OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineerin is 1. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Graph-Based Root Cause Localization in Microservice Systems with Protection Mechanisms	21
Personalized API Recommendations	17
An Optimal WSN Coverage Based on Adapted Transit Search Algorithm	13
An Efficient Sorting Algorithm for Non-Volatile Memory	11
OdegVul: An Approach for Statement-Level Defect Prediction	10
Automated Test Case Generation for Path Coverage by Using Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm with Reinforcement Learning and Relationship Matrix Strategies	10
Software Quality Assessment Model: A New Approach for Software Testing Tools	9
Using Peer Assessment Leveraging Large Language Models in Software Engineering Education	9
Recommending Relevant Tutorial Fragments for API-Related Natural Language Questions	7
A Fully Parallel Approach of Model Checking Via Probe Machine	7
Model-Driven Approach for Making Citizen Science Data FAIR	7
Forecasting Stock Index Using a Volume-Aware Positional Attention-Based Recurrent Neural Network	6
Verifiable Model Construction for Business Processes	6
Flaky Test Detection Based on Adaptive Latest Position Execution for Concurrent Android Applications	6
VeRA: Verifying RBAC and Authorization Constraints Models of Web Applications	6
A Hierarchical Feature Ensemble Deep Learning Approach for Software Defect Prediction	6
Selecting Third-Party Libraries: The Web Developers’ Perspective	5
MOID: Many-to-One Patent Graph Embedding Base Infringement Detection Model	5
A Combined Usage of NLP Libraries Towards Analyzing Software Documents	5
A Model-Based Evaluation Metric for Question Answering Systems	5
Deep Tasks Summarization for Comprehending Mixed Tasks in a Commit	5
Understanding the Working Habits of GH-SO Users on GitHub Commit Activity and Stack Overflow Post Activity	4
Spectral Test Generation for Boolean Expressions	4
Use of Journey Maps and Personas in Software Requirements Elicitation	4
TC4MT: A Specification-Driven Testing Framework for Model Transformations	4

ATLDesigner: ATL Model Checking Using An Attribute Grammar	4
Toward Pointer-Analysis-Based Vulnerability Discovery in Human–Machine Pair Programming	4
An Empirical Study on Code Smell Introduction and Removal in Deep Learning Software Projects	4
A Novel Method for Identifying Microservices by Considering Quality Expectations and Deployment Constraints	4
Specifying Requirements for Modern Software Development: A Test-Oriented Methodology	4
Dual Channel Among Task and Contribution on OSS Communities: An Empirical Study	4
A Constructive Heuristic for Automated Parallel Tests Assembly	4
An Empirical Study on the Impact of Python Dynamic Typing on the Project Maintenance	4
Influential Spreaders Identification by Fusing Network Topology	3
CodeQG: Automated Multiple Question Generation for Source Code Comprehension	3
Making Technical Debt Visible Using Hybrid Sankey Diagrams: An Industrial Case Study	3
Evaluating a Method to Select Software Developers from Source Code Analysis	3
Identifying Notable Tuples in Multi-Concept Web Tables	3
Quantum Software Encompasses Classical Software: Density Matrix from the Laplacian	3
Quantum Software Engineering: Practical Challenges	3
On the Succinctness of Modal μ-Calculus Based on Covariant–Contravariant Refinement	3
A Semantic Web-Enabled Approach for Dependency Management	3
Inconsistency-Tolerant Hierarchical Probabilistic CTL Model Checking: Logical Foundations and Illustrative Examples	3
Guest Editor’s Introduction — Special Issue on Social Computing and Engineering	3
Verification of Safety for Synchronous-Reactive System Using Bounded Model Checking	3
Enhancing Code Summarization with Graph Embedding and Pre-Trained Model	2
Automatically Generating Release Notes with Content Classification Models	2
Multiclass Classification of UML Diagrams from Images Using Deep Learning	2
Python API Misuse Mining and Classification Based on Hybrid Analysis and Attention Mechanism	2
Mapping Modern JVM Language Code to Analysis-Friendly Graphs: A Study with Kotlin	2
A Cross-Project Defect Prediction Approach Based on Code Semantics and Cross-Version Structural Information	2
A Static Analysis Framework for Investigating Tainted Data Sources in Software Systems	2
BPMN Data Model for Multi-Perspective Process Mining on Blockchain	2
A Case Study of Software Project Replacement: A Time Series Analysis	2
TRAFMEL: Multimodal Entity Linking Based on Transformer Reranking and Multimodal Co-Attention Fusion	2
Identifying Temporal Corpus for Enhanced User Comments Analysis	2
How Did COVID-19 Impact Software Design Activities in Global Software Engineering — Systematic Review	2
An Adaptive Semantic Annotation Tool for Teachers Based on Context-Aware and Internet of Things	2
An Empirical Study on Higher-Order Mutation-Based Fault Localization	2
Consistency Checking for Refactoring from Coarse-Grained Locks to Fine-Grained Locks	2
Detecting Interaction Related Bugs in a Multi-Tenant Setting Using Kubernetes	2
CodeLabeller: A Web-Based Code Annotation Tool for Java Design Patterns and Summaries	2
PEAPOD: A Heterogeneous Defect Prediction Approach Based on Deep Density Sampling and Deep Domain Adaptation	2
Remaining Activity Sequence Prediction for Ongoing Process Instances	2
STMultiple: Sparse Transformer Based on RFID for Multi-Object Activity Recognition	2
Hybrid Model with Multi-Level Code Representation for Multi-Label Code Smell Detection (077)	2
Understanding the Role of Stack Overflow in Supporting Software Development Tasks: A Research Perspective	2
Predicting Ride Hailing Service Demand Using Autoencoder and Convolutional Neural Network	2
Video Multimodal Entity Linking via Multi-Perspective Enhanced Subgraph Contrastive Network	2
CodeGen-Search: A Code Generation Model Incorporating Similar Sample Information	2
EVaDe: Efficient and Lightweight Mirai Variants Detection via Approximate Largest Submatrix Search	2
EFSP: An Enhanced Full Scrum Process Model	2
A Change-Level Defect Prediction Approach based on Teacher–Student Network	2
Bug Localization with Features Crossing and Structured Semantic Information Matching	2
A Novel Entity and Relation Joint Interaction Learning Approach for Entity Alignment	2

Multi-Label Classification of Pure Code	1
An Empirical Study of the Impact of Class Overlap on the Performance and Interpretability of Cross-Version Defect Prediction	1
An Empirical Study on Bugs in PHP	1
Novel Strategy Generating Variable-Length State Machine Test Paths	1
dSubSign: Classification of Instance-Feature Data Using Discriminative Subgraphs as Class Signatures	1
Agile Effort Estimation: Comparing the Accuracy and Efficiency of Planning Poker, Bucket System, and Affinity Estimation Methods	1
The Trustworthiness Metric Model of Interface Based on Defects	1
Enhancing Reusability: An Integrated Framework for Software Requirements Classification and Prioritization	1
Code Clone Detection with Hierarchical Attentive Graph Embedding	1
Sequence-Aware API Recommendation Based on Collaborative Filtering	1
Embodying the Number of an Entity’s Relations for Knowledge Representation Learning	1
SPERT: Reinforcement Learning-Enhanced Transformer Model for Agile Story Point Estimation	1
GTFP: Network Fault Prediction Based on Graph and Time Series	1
Context-Encoded Code Change Representation for Automated Commit Message Generation	1
From SATD Recognition to an Interpretation Method Based on the Dataset	1
On Representing Resilience Requirements of Microservice Architecture Systems	1
On the Measures of Success in Replication of Controlled Experiments with STRIDE	1
MORCoRA: Multi-Objective Refactoring Recommendation Considering Review Availability	1
Function-Level Code Obfuscation Detection Through Self-Attention-Guided Multi-Representation Fusion	1
Gradle-Autofix: An Automatic Resolution Generator for Gradle Build Error	1
Enhancing Answer Selection via Ad-Hoc Knowledge Extraction from Unstructured Web Texts	1
DTester: Diversity-Driven Test Case Generation for Web Applications	1
Improving Large-Gap Clone Detection Recall Using Multiple Features	1
KEMA++: A Full Representative Knowledge-Graph Embedding Model (036)	1
Augmenting the Interpretability of GraphCodeBERT for Code Similarity Tasks	1
A Hybrid Multiple Models Transfer Approach for Cross-Project Software Defect Prediction	1
Static Privacy Analysis by Flow Reconstruction of Tainted Data	1
Mutation-Based Minimal Test Suite Generation for Boolean Expressions	1
RESEARCH NOTES: Design of a Distributed and Highly Scalable Fog Architecture for Heterogeneous IoT Infrastructures	1
Author Index Volume 31 (2021)	1
Author Index Volume 33 (2023)	1
Person Event Detection Method in Computer Discipline Domain Based on BiGRU and CNN in Series	1
Integration of UML Class Diagrams Based on Semantics and Structure	1
Which Exceptions Do We Have to Catch in the Python Code for AI Projects?	1
Mining Fine-Grained Code Change Patterns Using Multiple Feature Analysis	1
Validating Secure Cloud Communication Mechanisms of Graphene with CSP-based Modeling	1
SWEBOK Matters: Report and Reflection of a SEKE Panel on the Educational and Professional Implications of SWEBOK	1
MIAR: A Context-Aware Approach for App Review Intention Mining	1
Applying Scrum to Knowledge Transfer Among Software Developers	1
A Novel Overlapping Method to Alleviate the Cold-Start Problem in Recommendation Systems	1
Detecting Duplicate Questions in Stack Overflow via Source Code Modeling	1
NNTBFV: Simplifying and Verifying Neural Networks Using Testing-Based Formal Verification	1
An Empirical Study on Rule Violation History of JavaScript Code Blocks on Stack Overflow	1
ICG: A Machine Learning Benchmark Dataset and Baselines for Inline Code Comments Generation Task	1
Author Reputation Measurement on Question and Answer Sites by the Classification of Author-Generated Content	1
Benchmarking Whole Knowledge Graph Embedding Techniques	1
Supervised Classification of UML Class Diagrams Based on F-KNB	1
Combining Error Guessing and Logical Reasoning for Software Fault Localization via Deep Learning	1
Extended Association Rule Mining and Its Application to Software Engineering Data Sets	1
HCIA: Hierarchical Change Impact Analysis Based on Hierarchy Program Slices	1
Handling Quantity in Variability Models for System-of-Systems	1
Deriving Thresholds of Object-Oriented Metrics to Predict Defect-Proneness of Classes: A Large-Scale Meta-Analysis	1
The Effect of Environmental Metrics on Software Fault Prediction	1
Metaheuristics and Software Engineering: Past, Present, and Future	1
An Ensemble Keyword Extraction Model for News Texts with Statistical and Graphical Features	1
Statistical Model Checking for Stochastic and Hybrid Autonomous Driving Based on Spatio-Clock Constraints	1
Patterns for Reuse in Production Systems Engineering	1
Scalable Instance Matching Using Lucene and Mongodb	1
Identifying High-impact Bug Reports with Imbalance Distribution by Instance Fuzzy Entropy	1
Finding Memory Bound of Cloned Objects in Software Transactional Memory Programs	1
Personalized Learning Path Recommendation for E-Learning Based on Knowledge Graph and Graph Convolutional Network	1