Journal of Systems and Software

Papers
(The H4-Index of Journal of Systems and Software is 40. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board300
Portfolio Evolution Analysis for SPL Scoping: Unveiling the dynamics with dedicated time-series dashboards218
Different approaches for testing body sensor network applications211
Novel framework for automated testing of ill-defined human–robot interaction environments176
Feature models to boost the vulnerability management process152
Understanding participation and corporatization in service of diversity in free/libre and open source software development projects128
Integrating pair programming as a work practice105
Investigating end-users’ values in agriculture mobile applications development: An empirical study on Bangladeshi female farmers95
Domain-specific conflict resolution and model merge91
VULOC: Vulnerability location framework based on assembly code slicing87
Uncovering gender gap in academia: A comprehensive analysis within the software engineering community79
The uphill journey of FaaS in the open-source community78
Data preparation for Deep Learning based Code Smell Detection: A systematic literature review77
On measuring coupling between microservices77
Modeling and safety analysis for collaborative safety-critical systems using hierarchical colored Petri nets76
Managing the changing understanding of benefits in software initiatives74
A MILP model on coordinated coverage path planning system for UAV-ship hybrid team scheduling software72
Translating meaning representations to behavioural interface specifications66
A systematic literature review on Android-specific smells65
Deep learning framework testing via hierarchical and heuristic model generation63
The effect of advice network connectedness on problem-solving competence among software developers63
Dear Researchers: Think about the future, for sure, but please don't forget about the present – the Odense Manifesto for academia–industry collaboration at ICSA 202562
EFACT: An External Function Auto-Completion Tool to strengthen static binary lifting52
Evolution patterns of software-architecture smells: An empirical study of intra- and inter-version smells51
Experimental investigation of memory-related software aging in LLM systems51
A survey on machine learning techniques applied to source code50
A fuzzy logic-based quality model for identifying microservices with low maintainability50
Multi-granularity coverage criteria for deep reinforcement learning systems48
Managing security issues in software containers: From practitioners’ perspective48
Maximizing integrative learning in software development teams: A systematic review of key drivers and future research agenda47
A modular metamodel and refactoring rules to achieve software product line interoperability46
Leveraging belief uncertainty for informed decision making in software product line evolution46
Explaining software fault predictions to spreadsheet users45
Challenges and opportunities: Implementing diversity and inclusion in software engineering university level education in Finland44
Flexible control flow graph alignment for delivering data-driven feedback to novice programming learners43
Advancing modern code review effectiveness through human error mechanisms43
BEACon-TD: Classifying Technical Debt and its types across diverse software projects issues using transformers41
VIBE: Looking for Variability In amBiguous rEquirements41
When traceability goes awry: An industrial experience report41
A data-driven active learning approach to reusing ML solutions in scientific applications40
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