Michael Fagan

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Fagan is a scholar working on Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Fagan has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Information Systems, 4 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Michael Fagan's work include Information and Cyber Security (4 papers), Digital Games and Media (3 papers) and Software Engineering Research (3 papers). Michael Fagan is often cited by papers focused on Information and Cyber Security (4 papers), Digital Games and Media (3 papers) and Software Engineering Research (3 papers). Michael Fagan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Michael Fagan's co-authors include Mohammad Maifi Hasan Khan, Ross Buck, Yusuf Albayram, Brian Mac Namee, Pádraig Cunningham, Michael Zuba, Jun‐Hong Cui, Zhijie Shi, Emil Coman and Nhan Nguyen and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and Computer.

In The Last Decade

Michael Fagan

17 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Design and code inspections to reduce errors in program d... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 1986 250 500 750
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.

  1. Design and code inspections to reduce errors in program development
    1976 972 citations Michael Fagan IBM Systems Journal profile →
  2. Advances in software inspections
    1986 397 citations Michael Fagan IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Fagan United States 12 1.3k 781 312 238 195 19 1.7k
Sira Vegas Spain 16 1.0k 0.8× 609 0.8× 236 0.8× 159 0.7× 218 1.1× 53 1.3k
Giuseppe Scanniello Italy 23 1.7k 1.3× 835 1.1× 626 2.0× 222 0.9× 462 2.4× 192 2.1k
Martin Glinz Switzerland 20 1.3k 1.0× 529 0.7× 857 2.7× 169 0.7× 317 1.6× 107 1.8k
Dennis Kafura United States 22 1.2k 0.9× 738 0.9× 661 2.1× 298 1.3× 610 3.1× 96 2.0k
Bente Anda Norway 16 984 0.7× 496 0.6× 290 0.9× 175 0.7× 211 1.1× 27 1.1k
Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer United States 26 1.5k 1.1× 844 1.1× 459 1.5× 227 1.0× 372 1.9× 126 2.0k
Lesley M. Pickard United Kingdom 12 1.8k 1.4× 883 1.1× 518 1.7× 284 1.2× 390 2.0× 15 2.2k
Vigdis By Kampenes Norway 8 911 0.7× 337 0.4× 269 0.9× 211 0.9× 171 0.9× 8 1.1k
Curtis R. Cook United States 23 591 0.4× 807 1.0× 260 0.8× 524 2.2× 140 0.7× 72 1.6k
Jo Erskine Hannay Norway 16 1.4k 1.1× 400 0.5× 340 1.1× 444 1.9× 258 1.3× 41 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Fagan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Fagan

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Fagan, Michael, et al.. (2024). NIST Cybersecurity for IoT Program. Computer. 57(12). 144–148.
2.
Fagan, Michael & Mohammad Maifi Hasan Khan. (2018). To Follow or Not to Follow: A Study of User Motivations around Cybersecurity Advice. IEEE Internet Computing. 22(5). 25–34. 6 indexed citations
3.
Buck, Ross, Mohammad Maifi Hasan Khan, Michael Fagan, & Emil Coman. (2017). The User Affective Experience Scale: A Measure of Emotions Anticipated in Response to Pop-Up Computer Warnings. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 34(1). 25–34. 29 indexed citations
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Fagan, Michael, Yusuf Albayram, Mohammad Maifi Hasan Khan, & Ross Buck. (2017). An investigation into users’ considerations towards using password managers. Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences. 7(1). 38 indexed citations
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Albayram, Yusuf, Mohammad Maifi Hasan Khan, & Michael Fagan. (2017). A Study on Designing Video Tutorials for Promoting Security Features: A Case Study in the Context of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 33(11). 927–942. 24 indexed citations
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Fagan, Michael & Mohammad Maifi Hasan Khan. (2016). Why Do They Do What They Do?: A Study of What Motivates Users to (Not) Follow Computer Security Advice. Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security. 59–75. 44 indexed citations
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Lewenberg, Yoad, et al.. (2016). Predicting Gaming Related Properties from Twitter Accounts. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 30(1). 2 indexed citations
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Kalaitzis, Freddie, et al.. (2016). Predicting Gaming Related Properties from Twitter Profiles. 12. 28–35. 3 indexed citations
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Fagan, Michael, Mohammad Maifi Hasan Khan, & Ross Buck. (2015). A study of users’ experiences and beliefs about software update messages. Computers in Human Behavior. 51. 504–519. 38 indexed citations
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Fagan, Michael, Mohammad Maifi Hasan Khan, & Nhan Nguyen. (2015). How does this message make you feel? A study of user perspectives on software update/warning message design. Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences. 5(1). 14 indexed citations
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Zuba, Michael, Michael Fagan, Zhijie Shi, & Jun‐Hong Cui. (2014). A resilient pressure routing scheme for underwater acoustic networks. 637–642. 14 indexed citations
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Zuba, Michael, Michael Fagan, Jun‐Hong Cui, & Zhijie Shi. (2013). A vulnerability study of geographic routing in Underwater Acoustic Networks. 67. 109–117. 18 indexed citations
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Fagan, Michael, et al.. (2012). Modular drive system for a planetary exploration mobility platform. 6. 163–168.
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Fagan, Michael, Mohammad Maifi Hasan Khan, & Bing Wang. (2012). Leveraging Cloud Infrastructure for Troubleshooting Edge Computing Systems. 440–447. 2 indexed citations
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Fagan, Michael, et al.. (2012). Design and experimental validation of a mobile robot platform for analog planetary exploration. 2686–2692. 3 indexed citations
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Fagan, Michael, et al.. (2001). Research Directions for AI in Computer Games. Trinity's Access to Research Output (TARA) (Trinity College Dublin). 41 indexed citations
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Fagan, Michael. (1999). Design and code inspections to reduce errors in program development. IBM Systems Journal. 38(2.3). 258–287. 70 indexed citations
18.
Fagan, Michael. (1986). Advances in software inspections. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. SE-12(7). 744–751. 397 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Fagan, Michael. (1976). Design and code inspections to reduce errors in program development. IBM Systems Journal. 15(3). 182–211. 972 indexed citations breakdown →

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