Most cited papers in Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
What are the most cited papers in Software Engineering Techniques and Practices?
The most cited paper in Software Engineering Techniques and Practices is "A metrics suite for object oriented design" (Shyam R. Chidamber, Chris F. Kemerer, 1994), with 5,691 citations. Next come "Software Architecture in Practice" (5,049) and "The Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems" (4,734).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 785 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A metrics suite for object oriented design Shyam R. Chidamber, Chris F. Kemerer · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering | Jun 1994 | 5,691 |
| 2 | Software Architecture in Practice Len Bass, Paul Clements, Rick Kazman | 1997 | 5,049 |
| 3 | The Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems Izak Benbasat, David K. Goldstein, Melissa Mead · MIS Quarterly | Sep 1987 | 4,734 |
| 4 | Systematic literature reviews in software engineering – A systematic literature review Barbara Ann Kitchenham, O. Pearl Brereton, DAVID E. BUDGEN et al. · Information and Software Technology | 13 Nov 2008 | 4,507 |
| 5 | Guidelines for snowballing in systematic literature studies and a replication in software engineering Claes Wohlin | 13 May 2014 | 3,928 |
| 6 | Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering Per Runeson, Martin Höst · Empirical Software Engineering | 18 Dec 2008 | 3,880 |
| 7 | The Unified Software Development Process Ivar Jacobson, Grady Booch, James E. Rumbaugh · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) | 1999 | 3,395 |
| 8 | No Silver Bullet Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering Brooks · Computer | Apr 1987 | 3,197 |
| 9 | Systematic Mapping Studies in Software Engineering Kai Petersen, ROBERT H. FELDT, Shahid Mujtaba et al. · Electronic workshops in computing | Jun 2008 | 3,166 |
| 10 | Software architecture: perspectives on an emerging discipline Mary M. Conlin Shaw, David Garlan · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) | Apr 1996 | 2,946 |
| 11 | Validation Guidelines for IS Positivist Research Detmar W. Straub, David Gefen · Communications of the Association for Information Systems | 2004 | 2,787 |
| 12 | Empirical studies of agile software development: A systematic review Tore Dybå, Torgeir Dingsøyr · Information and Software Technology | 18 Mar 2008 | 2,679 |
| 13 | Guidelines for conducting systematic mapping studies in software engineering: An update Kai Petersen, Sairam Vakkalanka, Ludwik Kuźniarz · Information and Software Technology | 8 Apr 2015 | 2,658 |
| 14 | Aspect-oriented programming Gregor Kiczales, John Lamping, Anurag Mendhekar et al. · Lecture notes in computer science | 1997 | 2,543 |
| 15 | Lessons from applying the systematic literature review process within the software engineering domain Pearl Brereton, Barbara Ann Kitchenham, DAVID E. BUDGEN et al. · Journal of Systems and Software | 18 Aug 2006 | 2,392 |
| 16 | Qualitative Research in Information Systems Michael David Myers · MIS Quarterly | Jun 1997 | 2,385 |
| 17 | Project management: cost, time and quality, two best guesses and a phenomenon, its time to accept other success criteria Roger J. Atkinson · International Journal of Project Management | Dec 1999 | 2,355 |
| 18 | On Non-Functional Requirements in Software Engineering Lawrence Chung, Julio César Sampaio do Prado Leite · Lecture notes in computer science | 2009 | 2,248 |
| 19 | The 4+1 View Model of architecture Philippe B. Kruchten · IEEE Software | 1995 | 2,162 |
| 20 | A field study of the software design process for large systems Bill Curtis, Herb Krasner, Neil Iscoe · Communications of the ACM | Nov 1988 | 2,093 |
| 21 | Reverse engineering and design recovery: a taxonomy Elliot J. Chikofsky, James H. Cross · IEEE Software | 1990 | 2,005 |
| 22 | The System Usability Scale: Past, Present, and Future James R. Lewis · International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction | 30 Mar 2018 | 1,995 |
| 23 | Managing the Software Process Watts S. Humphrey · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) | 1989 | 1,971 |
| 24 | The qualitative interview in IS research: Examining the craft Michael David Myers, Michael E. Newman · Information and Organization | 2007 | 1,952 |
| 25 | The Delphi Method for Graduate Research Gregory James Skulmoski, Francis T. Hartman, Jennifer R Krahn · Journal of Information Technology Education Research | 2007 | 1,852 |
| 26 | Requirements engineering Bashar Nuseibeh, Steve Easterbrook | May 2000 | 1,832 |
| 27 | A validation of object-oriented design metrics as quality indicators Victor Robert Basili, Lionel Briand, Walcélio L. Melo · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering | Oct 1996 | 1,731 |
| 28 | Goal-oriented requirements engineering: a guided tour Axel van Lamsweerde | 13 Nov 2002 | 1,725 |
| 29 | Two case studies of open source software development Audris Mockus, Roy T. Fielding, James D. Herbsleb · ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology | Jul 2002 | 1,703 |
| 30 | Coordinating Expertise in Software Development Teams Samer A Faraj, Lee S. Sproull · Management Science | Dec 2000 | 1,702 |
| 31 | Process modeling Bill Curtis, Marc I. Kellner, Jim Over · Communications of the ACM | Sep 1992 | 1,629 |
| 32 | Software risk management: principles and practices BARRY W. BOEHM · IEEE Software | 1991 | 1,584 |
| 33 | Socio-technical systems: From design methods to systems engineering Gordon D. Baxter, Ian Sommerville · Interacting with Computers | 8 Aug 2010 | 1,581 |
| 34 | Towards modelling and reasoning support for early-phase requirements engineering Eric S. K. Yu | 22 Nov 2002 | 1,577 |
| 35 | Preliminary guidelines for empirical research in software engineering Barbara Ann Kitchenham, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Lesley M. Pickard et al. · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering | Aug 2002 | 1,516 |
| 36 | Qualitative methods in empirical studies of software engineering Carolyn Budinger Seaman · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering | Jul 1999 | 1,504 |
| 37 | Design and code inspections to reduce errors in program development Michael E. Fagan · IBM Systems Journal | 1976 | 1,503 |
| 38 | Documenting software architectures: views and beyond Paul Clements, David Garlan, Reed Little et al. · 25th International Conference on Software Engineering, 2003. Proceedings. | 2003 | 1,443 |
| 39 | Reconstructing the Giant: On the Importance of Rigour in Documenting the Literature Search Process Jan vom Brocke, Alexander Simons, Björn Niehaves et al. · Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen) | 8 Jun 2009 | 1,393 |
| 40 | A Cross-Cultural Study on Escalation of Commitment Behavior in Software Projects1 Mark Keil, Bernard C. Y. Tan, Kwok‐Kee Wei et al. · MIS Quarterly | Jun 2000 | 1,387 |
| 41 | The TAME project: towards improvement-oriented software environments Victor Robert Basili, H. Dieter Rombach · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering | Jun 1988 | 1,375 |
| 42 | The Factor Structure of the System Usability Scale James R. Lewis, Jeff Sauro · Lecture notes in computer science | 2009 | 1,258 |
| 43 | Capability maturity model, version 1.1 Mark C. Paulk, Bruce Curtis, Mary Beth Chrissis et al. · IEEE Software | Jul 1993 | 1,257 |
| 44 | An analysis of the requirements traceability problem O. C. Z. Gotel, Clive Finkelstein | 17 Dec 2002 | 1,246 |
| 45 | Systematic literature reviews in software engineering – A tertiary study Barbara Ann Kitchenham, Rialette Pretorius, DAVID E. BUDGEN et al. · Information and Software Technology | 30 Mar 2010 | 1,230 |
| 46 | Systems Development in Information Systems Research Jay F. Nunamaker, Minder Chen, Titus D. M. Purdin · Journal of Management Information Systems | Dec 1990 | 1,224 |
| 47 | The concept of project complexity—a review David Baccarini · International Journal of Project Management | Aug 1996 | 1,189 |
| 48 | Successfully completing case study research: combining rigour, relevance and pragmatism Peta Darke, Graeme Shanks, Marianne Broadbent · Information Systems Journal | Oct 1998 | 1,177 |
| 49 | Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed BARRY W. BOEHM · Lecture notes in computer science | 2004 | 1,176 |
| 50 | Developing Maturity Models for IT Management Jörg Becker, Ralf Knackstedt, Jens Pöppelbuß · Business & Information Systems Engineering | 21 May 2009 | 1,173 |
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