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Software Engineering Conference Papers from the 1970s

This webpage is an attempt to assemble a ranking of top-cited software engineering conference papers from the 1970s. The ranking has been created based on citations of papers published at top software engineering venues. More details are available here.

Top conference papers of the 1970s normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Barry W. Boehm, John R. Brown, and Myron Lipow:
    Quantitative Evaluation of Software Quality.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    858 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1538% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    E. Burton Swanson:
    The Dimensions of Maintenance.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    617 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1078% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Daniel Teichroew and Ernest A. Hershey III:
    PSL/PSA: A Computer-Aided Technique for Structured Documentation and Analysis of Information Processing Systems (Abstract).
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    524 cites at Semantic Scholar
    900% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Peter Alsberg and J. D. Day:
    A Principle for Resilient Sharing of Distributed Resources.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    501 cites at Semantic Scholar
    857% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    David Lorge Parnas:
    Designing Software for Ease of Extension and Contraction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    177 cites at Semantic Scholar
    522% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Thomas E. Bell and T. A. Thayer:
    Software Requirements: Are They Really a Problem?
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    269 cites at Semantic Scholar
    414% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    William E. Howden:
    Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Program Testing.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    140 cites at Semantic Scholar
    392% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Wolfgang Dzida, Siegfried Herda, and Wolf D. Itzfeldt:
    User Perceived Quality of Interactive Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    131 cites at Semantic Scholar
    360% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Ruven E. Brooks:
    Using a Behavioral Theory of Program Comprehension in Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    124 cites at Semantic Scholar
    336% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Hugh C. Lauer and Edwin H. Satterthwaite:
    The Impact of Mesa on System Design.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    64 cites at Semantic Scholar
    308% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Bev Littlewood:
    How to Measure Software Reliability, and How Not To.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    106 cites at Semantic Scholar
    272% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Jonathan A. Bauer and Alan B. Finger:
    Test Plan Generation Using Formal Grammars.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    50 cites at Semantic Scholar
    218% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Brian Randell:
    Software Engineering: As It Was in 1968.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    50 cites at Semantic Scholar
    218% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Alan R. Feuer and E. B. Fowlkes:
    Some Results from an Empirical Study of Computer Software.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    49 cites at Semantic Scholar
    212% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Thomas E. Bell, David C. Bixler, and Margaret E. Dyer:
    An Extendable Approach to Computer-Aided Software Requirements Engineering (Abstract).
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    153 cites at Semantic Scholar
    192% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Carma L. McClure:
    A Model for Program Complexity Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    82 cites at Semantic Scholar
    188% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    Victor R. Basili and Marvin V. Zelkowitz:
    Analyzing Medium-Scale Software Development.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    81 cites at Semantic Scholar
    185% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Geoff P. Mullery:
    CORE : A Method for Controlled Requirement Expression.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    44 cites at Semantic Scholar
    180% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    John V. Guttag, Ellis Horowitz, and David R. Musser:
    The Design of Data Type Specifications.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    131 cites at Semantic Scholar
    150% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Thomas E. Cheatham Jr., Judy A. Townley, and Glenn H. Holloway:
    A System for Program Refinement.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    39 cites at Semantic Scholar
    148% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

Most frequent authors in the 1970s top 100 ⌄

  1. 1
    David Lorge Parnas
    3 papers in this ranking
  2. 2
    Anthony I. Wasserman
    2 papers in this ranking
  3. 3
    Harald Würges
    2 papers in this ranking
  4. 4
    John R. Brown
    2 papers in this ranking
  5. 5
    John R. Mashey
    2 papers in this ranking
  6. 6
    Karl N. Levitt
    2 papers in this ranking
  7. 7
    Leonard L. Tripp
    2 papers in this ranking
  8. 8
    Marvin V. Zelkowitz
    2 papers in this ranking
  9. 9
    P. C. Belford
    2 papers in this ranking
  10. 10
    Peter Freeman
    2 papers in this ranking
  11. 11
    R. R. Willis
    2 papers in this ranking
  12. 12
    Richard B. Kieburtz
    2 papers in this ranking
  13. 13
    Thomas E. Bell
    2 papers in this ranking
  14. 14
    Zohar Manna
    2 papers in this ranking
  15. 15
    A. Barofsky
    1 papers in this ranking
  16. 16
    A. E. Elliston
    1 papers in this ranking
  17. 17
    A. F. Bond
    1 papers in this ranking
  18. 18
    Abraham Silberschatz
    1 papers in this ranking
  19. 19
    Alan B. Finger
    1 papers in this ranking
  20. 20
    Alan Jay Smith
    1 papers in this ranking

Top conference papers from 1979 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Hugh C. Lauer and Edwin H. Satterthwaite:
    The Impact of Mesa on System Design.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    64 cites at Semantic Scholar
    308% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Jonathan A. Bauer and Alan B. Finger:
    Test Plan Generation Using Formal Grammars.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    50 cites at Semantic Scholar
    218% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Brian Randell:
    Software Engineering: As It Was in 1968.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    50 cites at Semantic Scholar
    218% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Alan R. Feuer and E. B. Fowlkes:
    Some Results from an Empirical Study of Computer Software.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    49 cites at Semantic Scholar
    212% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Geoff P. Mullery:
    CORE : A Method for Controlled Requirement Expression.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    44 cites at Semantic Scholar
    180% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Thomas E. Cheatham Jr., Judy A. Townley, and Glenn H. Holloway:
    A System for Program Refinement.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    39 cites at Semantic Scholar
    148% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Flaviu Cristian:
    A Recovery Mechanism for Modular Software.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    37 cites at Semantic Scholar
    136% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    William E. Riddle, G. Bristow, C. Drey, and B. Edwards:
    Anomaly Detection in Concurrent Programs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    36 cites at Semantic Scholar
    129% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Roy H. Campbell and Robert B. Kolstad:
    Path Expressions in Pascal.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    34 cites at Semantic Scholar
    117% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Anthony F. Hutchings, R. W. McGuffin, A. E. Elliston, B. R. Tranter, and P. N. Westmacott:
    On CADES-Software Engineering in Practice.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    33 cites at Semantic Scholar
    110% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Rudolf Lauber, Joachim Biewald, Peter Göhner, and H. Schelling:
    EPOS : A Specification and Design Technique for Computer Controlled Real-Time Automation Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    32 cites at Semantic Scholar
    104% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Anita K. Jones and Karsten Schwan:
    TASK Forces: Distributed Software for Solving Problems of Substantial Size.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Horst Remus and Stephen N. Zilles:
    Prediction and Management of Program Quality.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    25 cites at Semantic Scholar
    59% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    D. Ross Jeffery and M. J. Lawrence:
    An Inter-Organizational Comparison of Programming Productivity.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    24 cites at Semantic Scholar
    53% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    J. Abe, Ken Sakamura, and Hideo Aiso:
    An Analysis of Software Project Failure.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    46% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Joan M. Morrissey and L. S.-Y. Wu:
    On Software Engineering-An Economic Perspective.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    21 cites at Semantic Scholar
    34% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    Edsger W. Dijkstra:
    Software Engineering : As It Should Be.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    15% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    R. R. Willis and E. P. Jensen:
    Computer Aided Design of Software Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    15% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Patrizia Asirelli, Pierpaolo Degano, Giorgio Levi, Alberto Martelli, Ugo Montanari, Giuliano Pacini, Franco Sirovich, and Franco Turini:
    A Flexible Environment for Program Development Based on a Symbolic Interpreter.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -4% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Bill Curtis, Sylvia B. Sheppard, and Phil Milliman:
    Third Time Charm: Stronger Replication of the Ability of Software Complexity Metrics to Predict Programmer Performance.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    12 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -24% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

ICSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Hugh C. Lauer and Edwin H. Satterthwaite:
    The Impact of Mesa on System Design.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    64 cites at Semantic Scholar
    308% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Jonathan A. Bauer and Alan B. Finger:
    Test Plan Generation Using Formal Grammars.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    50 cites at Semantic Scholar
    218% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Brian Randell:
    Software Engineering: As It Was in 1968.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    50 cites at Semantic Scholar
    218% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Alan R. Feuer and E. B. Fowlkes:
    Some Results from an Empirical Study of Computer Software.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    49 cites at Semantic Scholar
    212% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Geoff P. Mullery:
    CORE : A Method for Controlled Requirement Expression.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    44 cites at Semantic Scholar
    180% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Thomas E. Cheatham Jr., Judy A. Townley, and Glenn H. Holloway:
    A System for Program Refinement.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    39 cites at Semantic Scholar
    148% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Flaviu Cristian:
    A Recovery Mechanism for Modular Software.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    37 cites at Semantic Scholar
    136% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    William E. Riddle, G. Bristow, C. Drey, and B. Edwards:
    Anomaly Detection in Concurrent Programs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    36 cites at Semantic Scholar
    129% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Roy H. Campbell and Robert B. Kolstad:
    Path Expressions in Pascal.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    34 cites at Semantic Scholar
    117% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Anthony F. Hutchings, R. W. McGuffin, A. E. Elliston, B. R. Tranter, and P. N. Westmacott:
    On CADES-Software Engineering in Practice.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    33 cites at Semantic Scholar
    110% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Rudolf Lauber, Joachim Biewald, Peter Göhner, and H. Schelling:
    EPOS : A Specification and Design Technique for Computer Controlled Real-Time Automation Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    32 cites at Semantic Scholar
    104% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Anita K. Jones and Karsten Schwan:
    TASK Forces: Distributed Software for Solving Problems of Substantial Size.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Horst Remus and Stephen N. Zilles:
    Prediction and Management of Program Quality.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    25 cites at Semantic Scholar
    59% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    D. Ross Jeffery and M. J. Lawrence:
    An Inter-Organizational Comparison of Programming Productivity.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    24 cites at Semantic Scholar
    53% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    J. Abe, Ken Sakamura, and Hideo Aiso:
    An Analysis of Software Project Failure.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    46% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Joan M. Morrissey and L. S.-Y. Wu:
    On Software Engineering-An Economic Perspective.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    21 cites at Semantic Scholar
    34% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    Edsger W. Dijkstra:
    Software Engineering : As It Should Be.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    15% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    R. R. Willis and E. P. Jensen:
    Computer Aided Design of Software Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    15% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Patrizia Asirelli, Pierpaolo Degano, Giorgio Levi, Alberto Martelli, Ugo Montanari, Giuliano Pacini, Franco Sirovich, and Franco Turini:
    A Flexible Environment for Program Development Based on a Symbolic Interpreter.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -4% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Bill Curtis, Sylvia B. Sheppard, and Phil Milliman:
    Third Time Charm: Stronger Replication of the Ability of Software Complexity Metrics to Predict Programmer Performance.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1979
    12 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -24% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

Top conference papers from 1978 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    David Lorge Parnas:
    Designing Software for Ease of Extension and Contraction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    177 cites at Semantic Scholar
    522% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    William E. Howden:
    Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Program Testing.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    140 cites at Semantic Scholar
    392% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Wolfgang Dzida, Siegfried Herda, and Wolf D. Itzfeldt:
    User Perceived Quality of Interactive Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    131 cites at Semantic Scholar
    360% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Ruven E. Brooks:
    Using a Behavioral Theory of Program Comprehension in Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    124 cites at Semantic Scholar
    336% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Bev Littlewood:
    How to Measure Software Reliability, and How Not To.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    106 cites at Semantic Scholar
    272% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Carma L. McClure:
    A Model for Program Complexity Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    82 cites at Semantic Scholar
    188% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Victor R. Basili and Marvin V. Zelkowitz:
    Analyzing Medium-Scale Software Development.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    81 cites at Semantic Scholar
    185% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Peter Wegner:
    Research Directions in Software Technology.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    58 cites at Semantic Scholar
    104% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Hannes Goullon, Rainer Isle, and Klaus-Peter Löhr:
    Dynamic Restructuring in an Experimental Operating System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    56 cites at Semantic Scholar
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Michael Jackson:
    Information Systems: Modelling, Sequencing and Transformations.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    35 cites at Semantic Scholar
    23% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Peter Freeman and Anthony I. Wasserman:
    A Proposed Curriculum for Software Engineering Education.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    9% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Sharon A. Stephens and Leonard L. Tripp:
    Requirements Expression and Verification Aid.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    29 cites at Semantic Scholar
    2% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Nachum Dershowitz and Zohar Manna:
    Inference Rules for Program Annotation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    27 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -5% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Lawrence J. Peters and Leonard L. Tripp:
    A Model of Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    19 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -33% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    James C. Browne and David B. Johnson:
    FAST: A Second Generation Program Analysis System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Ivan M. Campos and Gerald Estrin:
    Concurrent Software System Design, Supported by SARA at the Age of One.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -40% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    R. R. Willis:
    DAS: An Automated System to Support Design Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -40% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Donald L. Boyd and Antonio Pizzarello:
    Introduction to the Wellmade Design Methodology.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -51% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Guy T. Almes and George G. Robertson:
    An Extensible File System for Hydra.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    13 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -54% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Richard B. Kieburtz, W. Barabash, and C. R. Hill:
    A Type-Checking Program Linkage System for Pascal.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    12 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -58% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

ICSE ⌄

  1. 1
    David Lorge Parnas:
    Designing Software for Ease of Extension and Contraction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    177 cites at Semantic Scholar
    522% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    William E. Howden:
    Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Program Testing.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    140 cites at Semantic Scholar
    392% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Wolfgang Dzida, Siegfried Herda, and Wolf D. Itzfeldt:
    User Perceived Quality of Interactive Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    131 cites at Semantic Scholar
    360% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Ruven E. Brooks:
    Using a Behavioral Theory of Program Comprehension in Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    124 cites at Semantic Scholar
    336% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Bev Littlewood:
    How to Measure Software Reliability, and How Not To.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    106 cites at Semantic Scholar
    272% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Carma L. McClure:
    A Model for Program Complexity Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    82 cites at Semantic Scholar
    188% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Victor R. Basili and Marvin V. Zelkowitz:
    Analyzing Medium-Scale Software Development.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    81 cites at Semantic Scholar
    185% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Peter Wegner:
    Research Directions in Software Technology.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    58 cites at Semantic Scholar
    104% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Hannes Goullon, Rainer Isle, and Klaus-Peter Löhr:
    Dynamic Restructuring in an Experimental Operating System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    56 cites at Semantic Scholar
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Michael Jackson:
    Information Systems: Modelling, Sequencing and Transformations.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    35 cites at Semantic Scholar
    23% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Peter Freeman and Anthony I. Wasserman:
    A Proposed Curriculum for Software Engineering Education.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    9% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Sharon A. Stephens and Leonard L. Tripp:
    Requirements Expression and Verification Aid.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    29 cites at Semantic Scholar
    2% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Nachum Dershowitz and Zohar Manna:
    Inference Rules for Program Annotation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    27 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -5% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Lawrence J. Peters and Leonard L. Tripp:
    A Model of Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    19 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -33% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    James C. Browne and David B. Johnson:
    FAST: A Second Generation Program Analysis System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Ivan M. Campos and Gerald Estrin:
    Concurrent Software System Design, Supported by SARA at the Age of One.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -40% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    R. R. Willis:
    DAS: An Automated System to Support Design Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -40% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Donald L. Boyd and Antonio Pizzarello:
    Introduction to the Wellmade Design Methodology.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -51% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Guy T. Almes and George G. Robertson:
    An Extensible File System for Hydra.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    13 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -54% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Richard B. Kieburtz, W. Barabash, and C. R. Hill:
    A Type-Checking Program Linkage System for Pascal.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1978
    12 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -58% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

Top conference papers from 1976 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Barry W. Boehm, John R. Brown, and Myron Lipow:
    Quantitative Evaluation of Software Quality.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    858 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1538% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    E. Burton Swanson:
    The Dimensions of Maintenance.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    617 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1078% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Daniel Teichroew and Ernest A. Hershey III:
    PSL/PSA: A Computer-Aided Technique for Structured Documentation and Analysis of Information Processing Systems (Abstract).
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    524 cites at Semantic Scholar
    900% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Peter Alsberg and J. D. Day:
    A Principle for Resilient Sharing of Distributed Resources.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    501 cites at Semantic Scholar
    857% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Thomas E. Bell and T. A. Thayer:
    Software Requirements: Are They Really a Problem?
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    269 cites at Semantic Scholar
    414% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Thomas E. Bell, David C. Bixler, and Margaret E. Dyer:
    An Extendable Approach to Computer-Aided Software Requirements Engineering (Abstract).
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    153 cites at Semantic Scholar
    192% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    John V. Guttag, Ellis Horowitz, and David R. Musser:
    The Design of Data Type Specifications.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    131 cites at Semantic Scholar
    150% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Robert S. Fabry:
    How to Design a System in Which Modules Can Be Changed on the Fly.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    119 cites at Semantic Scholar
    127% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Martin L. Shooman:
    Structural Models for Software Reliability Prediction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    114 cites at Semantic Scholar
    118% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    T. Anderson and R. Kerr:
    Recovery Blocks in Action: A System Supporting High Reliability.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    100 cites at Semantic Scholar
    91% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Robert Balzer, Neil M. Goldman, and David S. Wile:
    On the Transformational Implementation Approach to Programming.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    83 cites at Semantic Scholar
    58% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Zohar Manna and Richard J. Waldinger:
    Is 'Sometime' Sometimes Better Than 'Always'? Intermittent Assertions in Proving Program Correctness.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    83 cites at Semantic Scholar
    58% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    David Lorge Parnas and Harald Würges:
    Response to Undesired Events in Software Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    78 cites at Semantic Scholar
    49% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    C. Cordell Green:
    The Design of the PSI Program Synthesis System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    73 cites at Semantic Scholar
    39% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Friedrich L. Bauer:
    Programming as an Evolutionary Process.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    66 cites at Semantic Scholar
    26% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Peter Freeman, Anthony I. Wasserman, and Richard E. Fairley:
    Essential Elements of Software Engineering Education.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    59 cites at Semantic Scholar
    13% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    Ted A. Dolotta and John R. Mashey:
    An Introduction to the Programmer's Workbench.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    53 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Erol Gelenbe:
    A Model of Roll-Back Recovery with Multiple Checkpoints.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    52 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -1% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    M. M. Lehman and F. N. Parr:
    Program Evolution and Its Impact on Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    46 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -12% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    S. Pimont and J.-C. Rault:
    A Software Reliability Assessment Based on a Structural and Behavioral Analysis of Programs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    46 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -12% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

ICSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Barry W. Boehm, John R. Brown, and Myron Lipow:
    Quantitative Evaluation of Software Quality.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    858 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1538% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    E. Burton Swanson:
    The Dimensions of Maintenance.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    617 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1078% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Daniel Teichroew and Ernest A. Hershey III:
    PSL/PSA: A Computer-Aided Technique for Structured Documentation and Analysis of Information Processing Systems (Abstract).
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    524 cites at Semantic Scholar
    900% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Peter Alsberg and J. D. Day:
    A Principle for Resilient Sharing of Distributed Resources.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    501 cites at Semantic Scholar
    857% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Thomas E. Bell and T. A. Thayer:
    Software Requirements: Are They Really a Problem?
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    269 cites at Semantic Scholar
    414% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Thomas E. Bell, David C. Bixler, and Margaret E. Dyer:
    An Extendable Approach to Computer-Aided Software Requirements Engineering (Abstract).
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    153 cites at Semantic Scholar
    192% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    John V. Guttag, Ellis Horowitz, and David R. Musser:
    The Design of Data Type Specifications.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    131 cites at Semantic Scholar
    150% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Robert S. Fabry:
    How to Design a System in Which Modules Can Be Changed on the Fly.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    119 cites at Semantic Scholar
    127% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Martin L. Shooman:
    Structural Models for Software Reliability Prediction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    114 cites at Semantic Scholar
    118% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    T. Anderson and R. Kerr:
    Recovery Blocks in Action: A System Supporting High Reliability.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    100 cites at Semantic Scholar
    91% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Robert Balzer, Neil M. Goldman, and David S. Wile:
    On the Transformational Implementation Approach to Programming.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    83 cites at Semantic Scholar
    58% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Zohar Manna and Richard J. Waldinger:
    Is 'Sometime' Sometimes Better Than 'Always'? Intermittent Assertions in Proving Program Correctness.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    83 cites at Semantic Scholar
    58% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    David Lorge Parnas and Harald Würges:
    Response to Undesired Events in Software Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    78 cites at Semantic Scholar
    49% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    C. Cordell Green:
    The Design of the PSI Program Synthesis System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    73 cites at Semantic Scholar
    39% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Friedrich L. Bauer:
    Programming as an Evolutionary Process.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    66 cites at Semantic Scholar
    26% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Peter Freeman, Anthony I. Wasserman, and Richard E. Fairley:
    Essential Elements of Software Engineering Education.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    59 cites at Semantic Scholar
    13% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    Ted A. Dolotta and John R. Mashey:
    An Introduction to the Programmer's Workbench.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    53 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Erol Gelenbe:
    A Model of Roll-Back Recovery with Multiple Checkpoints.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    52 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -1% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    M. M. Lehman and F. N. Parr:
    Program Evolution and Its Impact on Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    46 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -12% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    S. Pimont and J.-C. Rault:
    A Software Reliability Assessment Based on a Structural and Behavioral Analysis of Programs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1976
    46 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -12% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

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