OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Automated Software Engineering is 19. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Enhancing mutation testing for deep neural networks: a novel approach to generating high-quality mutants	145
$$AI^{2}$$: the next leap toward native language-based and explainable machine learning framework	87
Large language models for qualitative research in software engineering: exploring opportunities and challenges	56
Optimized design refactoring (ODR): a generic framework for automated search-based refactoring to optimize object-oriented software architectures	48
Toward intelligent runtime adaptation in microservices: Empirical trade-off analysis and a hybrid AI framework	36
Augmenting software quality assurance with AI and automation using PyTest-BDD	34
SENTRY: an adversarial robust anomaly detection approach in system log based on pattern unit extraction and time-step masking	34
A study on prompt design, advantages and limitations of ChatGPT for deep learning program repair	33
DL4SC: a novel deep learning-based vulnerability detection framework for smart contracts	31
Parallelization of genetic algorithms for software architecture recovery	30
On-the-fly unfolding with optimal exploration for linear temporal logic model checking of concurrent software and systems	28
Graph based transfer learning with orthogonal tunning for functionality size insights	28
Enhancing the ability of LLMs for spaceborne equipment code generation via retrieval-augmented generation and contrastive learning	26
Enhancing embedded systems development with TS$$^-$$	25
Multi-view adaptive contrastive learning for information retrieval based fault localization	23
Synthetic versus real: an analysis of critical scenarios for autonomous vehicle testing	22
Navigating bug cold start with contextual multi-armed bandits: an enhanced approach to developer assignment in software bug repositories	22
Enhanced neighborhood metric for spreadsheet fault prediction	21
Challenges of deploying code embeddings: an industrial case study on method name generation	20
DIR-SMOTE: a density-influence resampling framework for imbalanced code smell detection	19