OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Software Quality Journal 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Application of the OIRE method—tool support and initial feedback from two chinese companies	35
Using knowledge discovery to propose a two-phase model checking for safety analysis of graph transformations	35
Machine learning for mHealth apps quality evaluation	21
Dynamic test prioritization of product lines: An application on configurable simulation models	20
Experience report on the application of genetic algorithms to reduce costs of the software validation process in the automotive sector during an engine control unit project	14
Quality aspects of digital forest service management: a case study	14
Quality attribute traceability based on Clone Microtactics	11
Just-in-time defect prediction for mobile applications: using shallow or deep learning?	10
SleepReplacer: a novel tool-based approach for replacing thread sleeps in selenium WebDriver test code	10
Systematic analysis of automated threat modelling techniques: Comparison of open-source tools	9
Test data generation method based on multiple convergence direction adaptive PSO	9
Evaluate and control service and transaction dependability of complex IoT systems	9
Comparison of open-source runtime testing tools for microservices	9
Implications of semi-supervised learning for design pattern selection	9
Exploratory study of the impact of project domain and size category on the detection of the God class design smell	8
LLM-BRC: A large language model-based bug report classification framework	8
Utilizing source code syntax patterns to detect bug inducing commits using machine learning models	8
Enhancing big data analytics deployment: uncovering stakeholder dynamics and balancing salience in project roles	7
Automatically generating taxonomy for grouping app reviews — a study of three apps	7
Quality enhancement in OSS development process: a quantitative framework approach	7
Implicit and explicit mixture of experts models for software defect prediction	7
Differential testing solidity compiler through deep contract manipulation and mutation	7
Quality attributes of test cases and test suites – importance & challenges from practitioners’ perspectives	6
Quality evaluation meta-model for open-source software: multi-method validation study	6
How consistency is handled in model-driven software engineering and UML: an expert opinion survey	6

TTAFPred: Prediction of time to aging failure for software systems based on a two-stream multi-scale features fusion network	6
KAD: a knowledge formalization-based anomaly detection approach for distributed systems	6
Comparative study of machine learning test case prioritization for continuous integration testing	6
MUT Model: a metric for characterizing metamorphic relations diversity	6
Towards semantically enhanced detection of emerging quality-related concerns in source code	5
Automatic bug localization using a combination of deep learning and model transformation through node classification	5
Matching terms of quality models and meta-models: toward a unified meta-model of OSS quality	5
Corrective commit probability: a measure of the effort invested in bug fixing	5
How do developers collaborate? Investigating GitHub heterogeneous networks	5
Feature-oriented clone and pull operations for distributed development and evolution	5
Towards random and enumerative testing for OCaml and WhyML properties	5
A comprehensive catalog of refactoring strategies to handle test smells in Java-based systems	5
Quantitative evaluation of molecular generation performance of graph-based GANs	4
Model-based test case generation from UML sequence diagrams using extended finite state machines	4
Unraveling the code: an in-depth empirical study on the impact of development practices in auxiliary functions implementation	4
A decision analysis approach for selecting software defect prediction method in the early phases	4
Identifying the severity of technical debt issues based on semantic and structural information	4
Predicting Android malware combining permissions and API call sequences	4
Enhancing human-machine pair inspection with risk number and code inspection diagram	4
Domain-specific implications of error-type metrics in risk-based software fault prediction	4
UI Test case prioritization on an industrial setting: A search for the best criteria	4
UX debt in an agile development process: evidence and characterization	4
Collaborative process tailoring in evolutionary software development: a teamwork-quality perspective	4
A longitudinal exploratory study on code smells in server side web applications	3
bjEnet: a fast and accurate software bug localization method in natural language semantic space	3
Enhancing software development education through gamification and experiential learning with genially	3
Continuous design control for machine learning in certified medical systems	3
FVF-BIoT: a formal verification framework for blockchain-based IoT authentication	3
Correction to: On business adoption and use of reproducible builds for open and closed source software	3
Machine learning techniques for software testing effort prediction	3
A dataset of regressions in web applications detected by end-to-end tests	3
Towards effective gamification of existing systems: method and experience report	3
Evaluating the complexity of deriving adaptive $$S'$$-homing and $$S'$$-synchronizing sequences for nondeterministic FSMs	3
Identifying common and persistent errors made by novice analysts when modeling business processes using UML activity diagram: utilizing a hierarchical error classification	2
Comparative analysis of the syntactic and semantic consistency of terms in software testing glossaries	2
A metric for quantifying the ripple effects among requirements	2
Empirical validation of a quality framework for evaluating modelling languages in MDE environments	2
Successful intrusion detection with a single deep autoencoder: theory and practice	2
MHCPDP: multi-source heterogeneous cross-project defect prediction via multi-source transfer learning and autoencoder	2
Preface to the special issue on improving software quality through program analysis	2
Mutta: a novel tool for E2E web mutation testing	2
Exploring the role of big data analytics and dynamic capabilities in ESG programs within pharmaceuticals	2
Assessing the specification of modelling language semantics: a study on UML PSSM	1
Whole test suite generation from graph transformation specifications using ant colony optimization	1
A source model simplification method to assist model transformation debugging	1
Transferability of machine learning models learned from public intrusion detection datasets: the CICIDS2017 case study	1
Construction of a quality model for machine learning systems	1
Critical scenario identification for realistic testing of autonomous driving systems	1
Enhancement and formal verification of the ICC mechanism with a sandbox approach in android system	1
Feature mapping based on heterogeneous cross-company effort estimation	1

Guest editorial: special issue on “IT quality challenges in a digital society”	1
Model-based testing leveraged for automated web tests	1
Code quality control by bug report classification	1
Getting into the game: gamifying software development with the GSA framework	1
From DevOps to DevSecOps is not enough. CyberDevOps: an extreme shifting-left architecture to bring cybersecurity within software security lifecycle pipeline	1
Identifying and managing data quality requirements: a design science study in the field of automated driving	1
The temporality of technical debt introduction on new code and confounding factors	1
Prioritization and parallel execution of test cases for certification testing of embedded systems	1
.NET/C# instrumentation for search-based software testing	1
Codes of conduct in Open Source Software—for warm and fuzzy feelings or equality in community?	1
Programming languages ranking based on energy measurements	1
Guest editorial: special issue on emerging challenges in software certification and verification	1
Towards an understanding of memory leak patterns: an empirical study in Python	1
QRev: migrating quantum code towards hybrid information systems	1
Object coverage criteria for supporting object-oriented testing	1
Towards engineering higher quality intelligent environments: a multi case study approach	1
An empirical study on the effect of community smells on bug prediction	1
Toward prioritization of self-admitted technical debt: an approach to support decision to payment	1
Empirical analysis on productivity prediction and locality for use case points method	1
A microservice-based framework for multi-level testing of cyber-physical systems	1
Automatic software code repair using deep learning techniques	1
Scrum metaprocess: a process line approach for customizing Scrum	1