Information and Software Technology

Article	Citations
Beyond the lab: An in-depth analysis of real-world practices in government-to-citizen software user documentation	412
A systematic review of shared personal informatics	334
Uncovering challenges of cybersecurity cross-regulation in EU legislation	284
A vulnerability detection framework by focusing on critical execution paths	250
Finding the best learning to rank algorithms for effort-aware defect prediction	133
Recruiting credible participants for field studies in software engineering research	131
CADV: A software visualization approach for code annotations distribution	96
Unsupervised, robust, and lightweight detection of data pattern anomalies and outliers	94
Burnout in software engineering: A systematic mapping study	92
Metamorphic Testing of Multimodal Human Trajectory Prediction	90
LocVul: Line-level vulnerability localization based on a Sequence-to-Sequence approach	88
Gamified or Glorified? A systematic review of serious games for security & privacy in the SDLC	85
What do developers consider magic literals? A smalltalk perspective	79
Taxonomy of Cybersecurity Challenges and Solutions for the Superintelligent Systems	77
A Delphi study to recognize and assess systems of systems vulnerabilities	70
User-centric requirements prioritization in mHealth applications: Insights from a Discrete Choice Experiment	62
CriticalFuzz: A critical neuron coverage-guided fuzz testing framework for deep neural networks	59
SFIDMT-ART: A metamorphic group generation method based on Adaptive Random Testing applied to source and follow-up input domains	57
Software defect prediction with semantic and structural information of codes based on Graph Neural Networks	57
Leveraging execution traces to enhance traceability links recovery in BPMN models	56
Context2Vector: Accelerating security event triage via context representation learning	55
EdgeSim: Firmware vulnerability detection with control transfer-enhanced binary code similarity detection	53
Boosting input data sequences generation for testing EFSM-specified systems using deep reinforcement learning	51
GNPSum: A code summarization enhancement framework based on Graph Node Position	51
Warnings: Violation symptoms indicating architecture erosion	48

Exploring continual learning in code intelligence with domain-wise distilled prompts	45
A survey of coverage-guided greybox fuzzing with deep neural models	45
Improved measurement of software development effort estimation bias	44
Editorial Board	43
Ambiguity in user stories: A systematic literature review	42
Research artifacts in secondary studies: A systematic mapping in software engineering	42
UXH-GEDAPP: A set of user experience heuristics for evaluating generative design applications	41
Vulnerability detection with Graph Attention Network and Metric Learning	39
ENZZ: Effective N-gram coverage assisted fuzzing with nearest neighboring branch estimation	38
An end-to-end deep learning system for requirements classification using recurrent neural networks	37
A hybrid model for efficient decision-making in self-adaptive systems	37
A systematic literature review of agile software development projects	37
CSJSS: Augmenting code summarization with joint structural semantic of abstract syntax trees	37
Energize sustainability: EnSAF for sustainability aware, software intensive energy management systems	37
VulATMHD: Joint adaptive triplet mining and hybrid distillation for type-aware vulnerability classification	37
Threats to validity in software engineering research: A critical reflection	36
Exploring the use of LLMs for the selection phase in systematic literature studies	36
Introduction to software architecture for quantum computing systems special issue	34
Representation-based fairness evaluation and bias correction robustness assessment in neural networks	34
A survey of selected characteristics and contexts of the analysis and planning phase of software development projects and their connections to project success	33
Accelerating similarity-based model matching with subtree equivalence	33
Requirements engineering for older adult digital health software: A systematic literature review	32
Towards automating self-admitted technical debt repayment	31
Comparison of multi-criteria decision-making methods for online controlled experiments in a launch decision-making framework	31
Detecting privacy requirements from User Stories with NLP transfer learning models	31
Editorial Board	30
Editorial Board	30
An empirical study of emoji use in software development communication	29
Editorial Board	29
RLSPL: A software product line for streamlining reinforcement learning project development	28
An alternative to code comment generation? Generating comment from bytecode	28
Prioritisation of code clones using a genetic algorithm	27
Test Code Flakiness in Mobile Apps: The Developer’s Perspective	27
Extraction and empirical evaluation of GUI-level invariants as GUI Oracles in mobile app testing	27
A method for real-world privacy-preserving Android malware detection through Federated Machine Learning	27
Broadening software value from technical to management perspectives: a stakeholder-driven exploration using a modified-Delphi approach	26
Gated transformer network for multivariate security patch identification with mixture-of-experts	26
A multi-objective agile project planning model and a comparative meta-heuristic approach	25
To group or not to group? Group sizes for requirements elicitation	25
Graph-based code semantics learning for efficient semantic code clone detection	25
AntiPhishX: An AI-driven service-oriented ensemble framework for detecting phishing and ai-powered phishing attacks	25
Best practices for work from home: A qualitative survey in open source and distributed software development	24
Automatically repairing tensor shape faults in deep learning programs	24
Coverage-enhanced fault diagnosis for Deep Learning programs: A learning-based approach with hybrid metrics	24
Short communication: Evolution of secondary studies in software engineering	24
Usefulness and usability of heuristic walkthroughs for evaluating domain-specific developer tools in industry: Evidence from four field simulations	24
A brief note, with thanks, on the contributions of Guenther Ruhe	24
UX Research practices related to Long-Term UX: A Systematic Literature Review	24
Introduction to special issue on Agile UX: challenges, successes and barriers to improvement	23
Improving effort-aware defect prediction by directly learning to rank software modules	23

An exploratory study of software artifacts on GitHub from the lens of documentation	23
Investigating replication challenges through multiple replications of an experiment	23
Community smells—The sources of social debt: A systematic literature review	23
Can serious gaming tactics bolster spear-phishing and phishing resilience? : Securing the human hacking in Information Security	22
Dev2vec: Representing domain expertise of developers in an embedding space	22
Prioritization of model smell refactoring using a covariance matrix-based adaptive evolution algorithm	21
Objectivity by design: The impact of AI-driven approach on employees' soft skills evaluation	21
FRL-MFPG: Propagation-aware fault root cause location for microservice intelligent operation and maintenance	21
Causal reasoning in Software Quality Assurance: A systematic review	21
Can an old fashioned feature extraction and a light-weight model improve vulnerability type identification performance?	21
FCTree: Visualization of function calls in execution	21
Personalizing label prediction for GitHub issues	21
MT-Nod: Metamorphic testing for detecting non-optimal decisions of autonomous driving systems in interactive scenarios	21
Fairness on a budget, across the board: A cost-effective evaluation of fairness-aware practices across contexts, tasks, and sensitive attributes	21
Graph-based explainable vulnerability prediction	21
Skills development for software engineers: Systematic literature review	20
Overlapping community detection in software ecosystem based on pheromone guided personalized PageRank algorithm	20
Edge AI assurance: A systematic mapping study	20
DFL: A DOM sample generation oriented fuzzing framework for browser rendering engines	20
A multi-criteria accessibility index for quantifying digital fairness in e-commerce	20
A low-code assessment platform for urban digital twins	20
A systematic mapping study on graph machine learning for static source code analysis	20
Sustainability-aware reference architectures: Needs and future research directions	20
An expressive and modular layer activation mechanism for Context-Oriented Programming	20
Introduction to the special issue on managing software processes using soft computing techniques	20
Microservice-based projects in agile world: A structured interview	20
Genetic model-based success probability prediction of quantum software development projects	19
Using LLMs to enhance code quality: A systematic literature review	19
A mixed method study of DevOps challenges	19
Towards green game software engineering: A comparative analysis of energy consumption between the widespread unity and unreal video game engines	19
A model-driven approach for engineering Mobility Digital Twins: The Bologna case study	19
Cross-Modal Retrieval-enhanced code Summarization based on joint learning for retrieval and generation	19
Editorial Board	18
A taxonomy of microservice integration techniques	18
Technical risk model of machine learning based software project development - A multinational empirical study using modified Delphi-AHP method	18
Editorial Board	18
Editorial Board	18
Layered microservices architecture: A multitree-based domain-driven approach	18
Leveraging a combination of machine learning and formal concept analysis to locate the implementation of features in software variants	18
Empirical analysis of generative AI tool adoption in software development	18
DLRegion: Coverage-guided fuzz testing of deep neural networks with region-based neuron selection strategies	17
A joint optimization approach for bug triage leveraging individual ability and collective responsibility of developers	17
Perceived impact of agile principles: Insights from a survey-based study on agile software development project success	17
CSVD-AES: Cross-project software vulnerability detection based on active learning with metric fusion	17
The impact of knowledge inertia on process tailoring in the dynamic development of software projects in Chinese industries	17
Privacy by design: Aligning GDPR and software engineering specifications with a requirements engineering approach	17
Pythonic vs Refactorable Pythonic: On the relationship between Pythonic idioms and code quality in machine learning projects	17
Data preprocessing for machine learning based code smell detection: A systematic literature review	17
A survey on Cryptoagility and Agile Practices in the light of quantum resistance	17
A random forest model for early-stage software effort estimation for the SEERA dataset	16
MLOps best practices, challenges and maturity models: A systematic literature review	16
Detection of code smells in react with TypeScript applications	16
JIT-CF: Integrating contrastive learning with feature fusion for enhanced just-in-time defect prediction	16
Crex: Predicting patch correctness in automated repair of C programs through transfer learning of execution semantics	16
Application of knowledge graph in software engineering field: A systematic literature review	16
Does it smell? A homogeneous stacking approach for code smell prediction	16
Investigating the relationship between coordination strategy and coordination effectiveness in agile software development projects	16
Studying the challenges of developing hardware description language programs	16
Multi-source cross-domain vulnerability detection based on code pre-trained model	16
Dynamic robustness evaluation for automated model selection in operation	16
Constrained detecting arrays: Mathematical structures for fault identification in combinatorial interaction testing	16
Editorial Board	16
Editorial Board	16
On the use of contextual information for machine learning based test case prioritization in continuous integration development	16
Editorial Board	16
FairST: A novel approach for machine learning bias repair through latent sensitive attribute translation	15
POSVIA: Inconsistency analyzer for open-source Proof-of-Concept reports	15
Antecedents of psychological safety in agile software development teams	15
SolBERT: Advancing solidity smart contract similarity analysis via self-supervised pre-training and contrastive fine-tuning	15
Equitable cybersecurity: Towards generating requirements through the lens of security literacy	15
VulSEG: Enhanced graph-based vulnerability detection system with advanced text embedding	15
Integrating DSGEO into test case generation for path coverage of MPI programs	15
An exploratory study of sustaining organisational agility	15
MT4Image: An efficient metamorphic testing approach for image processing applications	15
Requirements-driven analysis of variability in configurable software	15
Exploring the means to measure explainability: Metrics, heuristics and questionnaires	15
The journey to technical excellence in agile software development	15
A software vulnerability detection method based on multi-modality with unified processing	14
PAREI: A progressive approach for Web API recommendation by combining explicit and implicit information	14
Are your apps accessible? A GCN-based accessibility checker for low vision users	14

Vulnerability detection with feature fusion and learnable edge-type embedding graph neural network	14
Human error management in requirements engineering: Should we fix the people, the processes, or the environment?	14
SE3M: A model f	14
Towards antifragility of cloud systems: An adaptive chaos driven framework	14
Psychological safety in software workplaces: A systematic literature review	14
Case study identification: A trivial indicator outperforms human classifiers	14
Service Design Handover to user experience design – a systematic literature review	14
A multiple case study on reuse in Game Software Engineering	13
Information and software technology: Special section on techdebt 2021	13
Context-based statement-level vulnerability localization	13
Making vulnerability prediction more practical: Prediction, categorization, and localization	13
MT-Boost: A metamorphic-testing based training method for enhancing the robustness of deep neural network classifiers	13
VDMPAGR: A vulnerability detection model based on pointer analysis and graph representation	13
Preventing technical debt with the TAP framework for Technical Debt Aware Management	13
The need for more informative defect prediction: A systematic literature review	13
A systematic literature review of capstone courses in software engineering	13
Alternatives for testing of context-aware software systems in non-academic settings: results from a Rapid Review	13
Synthesizing research on programmers’ mental models of programs, tasks and concepts — A systematic literature review	13
Directed fuzzing based on path constraints and deviation path correction	13
A software product line approach for developing hybrid software systems	13
A novel detection model for abnormal network traffic based on bidirectional temporal convolutional network	13
Reinforcement learning for test case prioritization based on LLEed K-means clustering and dynamic priority factor	13
Editorial Board	13
The yea-paradox: Cognitive bias in technology acceptance surveys	13
Diversity-aware fairness testing of machine learning classifiers through hashing-based sampling	12
UCD-LLM: A use case diagram requirement modeling multi-agent framework with large language model	12
Like, dislike, or just do it? How developers approach software development tasks	12
Test case recommendation based on balanced distance of test targets	12
DeepRegion: Black-box efficient testing for DNNs based on region analysis	12
Speeding up constraint-based program repair using a search-based technique	12
Evaluating and improving LLM-based competitive program generation	12
An extensible, feature-based framework for fine-grained code quality assessment	12
Assessing and improving syntactic adversarial robustness of pre-trained models for code translation	12
Studying logging practice in machine learning-based applications	12
Uncertainty propagation from sensor data to deep learning models in autonomous driving	12
Negative effects of gamification in education software: Systematic mapping and practitioner perceptions	11
Editorial Board	11
Transparency and explainability of AI systems: From ethical guidelines to requirements	11
Case study identification with GPT-4 and implications for mapping studies	11
Nez: A design-driven skeleton model for building continuum AI-based and analytic systems	11
Memorization and generalization in neural code intelligence models	11
How do software practitioners perceive human-centric defects?	11
Introduction to the Special Section on the Best Papers from REFSQ 2022	11
Communication factors and practices in distributed software development projects	11
Double-counting in software engineering tertiary studies — An overlooked threat to validity	11
Successful combination of database search and snowballing for identification of primary studies in systematic literature studies	11
Understanding the product knowledge acquisition process in multiprovider software evolution scenarios: An exploratory study	11
Introduction to the special issue on dependable systems and applications	11
Native cross-platform app development using the SequalsK transpiler	11
Editorial Board	10
Fine-tuning and prompt engineering for large language models-based code review automation	10
Don’t settle for the first! How many GitHub Copilot solutions should you check?	10
A systematic mapping study of bug reproduction and localization	10
Dealing with imbalanced data for interpretable defect prediction	10
SedSVD: Statement-level software vulnerability detection based on Relational Graph Convolutional Network with subgraph embedding	10
CLeBPI: Contrastive Learning for Bug Priority Inference	10
FAIR-CARE: A comparative evaluation of unfairness mitigation approaches	10
Why and how do organizations create user-led open source consortia? A systematic literature review	10
Editorial Board	10
An empirical study on capability of Large Language Models in understanding code semantics	10
An empirical study on ML DevOps adoption trends, efforts, and benefits analysis	10
Information needs and presentation in agile software development	10
Data migration for column family database evolution	10
An empirical study on self-admitted technical debt in modern code review	10
Visualizations for the evolution of Variant-Rich Systems: A systematic mapping study	10
Reporting case studies in systematic literature studies—An evidential problem	10
Editorial Board	10
Predicting the precise number of software defects: Are we there yet?	10
Machine translation-based fine-grained comments generation for solidity smart contracts	10
Android malware detection by using graph optimization of static features based on pre-trained language models	10
DeKeDVer: A deep learning-based multi-type software vulnerability classification framework using vulnerability description and source code	10
A search-based framework for automatic generation of testing environments for cyber–physical systems	10
Beyond hard vs. soft: A mixed-methods approach to developing a competency model for E-commerce software engineers	10
Integrating energy consumption in the development of serverless applications	9
Using clarification questions to improve software developers’ Web search	9
Copiloting the future: How generative AI transforms Software Engineering	9
Speculation for RE: addressing unanticipated consequence	9
A deep learning-based automated framework for functional User Interface testing	9
Inferring data model from service interactions for response generation in service virtualization	9
Locality-based security bug report identification via active learning	9
Squeeziness for non-deterministic systems	9
BERT- and TF-IDF-based feature extraction for long-lived bug prediction in FLOSS: A comparative study	9
Enabling efficient and low-effort decentralized federated learning with the EdgeFL framework	9
RoseMatcher: Identifying the impact of user reviews on app updates	9
SENEM: A software engineering-enabled educational metaverse	9
Progress on class integration test order generation approaches: A systematic literature review	9
Relating team atmosphere and group dynamics to student software development teams’ performance	9
Automated description generation for software patches	9
Process mining software engineering practices: A case study for deployment pipelines	9
Accuracy-fairness trade-off in ML for healthcare: A quantitative evaluation of bias mitigation strategies	9
Issues-Driven features for software fault prediction	9
Code review guidelines for GUI-based testing artifacts	9
Gamification applied to knowledge sharing in software development: A rapid review	9
Unveiling security weaknesses in autonomous driving systems: An in-depth empirical study	9
A first and fast symbolic approach for data-aware business process compliance checking	9