2026 Steven Furnell: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	60	3255	3161	192	190	481	13462

Steven Furnell publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven Furnell sits on this spectrum.

32 publications 991+

This scientist: 481 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Steven Furnell D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven Furnell sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Steven Furnell is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily in computer science and social sciences, with extensive work on information and cybersecurity topics. Their publication record highlights involvement across various fields such as information systems, sociology and political science, computer networks and communications, signal processing, and political science with an international relations perspective.

The main topics covered in their research include information and cyber security, privacy, security, and data protection, cybercrime and law enforcement studies, user authentication and security systems, advanced malware detection techniques, cybersecurity and cyber warfare studies, and network security and intrusion detection.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Steven Furnell include:

"Developing a cyber security culture: Current practices and future needs" (2021), Computers & Security
"The cybersecurity workforce and skills" (2020), Computers & Security
"Home working and cyber security - an outbreak of unpreparedness?" (2020), Computer Fraud & Security
"Understanding cybersecurity behavioral habits: Insights from situational support" (2021), Journal of Information Security and Applications
"Understanding the full cost of cyber security breaches" (2020), Computer Fraud & Security

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Furnell include Xavier Carpent, Nathan Clarke, Maria Bada, Weizhi Meng, and Maria Papadaki.

The venues where Furnell most often publishes include:

Computers & Security
Computer Fraud & Security
Future Internet
Information and Computer Security
SSRN Electronic Journal

Steven Furnell has contributed multiple books published primarily by Springer Science+Business Media, with titles such as "Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance" across various years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), "Computer Security. ESORICS 2021 International Workshops" (2022), "ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection" (2022, 2025), and other works on information security education and data security. Additional books have been published by Springer International Publishing and Aston University, including "Security in Cyber-Physical Systems" (2021) and "Regulation, Policy and Cybersecurity: Hardware Security" (2021).

Steven Furnell holds recognition as an ACM Senior Member as of 2020.

Best Publications

Information security policy compliance model in organizations

Nader Sohrabi Safa;Rossouw Von Solms;Steven Furnell

599
Citations
Information security conscious care behaviour formation in organizations

Nader Sohrabi Safa;Mehdi Sookhak;Rossouw Von Solms;Steven Furnell

513
Citations
Authenticating mobile phone users using keystroke analysis

N. L. Clarke;S. M. Furnell

418
Citations
Security implications of electronic commerce: a survey of consumers and businesses

Steven M. Furnell;T. Karweni

413
Citations
Surveying the Development of Biometric User Authentication on Mobile Phones

Weizhi Meng;Duncan S. Wong;Steven Furnell;Jianying Zhou

339
Citations
Cybercrime Vandalizing the Information Society

Steven Furnell

339
Citations
Authentication of users on mobile telephones - A survey of attitudes and practices

N. L. Clarke;S. M. Furnell

306
Citations
AndroDialysis: Analysis of Android Intent Effectiveness in Malware Detection

Ali Feizollah;Nor Badrul Anuar;Rosli Salleh;Guillermo Suarez-Tangil

274
Citations
Assessing the security perceptions of personal Internet users

S. M. Furnell;P. Bryant;A. D. Phippen

268
Citations
A practical evaluation of Web analytics

Andrew D. Phippen;L. Sheppard;Steven Furnell

256
Citations
Events: Insider Threat Prediction Tool: Evaluating the probability of IT misuse

G.B Magklaras;S.M Furnell

255
Citations
The challenges of understanding and using security: A survey of end-users

S. M. Furnell;A. Jusoh;D. Katsabas

219
Citations
Advanced user authentication for mobile devices

N. L. Clarke;S. M. Furnell

216
Citations
Power to the people? The evolving recognition of human aspects of security

Steven Furnell;Nathan Clarke

213
Citations
From culture to disobedience: Recognising the varying user acceptance of IT security

Steven Furnell;Kerry-Lynn Thomson

182
Citations
Why users cannot use security

Steven Furnell

172
Citations
Authentication and Supervision: A Survey of User Attitudes

S.M Furnell;P.S Dowland;H.M Illingworth;P.L Reynolds

171
Citations
An assessment of website password practices

Steven Furnell

166
Citations
Developing a Cyber Security Culture: Current Practices and Future Needs

Betsy Uchendu;Jason R.C. Nurse;Maria Bada;Steven Furnell

150
Citations
A prototype tool for information security awareness and training

S.M. Furnell;M. Gennatou;P.S. Dowland

148
Citations
From desktop to mobile: Examining the security experience

Reinhardt A. Botha;Steven M. Furnell;Nathan L. Clarke

143
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan Clarke Plymouth University

Nor Badrul Anuar University of Malaya

Weizhi Meng Lancaster University

Shukor Abd Razak Sultan Zainal Abidin University

Emmanuel Ifeachor Plymouth University

Rossouw von Solms Nelson Mandela University

Shahab S. Band National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Dimitris Gritzalis Athens University of Economics and Business

Abdullah Gani University of Malaya

Charith Perera Cardiff University

External Links

Personal website of Steven Furnell Google Scholar page

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