 Dec 2018 | 179 |
| 22 | A systematic methodology for privacy impact assessments: a design science approach Marie Caroline Oetzel, Sarah Spiekermann · European Journal of Information Systems | 23 Jul 2013 | 179 |
| 23 | The Exportability of the Principles of Software: Lost in Translation? Michael L. Rustad, Maria Vittoria Onufrio · SSRN Electronic Journal | 2009 | 171 |
| 24 | Bias Preservation in Machine Learning: The Legality of Fairness Metrics Under EU Non-Discrimination Law Sandra Wachter, Brent Mittelstadt, Chris Russell · SSRN Electronic Journal | 2021 | 167 |
| 25 | Clarity, surprises, and further questions in the Article 29 Working Party draft guidance on automated decision-making and profiling Michael Veale, Lilian Edwards · Computer law & security review | 10 Jan 2018 | 162 |
| 26 | V2X communication in Europe – From research projects towards standardization and field testing of vehicle communication technology Christian Weiß · Computer Networks | 3 May 2011 | 160 |
| 27 | Do algorithms rule the world? Algorithmic decision-making and data protection in the framework of the GDPR and beyond Maja Brkan · International Journal of Law and Information Technology | 10 Dec 2018 | 157 |
| 28 | Privacy as Protection of the Incomputable Self: From Agnostic to Agonistic Machine Learning Mireille Hildebrandt · Theoretical Inquiries in Law | 2019 | 155 |
| 29 | Protecting the privacy and security of sensitive customer data in the cloud Nancy Jean King, V.T. Raja · Computer law & security review | 21 May 2012 | 155 |
| 30 | DATA PRIVACY LAWS AND COMPLIANCE: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF THE EU GDPR AND USA REGULATIONS Seun Solomon Bakare, Adekunle Oyeyemi Adeniyi, Chidiogo Uzoamaka Akpuokwe et al. · Computer Science & IT Research Journal | 8 Mar 2024 | 151 |
| 31 | Principles and requirements for a secure e-voting system Dimitris A. Gritzalis · Computers & Security | Oct 2002 | 150 |
| 32 | Data sharing and interoperability: Fostering innovation and competition through APIs Oscar Borgogno, Giuseppe Colangelo · Computer law & security review | 5 Apr 2019 | 141 |
| 33 | The Competitive Effects of the GDPR Michal S. Gal, Oshrit Aviv · Journal of Competition Law & Economics | 24 Mar 2020 | 139 |
| 34 | The legal geographies reader Philip Ashton, Robert W. Lake, Mark Pendras · Political Geography | 22 Sep 2003 | 138 |
| 35 | Data Protection in the Case Law of Strasbourg and Luxemburg: Constitutionalisation in Action Paul De Hert, Serge Gutwirth | 2009 | 138 |
| 36 | Enslaving the Algorithm: From a “Right to an Explanation” to a “Right to Better Decisions”? Lilian Edwards, Michael Veale · IEEE Security & Privacy | May 2018 | 137 |
| 37 | Internet of things – Need for a new legal environment? Rolf H. Weber · Computer law & security review | Nov 2009 | 137 |
| 38 | Fit for purpose? The GDPR and the governance of European digital health Luca Marelli, Elisa Lievevrouw, Ine Van Hoyweghen · Policy Studies | 10 Feb 2020 | 136 |
| 39 | Demystifying the modernized European data protection regime: Cross‐disciplinary insights from legal and regulatory governance scholarship Karen Yeung, Lee A. Bygrave · Regulation & Governance | 4 May 2021 | 133 |
| 40 | The perfect match?a closer look at the relationship between eu consumer law and data protection law Agustín Reyna, Natali Helberger, Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius · Common Market Law Review | Oct 2017 | 132 |
| 41 | The rise of digital constitutionalism in the European Union Giovanni De Gregorio · BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca) | 2021 | 131 |
| 42 | Automated decision-making in the EU Member States: The right to explanation and other “suitable safeguards” in the national legislations Gianclaudio Malgieri · Computer law & security review | 9 Jul 2019 | 125 |
| 43 | Family ties: The intersection between data protection and competition in EU law Orla Lynskey, Francisco Costa-Cabral · Common Market Law Review | Feb 2017 | 121 |
| 44 | The European risk-based approaches: Connecting constitutional dots in the digital age Giovanni De Gregorio, Pietro Dunn · Common Market Law Review | Apr 2022 | 120 |
| 45 | Robot Rights? Abeba Birhane, Jelle van Dijk · Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI Ethics and Society | 5 Feb 2020 | 117 |
| 46 | Digital Markets, Data, and Privacy: Competition Law, Consumer Law, and Data Protection Wolfgang Kerber · SSRN Electronic Journal | 2016 | 113 |
| 47 | Automatisierung, Algorithmen, Accountability Florian Saurwein · Ethik in mediatisierten Welten | 3 Aug 2018 | 112 |
| 48 | The Perfect Match? A Closer Look at the Relationship between EU Consumer Law and Data Protection Law Natali Helberger, Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius, Agustín Reyna · arXiv (Cornell University) | 15 Oct 2025 | 111 |
| 49 | Kurze Geschichte des Technikrechts Miloš Več | 23 Nov 2010 | 110 |
| 50 | Approaching the human in the loop – legal perspectives on hybrid human/algorithmic decision-making in three contexts Therese Enarsson, Lena Enqvist, Markus Naarttijärvi · Information & Communications Technology Law | 27 Jul 2021 | 109 |
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