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Alan Rea

Information Assurance And Risk Management Secure System Development Cloud Services Security Internet Of Things (IoT) Security Mobile Application Security
Western Michigan University Computer Science Department

About

Dr. Alan Rea is a professor in the Department of Business Information Systems in the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University. He regularly teaches courses in Information Assurance, Risk Management, CyberEthics, Linux and Digital Forensics. In his courses, he implements free and open source software whenever possible to emphasize the changing environment within information systems. Rea’s research concentrates on secure system development, organizational information assurance and risk management approaches. In particular, he has examined security implications associated with developing, deploying and managing cloud services, Internet of Things devices and mobile applications. He is frequently featured as a media expert on his research. Rea’s research has been published in the Journal of Information Systems Education, Journal of Information Systems Security, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Communications of the ACM and Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law.

Research Performance Summary

74
Total Papers
1714
Total Citations
14
H-Index
1992-2025
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

Over the Tracks But Not Into the Woods: Thoreau's" Middle Ground" in Walden and A Week

Year: 1992

Citations: 0

Venue: Pennsylvania State University

Latest Recorded Paper

Motivating mobile payment adoption during global pandemic: insights from protection motivation and theory of planned behavior

Year: 2025

Citations: 14

Venue: Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication 74 (5-6)

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2025
1
2023
1
2022
2
2021
3
2020
3
2019
1
2018
3
2017
1
2016
1
2015
4
2013
1

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 3
Journal 25
Book 7

Top Coauthors

Rea White Lonardo

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 14
Avg. Citations / Paper 14
H-Index 1

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 9
Citations 91
Avg. Citations / Paper 10.1
H-Index 5

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 10
Citations 73
Avg. Citations / Paper 7.3
H-Index 4

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 15
Citations 36
Avg. Citations / Paper 2.4
H-Index 4

2005-2009

Period Stats
Papers 15
Citations 833
Avg. Citations / Paper 55.5
H-Index 5

2000-2004

Period Stats
Papers 15
Citations 295
Avg. Citations / Paper 19.7
H-Index 4

1995-1999

Period Stats
Papers 8
Citations 372
Avg. Citations / Paper 46.5
H-Index 3

1990-1994

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 0
Avg. Citations / Paper 0
H-Index 0

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

alan.rea@wmich.edu
2693871444

Detected Research Keywords

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