Software Engineering Conference Papers from the 1980s

This webpage is an attempt to assemble a ranking of top-cited software engineering conference papers from the 1980s. 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 1980s normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    David Harel, Hagi Lachover, Amnon Naamad, Amir Pnueli, Michal Politi, Rivi Sherman, and Aharon Shtull-Trauring:
    STATEMATE; A Working Environment for the Development of Complex Reactive Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    1275 cites at Semantic Scholar
    3444% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Leon J. Osterweil:
    Software Processes Are Software Too.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    1051 cites at Semantic Scholar
    2635% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Sol J. Greenspan, John Mylopoulos, and Alexander Borgida:
    Capturing More World Knowledge in the Requirements Specification.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    143 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1022% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    John D. Musa and Kazuhira Okumoto:
    A Logarithmic Poisson Execution Time Model for Software Reliability Measurement.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    623 cites at Semantic Scholar
    983% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    David Lorge Parnas and David M. Weiss:
    Active Design Reviews: Principles and Practices.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    346 cites at Semantic Scholar
    890% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Colin Potts and Glenn Bruns:
    Recording the Reasons for Design Decisions.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    355 cites at Semantic Scholar
    887% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    David Lorge Parnas, Paul C. Clements, and David M. Weiss:
    The Modular Structure of Complex Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    539 cites at Semantic Scholar
    837% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    John W. Bailey and Victor R. Basili:
    A Meta-Model for Software Development Resource Expenditures.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    337 cites at Semantic Scholar
    750% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Hausi A. Müller and K. Klashinsky:
    Rigi - A System for Programming-in-the-Large.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    272 cites at Semantic Scholar
    656% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Christiane Floyd, Fanny-Michaela Reisin, and Gerhard Schmidt:
    STEPS to Software Development with Users.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    210 cites at Semantic Scholar
    630% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Hareton K. N. Leung and Lee J. White:
    Insights into Regression Testing [Software Testing].
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    203 cites at Semantic Scholar
    606% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Samuel T. Redwine Jr. and William E. Riddle:
    Software Technology Maturation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    228 cites at Semantic Scholar
    552% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Victor R. Basili and H. Dieter Rombach:
    Tailoring the Software Process to Project Goals and Environments.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    247 cites at Semantic Scholar
    543% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Watts S. Humphrey and Marc I. Kellner:
    Software Process Modeling: Principles of Entity Process Models.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    181 cites at Semantic Scholar
    529% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Dewayne E. Perry:
    The Inscape Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    179 cites at Semantic Scholar
    522% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    W. Lewis Johnson and Elliot Soloway:
    PROUST: Knowledge-Based Program Understanding.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    356 cites at Semantic Scholar
    519% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    Steven P. Reiss:
    PECAN: Program Development Systems That Support Multiple Views.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    342 cites at Semantic Scholar
    494% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Takuya Katayama:
    A Hierarchical and Functional Software Process Description and Its Enaction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    150 cites at Semantic Scholar
    422% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Peter H. Feiler and Raul Medina-Mora:
    An Incremental Programming Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    204 cites at Semantic Scholar
    414% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Mary Jean Harrold and Mary Lou Soffa:
    An Incremental Approach to Unit Testing During Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    170 cites at Semantic Scholar
    372% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Most frequent authors in the 1980s top 100 ⌄

  1. 1
    Bill Curtis
    4 papers in this ranking
  2. 2
    Dewayne E. Perry
    4 papers in this ranking
  3. 3
    David Lorge Parnas
    3 papers in this ranking
  4. 4
    David M. Weiss
    3 papers in this ranking
  5. 5
    Lori A. Clarke
    3 papers in this ranking
  6. 6
    Victor R. Basili
    3 papers in this ranking
  7. 7
    Aniello Cimitile
    2 papers in this ranking
  8. 8
    Barry W. Boehm
    2 papers in this ranking
  9. 9
    Colin Potts
    2 papers in this ranking
  10. 10
    David R. Barstow
    2 papers in this ranking
  11. 11
    Debra J. Richardson
    2 papers in this ranking
  12. 12
    E. Don Stuckle
    2 papers in this ranking
  13. 13
    Gail E. Kaiser
    2 papers in this ranking
  14. 14
    Hassan Gomaa
    2 papers in this ranking
  15. 15
    Leon J. Osterweil
    2 papers in this ranking
  16. 16
    Malcolm Munro
    2 papers in this ranking
  17. 17
    Nancy G. Leveson
    2 papers in this ranking
  18. 18
    Paolo Benedusi
    2 papers in this ranking
  19. 19
    Peter H. Feiler
    2 papers in this ranking
  20. 20
    Ugo de Carlini
    2 papers in this ranking

Top conference papers from 1989 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Christiane Floyd, Fanny-Michaela Reisin, and Gerhard Schmidt:
    STEPS to Software Development with Users.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    210 cites at Semantic Scholar
    630% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Hareton K. N. Leung and Lee J. White:
    Insights into Regression Testing [Software Testing].
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    203 cites at Semantic Scholar
    606% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Watts S. Humphrey and Marc I. Kellner:
    Software Process Modeling: Principles of Entity Process Models.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    181 cites at Semantic Scholar
    529% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Dewayne E. Perry:
    The Inscape Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    179 cites at Semantic Scholar
    522% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Takuya Katayama:
    A Hierarchical and Functional Software Process Description and Its Enaction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    150 cites at Semantic Scholar
    422% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Mitsuru Ohba and Xiao-Mei Chou:
    Does Imperfect Debugging Affect Software Reliability Growth?
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    129 cites at Semantic Scholar
    349% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Colin Potts:
    A Generic Model for Representing Design Methods.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    121 cites at Semantic Scholar
    321% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Motoshi Saeki, Hisayuki Horai, and Hajime Enomoto:
    Software Development Process from Natural Language Specification.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    120 cites at Semantic Scholar
    317% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Linda M. Ott and Jeffrey J. Thuss:
    The Relationship Between Slices and Module Cohesion.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    115 cites at Semantic Scholar
    300% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    John C. Munson and Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar:
    The Dimensionality of Program Complexity.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    99 cites at Semantic Scholar
    244% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Douglas L. Long and Lori A. Clarke:
    Task Interaction Graphs for Concurrency Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    97 cites at Semantic Scholar
    237% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Watts S. Humphrey, David H. Kitson, and Tim C. Kasse:
    The State of Software Engineering Practice: A Preliminary Report.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    96 cites at Semantic Scholar
    234% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Eugene H. Spafford:
    The Internet Worm Incident.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    96 cites at Semantic Scholar
    234% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Evan Adams, Masahiro Honda, and Terrence C. Miller:
    Object Management in a CASE Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    71 cites at Semantic Scholar
    147% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Paolo Benedusi, Aniello Cimitile, and Ugo de Carlini:
    A Reverse Engineering Methodology to Reconstruct Hierarchical Data Flow Diagrams for Software Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    64 cites at Semantic Scholar
    123% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Matthew S. Jaffe and Nancy G. Leveson:
    Completeness, Robustness, and Safety in Real-Time Software Requirements Specification.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    58 cites at Semantic Scholar
    102% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Salah Bendifallah and Walt Scacchi:
    Work Structures and Shifts: An Empirical Analysis of Software Specification Teamwork.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    55 cites at Semantic Scholar
    91% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Ian Thomas:
    Tool Integration in the Pact Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    55 cites at Semantic Scholar
    91% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Michal Young and Richard N. Taylor:
    Rethinking the Taxonomy of Fault Detection Techniques.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    51 cites at Semantic Scholar
    77% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Martin Ward, Frank W. Calliss, and Malcolm Munro:
    The Maintainer's Assistant [Software Tool].
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    51 cites at Semantic Scholar
    77% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

ICSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Watts S. Humphrey and Marc I. Kellner:
    Software Process Modeling: Principles of Entity Process Models.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    181 cites at Semantic Scholar
    529% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Dewayne E. Perry:
    The Inscape Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    179 cites at Semantic Scholar
    522% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Takuya Katayama:
    A Hierarchical and Functional Software Process Description and Its Enaction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    150 cites at Semantic Scholar
    422% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Mitsuru Ohba and Xiao-Mei Chou:
    Does Imperfect Debugging Affect Software Reliability Growth?
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    129 cites at Semantic Scholar
    349% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Colin Potts:
    A Generic Model for Representing Design Methods.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    121 cites at Semantic Scholar
    321% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Motoshi Saeki, Hisayuki Horai, and Hajime Enomoto:
    Software Development Process from Natural Language Specification.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    120 cites at Semantic Scholar
    317% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Linda M. Ott and Jeffrey J. Thuss:
    The Relationship Between Slices and Module Cohesion.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    115 cites at Semantic Scholar
    300% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    John C. Munson and Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar:
    The Dimensionality of Program Complexity.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    99 cites at Semantic Scholar
    244% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Douglas L. Long and Lori A. Clarke:
    Task Interaction Graphs for Concurrency Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    97 cites at Semantic Scholar
    237% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Watts S. Humphrey, David H. Kitson, and Tim C. Kasse:
    The State of Software Engineering Practice: A Preliminary Report.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    96 cites at Semantic Scholar
    234% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Evan Adams, Masahiro Honda, and Terrence C. Miller:
    Object Management in a CASE Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    71 cites at Semantic Scholar
    147% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Matthew S. Jaffe and Nancy G. Leveson:
    Completeness, Robustness, and Safety in Real-Time Software Requirements Specification.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    58 cites at Semantic Scholar
    102% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Salah Bendifallah and Walt Scacchi:
    Work Structures and Shifts: An Empirical Analysis of Software Specification Teamwork.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    55 cites at Semantic Scholar
    91% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Ian Thomas:
    Tool Integration in the Pact Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    55 cites at Semantic Scholar
    91% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Michal Young and Richard N. Taylor:
    Rethinking the Taxonomy of Fault Detection Techniques.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    51 cites at Semantic Scholar
    77% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Bill Curtis:
    Three Problems Overcome with Behavioral Models of the Software Development Process.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    46 cites at Semantic Scholar
    60% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Hassan Gomaa:
    Structuring Criteria for Real Time System Design.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    46 cites at Semantic Scholar
    60% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Wojtek Kozaczynski and Jim Q. Ning:
    SRE: A Knowledge-Based Environment for Large-Scale Software Re-Engineering Activities.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    34 cites at Semantic Scholar
    18% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Gregory Fox:
    Performance Engineering as a Part of the Development Life Cycle for Large-Scale Software Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    32 cites at Semantic Scholar
    11% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    June M. Verner, Graham Tate, B. Jackson, and Richard G. Hayward:
    Technology Dependence in Function Point Analysis: A Case Study and Critical Review.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1989
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    8% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

FSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Christiane Floyd, Fanny-Michaela Reisin, and Gerhard Schmidt:
    STEPS to Software Development with Users.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    210 cites at Semantic Scholar
    630% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Eugene H. Spafford:
    The Internet Worm Incident.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    96 cites at Semantic Scholar
    234% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Anund Lie, Tor Didriksen, Reidar Conradi, Even-André Karlsson, Svein O. Hallsteinsen, and Per Holager:
    Change Oriented Versioning.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    36 cites at Semantic Scholar
    25% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Marco Baldassari, Giorgio Bruno, Vincenzo Russi, and Roberto Zompi:
    PROTOB - A Hierarchical Object-Oriented CASE Tool for Distributed Systems.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    24 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -17% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Flávio Oquendo, Karima Berrada, Ferdinando Gallo, Régis Minot, and Ian Thomas:
    Version Management in the PACT Integrated Software Engineering Environment.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    22 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -24% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Martin Wirsing, Rolf Hennicker, and Robert Stabl:
    MENU - An Example for the Systematic Reuse of Specifications.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    21 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -27% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    R. Lewis, D. W. Beck, and J. Hartmann:
    Assay - A Tool to Support Regression Testing.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -30% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Celso Niskier, T. S. E. Maibaum, and Daniel Schwabe:
    A Pluralistic Knowledge-Based Approach to Software Specification.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    19 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -34% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Darrel C. Ince:
    Martin J. Shepperd: An Empirical and Theoretical Analysis of an Information Flow-Based System Design Metric.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Herbert Göttler:
    Graph Grammars, a New Paradigm for Implementing Visual Languages.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE): Tool Demonstrations, 1989
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Wolfgang Deiters, Volker Gruhn, and Wilhelm Schäfer:
    Systematic Development of Formal Software Process Models.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -48% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    H. Dieter Rombach:
    The Role of Measurement in ISEEs.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -51% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    John Wordsworth:
    Practical Experience of Formal Specification: A Programming Interface for Communications.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    12 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -58% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Rolf Adams, Annette Weinert, and Walter F. Tichy:
    Software Change Dynamics or Half of All Ada Compilations Are Redundant.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    11 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -62% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Sandro Morasca and Mauro Pezzè:
    Validation of Concurrent ADA Programs Using Symbolic Execution.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    9 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -69% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Hans-Ludwig Hausen:
    Rule-Based Handling of Software Quality and Productivity Models.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    8 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -72% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    M. Lacroix and M. Vanhoedenaghe:
    Tool Integration in an Open Environment.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE): Tool Demonstrations, 1989
    8 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -72% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Alan J. Dix:
    Software Engineering Implications for Formal Refinement.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -79% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Robert B. France and Thomas W. G. Docker:
    Formal Specification Using Structured Systems Analysis.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -79% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Mark T. Norris and Sinclair Guillaume Stockman:
    Industrialising Formal Methods for Telecommunications.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -79% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Research/Technical Papers ⌄

  1. 1
    Christiane Floyd, Fanny-Michaela Reisin, and Gerhard Schmidt:
    STEPS to Software Development with Users.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    210 cites at Semantic Scholar
    630% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Eugene H. Spafford:
    The Internet Worm Incident.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    96 cites at Semantic Scholar
    234% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Anund Lie, Tor Didriksen, Reidar Conradi, Even-André Karlsson, Svein O. Hallsteinsen, and Per Holager:
    Change Oriented Versioning.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    36 cites at Semantic Scholar
    25% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Marco Baldassari, Giorgio Bruno, Vincenzo Russi, and Roberto Zompi:
    PROTOB - A Hierarchical Object-Oriented CASE Tool for Distributed Systems.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    24 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -17% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Flávio Oquendo, Karima Berrada, Ferdinando Gallo, Régis Minot, and Ian Thomas:
    Version Management in the PACT Integrated Software Engineering Environment.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    22 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -24% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Martin Wirsing, Rolf Hennicker, and Robert Stabl:
    MENU - An Example for the Systematic Reuse of Specifications.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    21 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -27% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    R. Lewis, D. W. Beck, and J. Hartmann:
    Assay - A Tool to Support Regression Testing.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -30% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Celso Niskier, T. S. E. Maibaum, and Daniel Schwabe:
    A Pluralistic Knowledge-Based Approach to Software Specification.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    19 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -34% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Darrel C. Ince:
    Martin J. Shepperd: An Empirical and Theoretical Analysis of an Information Flow-Based System Design Metric.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Wolfgang Deiters, Volker Gruhn, and Wilhelm Schäfer:
    Systematic Development of Formal Software Process Models.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -48% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    H. Dieter Rombach:
    The Role of Measurement in ISEEs.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -51% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    John Wordsworth:
    Practical Experience of Formal Specification: A Programming Interface for Communications.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    12 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -58% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Rolf Adams, Annette Weinert, and Walter F. Tichy:
    Software Change Dynamics or Half of All Ada Compilations Are Redundant.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    11 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -62% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Sandro Morasca and Mauro Pezzè:
    Validation of Concurrent ADA Programs Using Symbolic Execution.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    9 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -69% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Hans-Ludwig Hausen:
    Rule-Based Handling of Software Quality and Productivity Models.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    8 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -72% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Alan J. Dix:
    Software Engineering Implications for Formal Refinement.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -79% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Robert B. France and Thomas W. G. Docker:
    Formal Specification Using Structured Systems Analysis.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -79% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Mark T. Norris and Sinclair Guillaume Stockman:
    Industrialising Formal Methods for Telecommunications.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -79% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Pasquale Armenise:
    Software Process Machines: A Framework for Future Software Development Environments.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    3 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -90% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    F. Manfredi, G. Orlando, and P. Tortorici:
    An Object-Oriented Approach to the System Analysis.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1989
    3 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -90% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Tool Demonstrations ⌄

  1. 1
    Herbert Göttler:
    Graph Grammars, a New Paradigm for Implementing Visual Languages.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE): Tool Demonstrations, 1989
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    M. Lacroix and M. Vanhoedenaghe:
    Tool Integration in an Open Environment.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE): Tool Demonstrations, 1989
    8 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -72% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Michael Fastenbauer and Heinz Saria:
    HCDM/GSDS - A Design Environment for Real-Time Software with Automatic Program Generation.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE): Tool Demonstrations, 1989
    1 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

ICSME ⌄

  1. 1
    Hareton K. N. Leung and Lee J. White:
    Insights into Regression Testing [Software Testing].
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    203 cites at Semantic Scholar
    606% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Paolo Benedusi, Aniello Cimitile, and Ugo de Carlini:
    A Reverse Engineering Methodology to Reconstruct Hierarchical Data Flow Diagrams for Software Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    64 cites at Semantic Scholar
    123% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Martin Ward, Frank W. Calliss, and Malcolm Munro:
    The Maintainer's Assistant [Software Tool].
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    51 cites at Semantic Scholar
    77% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    J. Hartmann and Dave J. Robson:
    Revalidation During the Software Maintenance Phase.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    46 cites at Semantic Scholar
    60% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    James D. Arthur and K. Todd Stevens:
    Assessing the Adequacy of Documentation Through Document Quality Indicators.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    41 cites at Semantic Scholar
    43% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Daniel Hoffman:
    A CASE Study in Module Testing.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    36 cites at Semantic Scholar
    25% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    H. Dieter Rombach and Bradford T. Ulery:
    Establishing a Measurement-Based Maintenance Improvement Program: Lessons Learned in the SEL.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    33 cites at Semantic Scholar
    15% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Norman Wilde, Ross Huitt, and Scott Huitt:
    Dependency Analysis Tools: Reusable Components for Software Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    8% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    John Lewis and Sallie M. Henry:
    A Methodology for Integrating Maintainability Using Software Metrics.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    28 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -3% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Barbara G. Ryder:
    ISMM: The Incremental Software Maintenance Manager.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    25 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -13% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Mark E. Segal and Ophir Frieder:
    Dynamically Updating Distributed Software: Supporting Change in Uncertain and Mistrustful Environments.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -20% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    J. A. Ricketts, J. C. DelMonaco, and M. W. Weeks:
    Data Reengineering for Application Systems.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    21 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -27% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Karl J. Lieberherr and Ian M. Holland:
    Tools for Preventive Software Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -48% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Adrian Colbrook and Colin Smythe:
    The Retrospective Introduction of Abstraction into Software.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -51% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Richard W. Selby and Adam A. Porter:
    Software Metric Classification Trees Help Guide the Maintenance of Large-Scale Systems.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -51% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Harry M. Sneed:
    The Myth of 'Top-down' Software Development and Its Consequences for Software Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    13 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -55% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Jehuda Ziegler, Jerry M. Grasso, and Linda G. Burgermeister:
    An Ada Based Real-Time Closed-Loop Integration and Regression Test Tool.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    13 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -55% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Rajeev Gopal and Stephen R. Schach:
    Using Automatic Program Decomposition Techniques in Software Maintenance Tools.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    11 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -62% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Leonard I. Vanek and Mark N. Culp:
    Static Analysis of Program Source Code Using EDSA.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    9 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -69% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Chris Wild, Kurt Maly, Lianfang Liu, Jann-Shinn Chen, and Ting Xu:
    Decision-Based Software Development: Design and Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1989
    8 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -72% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Top conference papers from 1988 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    David Harel, Hagi Lachover, Amnon Naamad, Amir Pnueli, Michal Politi, Rivi Sherman, and Aharon Shtull-Trauring:
    STATEMATE; A Working Environment for the Development of Complex Reactive Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    1275 cites at Semantic Scholar
    3444% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Colin Potts and Glenn Bruns:
    Recording the Reasons for Design Decisions.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    355 cites at Semantic Scholar
    887% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Hausi A. Müller and K. Klashinsky:
    Rigi - A System for Programming-in-the-Large.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    272 cites at Semantic Scholar
    656% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Mary Jean Harrold and Mary Lou Soffa:
    An Incremental Approach to Unit Testing During Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    170 cites at Semantic Scholar
    372% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Dewayne E. Perry and Gail E. Kaiser:
    Models of Software Development Environments.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    138 cites at Semantic Scholar
    284% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Paolo Benedusi, Aniello Cimitile, and Ugo de Carlini:
    Post-Maintenance Testing Based on Path Change Analysis.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    89 cites at Semantic Scholar
    147% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Mireille Ducassé and Anna-Maria Emde:
    A Review of Automated Debugging Systems: Knowledge, Strategies, and Techniques.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    88 cites at Semantic Scholar
    145% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Lloyd G. Williams:
    Software Process Modeling: A Behavioral Approach.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    64 cites at Semantic Scholar
    78% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Harry M. Sneed and Gabor Jandrasics:
    Inverse Transformation of Software from Code to Specification.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    59 cites at Semantic Scholar
    64% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Ned Chapin:
    Software Maintenance Life Cycle.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    58 cites at Semantic Scholar
    61% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Stephen S. Cha, Nancy G. Leveson, and Timothy J. Shimeall:
    Safety Verification in Murphy Using Fault Tree Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    47 cites at Semantic Scholar
    31% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Nigel T. Fletton and Malcolm Munro:
    Redocumenting Software Systems Using Hypertext Technology.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    47 cites at Semantic Scholar
    31% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Mario Barbacci, Charles B. Weinstock, and Jeannette M. Wing:
    Programming at the Processor-Memory-Switch Level.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    46 cites at Semantic Scholar
    28% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Ronald Baecker:
    Enhancing Program Readability and Comprehensibility with Tools for Program Visualization.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    44 cites at Semantic Scholar
    22% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Karl J. Lieberherr and Arthur J. Riel:
    Demeter: A Case Study of Software Growth Through Parameterized Classes.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    43 cites at Semantic Scholar
    20% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Steve Wake and Sallie M. Henry:
    A Model Based on Software Quality Factors Which Predicts Maintainability.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    37 cites at Semantic Scholar
    3% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Mehdi T. Harandi and Jim Q. Ning:
    PAT: A Knowledge-Based Program Analysis Tool.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    34 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Richard W. Selby and Victor R. Basili:
    Error Localization During Software Maintenance: Generating Hierarchical System Descriptions from the Source Code Alone.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    32 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -11% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    J. Hartmann and Dave J. Robson:
    Approaches to Regression Testing.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -14% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Ie-Hong Lin and David A. Gustafson:
    Classifying Software Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -14% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

ICSE ⌄

  1. 1
    David Harel, Hagi Lachover, Amnon Naamad, Amir Pnueli, Michal Politi, Rivi Sherman, and Aharon Shtull-Trauring:
    STATEMATE; A Working Environment for the Development of Complex Reactive Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    1275 cites at Semantic Scholar
    3444% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Colin Potts and Glenn Bruns:
    Recording the Reasons for Design Decisions.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    355 cites at Semantic Scholar
    887% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Hausi A. Müller and K. Klashinsky:
    Rigi - A System for Programming-in-the-Large.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    272 cites at Semantic Scholar
    656% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Dewayne E. Perry and Gail E. Kaiser:
    Models of Software Development Environments.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    138 cites at Semantic Scholar
    284% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Mireille Ducassé and Anna-Maria Emde:
    A Review of Automated Debugging Systems: Knowledge, Strategies, and Techniques.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    88 cites at Semantic Scholar
    145% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Lloyd G. Williams:
    Software Process Modeling: A Behavioral Approach.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    64 cites at Semantic Scholar
    78% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Stephen S. Cha, Nancy G. Leveson, and Timothy J. Shimeall:
    Safety Verification in Murphy Using Fault Tree Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    47 cites at Semantic Scholar
    31% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Mario Barbacci, Charles B. Weinstock, and Jeannette M. Wing:
    Programming at the Processor-Memory-Switch Level.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    46 cites at Semantic Scholar
    28% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Ronald Baecker:
    Enhancing Program Readability and Comprehensibility with Tools for Program Visualization.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    44 cites at Semantic Scholar
    22% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Karl J. Lieberherr and Arthur J. Riel:
    Demeter: A Case Study of Software Growth Through Parameterized Classes.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    43 cites at Semantic Scholar
    20% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    A. S. Duncan:
    Software Development Productivity Tools and Metrics.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    30 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -17% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    David W. Embley and Scott N. Woodfield:
    Assessing the Quality of Abstract Data Types Written in Ada.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    30 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -17% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Aditya P. Mathur and Edward W. Krauser:
    Modeling Mutation on a Vector Processor.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    29 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -19% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Dan Craigen, Sentot Kromodimoeljo, Irwin Meisels, Andy Neilson, Bill Pase, and Mark Saaltink:
    M-EVES: A Tool for Verifying Software.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    26 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -28% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Michael Evangelist, Vincent Y. Shen, Ira R. Forman, and Mike Graf:
    Using Raddle To Design Distributed Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    25 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -31% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    D. Ross Jeffery and Victor R. Basili:
    Validating the TAME Resource Data Model.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    24 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -33% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    David Notkin and William G. Griswold:
    Extension and Software Development.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    24 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -33% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Barry W. Boehm and Rony Ross:
    Theory-W Software Project Management: A Case Study.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -44% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Kouichi Kishida, Takuya Katayama, Masatoshi Matsuo, Isao Miyamoto, Koichiro Ochimizu, Nobuo Saito, John H. Sayler, Koji Torii, and Lloyd G. Williams:
    SDA: A Novel Approach to Software Environment Design and Construction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -44% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Mahadev Satyanarayanan:
    On the Influence of Scale in a Distributed System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    16 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -56% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

Research/Technical Papers ⌄

  1. 1
    David Harel, Hagi Lachover, Amnon Naamad, Amir Pnueli, Michal Politi, Rivi Sherman, and Aharon Shtull-Trauring:
    STATEMATE; A Working Environment for the Development of Complex Reactive Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    1275 cites at Semantic Scholar
    3444% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Colin Potts and Glenn Bruns:
    Recording the Reasons for Design Decisions.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    355 cites at Semantic Scholar
    887% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Hausi A. Müller and K. Klashinsky:
    Rigi - A System for Programming-in-the-Large.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    272 cites at Semantic Scholar
    656% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Dewayne E. Perry and Gail E. Kaiser:
    Models of Software Development Environments.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    138 cites at Semantic Scholar
    284% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Mireille Ducassé and Anna-Maria Emde:
    A Review of Automated Debugging Systems: Knowledge, Strategies, and Techniques.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    88 cites at Semantic Scholar
    145% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Lloyd G. Williams:
    Software Process Modeling: A Behavioral Approach.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    64 cites at Semantic Scholar
    78% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Stephen S. Cha, Nancy G. Leveson, and Timothy J. Shimeall:
    Safety Verification in Murphy Using Fault Tree Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    47 cites at Semantic Scholar
    31% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Mario Barbacci, Charles B. Weinstock, and Jeannette M. Wing:
    Programming at the Processor-Memory-Switch Level.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    46 cites at Semantic Scholar
    28% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Ronald Baecker:
    Enhancing Program Readability and Comprehensibility with Tools for Program Visualization.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    44 cites at Semantic Scholar
    22% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Karl J. Lieberherr and Arthur J. Riel:
    Demeter: A Case Study of Software Growth Through Parameterized Classes.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    43 cites at Semantic Scholar
    20% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    A. S. Duncan:
    Software Development Productivity Tools and Metrics.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    30 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -17% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    David W. Embley and Scott N. Woodfield:
    Assessing the Quality of Abstract Data Types Written in Ada.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    30 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -17% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Aditya P. Mathur and Edward W. Krauser:
    Modeling Mutation on a Vector Processor.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    29 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -19% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Dan Craigen, Sentot Kromodimoeljo, Irwin Meisels, Andy Neilson, Bill Pase, and Mark Saaltink:
    M-EVES: A Tool for Verifying Software.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    26 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -28% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Michael Evangelist, Vincent Y. Shen, Ira R. Forman, and Mike Graf:
    Using Raddle To Design Distributed Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    25 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -31% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    D. Ross Jeffery and Victor R. Basili:
    Validating the TAME Resource Data Model.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    24 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -33% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    David Notkin and William G. Griswold:
    Extension and Software Development.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    24 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -33% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Barry W. Boehm and Rony Ross:
    Theory-W Software Project Management: A Case Study.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -44% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Kouichi Kishida, Takuya Katayama, Masatoshi Matsuo, Isao Miyamoto, Koichiro Ochimizu, Nobuo Saito, John H. Sayler, Koji Torii, and Lloyd G. Williams:
    SDA: A Novel Approach to Software Environment Design and Construction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -44% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Mahadev Satyanarayanan:
    On the Influence of Scale in a Distributed System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1988
    16 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -56% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

Tool Demonstrations ⌄

  1. 1
    James L. Benjamin:
    PILOT: A Prescription for Program Performance Measurement.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE): Tool Demonstrations, 1988
    4 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -89% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

ICSME ⌄

  1. 1
    Mary Jean Harrold and Mary Lou Soffa:
    An Incremental Approach to Unit Testing During Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    170 cites at Semantic Scholar
    372% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Paolo Benedusi, Aniello Cimitile, and Ugo de Carlini:
    Post-Maintenance Testing Based on Path Change Analysis.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    89 cites at Semantic Scholar
    147% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Harry M. Sneed and Gabor Jandrasics:
    Inverse Transformation of Software from Code to Specification.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    59 cites at Semantic Scholar
    64% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Ned Chapin:
    Software Maintenance Life Cycle.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    58 cites at Semantic Scholar
    61% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Nigel T. Fletton and Malcolm Munro:
    Redocumenting Software Systems Using Hypertext Technology.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    47 cites at Semantic Scholar
    31% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Steve Wake and Sallie M. Henry:
    A Model Based on Software Quality Factors Which Predicts Maintainability.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    37 cites at Semantic Scholar
    3% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Mehdi T. Harandi and Jim Q. Ning:
    PAT: A Knowledge-Based Program Analysis Tool.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    34 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Richard W. Selby and Victor R. Basili:
    Error Localization During Software Maintenance: Generating Hierarchical System Descriptions from the Source Code Alone.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    32 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -11% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    J. Hartmann and Dave J. Robson:
    Approaches to Regression Testing.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -14% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Ie-Hong Lin and David A. Gustafson:
    Classifying Software Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -14% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    James Keables, Katherine Roberson, and Anneliese von Mayrhauser:
    Data Flow Analysis and Its Application to Software Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    29 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -19% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    L. D. Landis, P. M. Hyland, A. L. Gilbert, and A. J. Fine:
    Documentation in a Software Maintenance Environment.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    25 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -31% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    David P. Hale and Dwight A. Haworth:
    Software Maintenance: A Profile of Past Empirical Research.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -36% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    James S. Collofello and Mikael Orn:
    A Practical Software Maintenance Environment.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    22 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -39% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    James R. Lyle and Keith B. Gallagher:
    Using Program Decomposition to Guide Modifications.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    21 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -42% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Linore Cleveland:
    A User Interface for an Environment to Support Program Understanding.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -44% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Paul J. Layzell and Pericles Loucopoulos:
    A Rule-Based Approach to the Construction and Evolution of Business Information Systems.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    19 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -47% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Frank W. Calliss, M. Khalil, Malcolm Munro, and Martin Ward:
    A Knowledge-Based System for Software Maintenance.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -53% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Mark E. Segal and Ophir Frieder:
    Dynamic Program Updating in a Distributed Computer System.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -53% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Chris Wild and Kurt Maly:
    Towards a Software Maintenance Support Environment.
    IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), 1988
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -53% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Top conference papers from 1987 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Leon J. Osterweil:
    Software Processes Are Software Too.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    1051 cites at Semantic Scholar
    2635% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Victor R. Basili and H. Dieter Rombach:
    Tailoring the Software Process to Project Goals and Environments.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    247 cites at Semantic Scholar
    543% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Dewayne E. Perry:
    Software Interconnection Models.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    139 cites at Semantic Scholar
    262% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Gail E. Kaiser and Peter H. Feiler:
    An Architecture for Intelligent Assistance in Software Development.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    125 cites at Semantic Scholar
    225% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    M. M. Lehman:
    Process Models, Process Programs, Programming Support.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    119 cites at Semantic Scholar
    210% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Bill Curtis, Herb Krasner, Vincent Y. Shen, and Neil Iscoe:
    On Building Software Process Models Under the Lamppost.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    108 cites at Semantic Scholar
    181% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    V. Stenning:
    On the Role of an Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    95 cites at Semantic Scholar
    147% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    David R. Barstow:
    Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    90 cites at Semantic Scholar
    134% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Shmuel Katz, Charles A. Richter, and Khe-Sing The:
    PARIS: A System for Reusing Partially Interpreted Schemas.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    86 cites at Semantic Scholar
    124% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Philip A. Bernstein:
    Database System Support for Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    85 cites at Semantic Scholar
    121% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Dewayne E. Perry:
    Version Control in the Inscape Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    79 cites at Semantic Scholar
    106% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Kokichi Futatsugi, Joseph A. Goguen, José Meseguer, and Koji Okada:
    Parameterized Programming in OBJ2.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    50 cites at Semantic Scholar
    30% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Dines Bjørner:
    On the Use of Formal Methods in Software Development.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    49 cites at Semantic Scholar
    28% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Mitchell D. Lubars and Mehdi T. Harandi:
    Knowledge-Based Software Design Using Design Schemas.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    45 cites at Semantic Scholar
    17% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Mark Dowson:
    Iteration in the Software Process: Review of the 3Rd International Software Process Workshop.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    42 cites at Semantic Scholar
    9% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    David W. Embley and Scott N. Woodfield:
    A Knowledge Structure for Reusing Abstract Data Types.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    41 cites at Semantic Scholar
    7% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    J. C. Kelly:
    A Comparison of Four Design Methods for Real-Time Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -19% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Jürgen F. H. Winkler:
    Version Control in Families of Large Programs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    29 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -25% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Bertrand Meyer, Jean-Marc Nerson, and Masanobu Matsuo:
    EIFFEL: Object-Oriented Design for Software Engineering.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    27 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -30% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Bernd J. Krämer:
    SEGRAS - A Formal and Semigraphical Language Combining Petri Nets and Abstract Data Types for the Specification of Distributed Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    25 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -35% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

ICSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Leon J. Osterweil:
    Software Processes Are Software Too.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    1051 cites at Semantic Scholar
    2635% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Victor R. Basili and H. Dieter Rombach:
    Tailoring the Software Process to Project Goals and Environments.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    247 cites at Semantic Scholar
    543% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Dewayne E. Perry:
    Software Interconnection Models.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    139 cites at Semantic Scholar
    262% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Gail E. Kaiser and Peter H. Feiler:
    An Architecture for Intelligent Assistance in Software Development.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    125 cites at Semantic Scholar
    225% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    M. M. Lehman:
    Process Models, Process Programs, Programming Support.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    119 cites at Semantic Scholar
    210% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Bill Curtis, Herb Krasner, Vincent Y. Shen, and Neil Iscoe:
    On Building Software Process Models Under the Lamppost.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    108 cites at Semantic Scholar
    181% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    V. Stenning:
    On the Role of an Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    95 cites at Semantic Scholar
    147% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    David R. Barstow:
    Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    90 cites at Semantic Scholar
    134% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Shmuel Katz, Charles A. Richter, and Khe-Sing The:
    PARIS: A System for Reusing Partially Interpreted Schemas.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    86 cites at Semantic Scholar
    124% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Philip A. Bernstein:
    Database System Support for Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    85 cites at Semantic Scholar
    121% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Dewayne E. Perry:
    Version Control in the Inscape Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    79 cites at Semantic Scholar
    106% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Kokichi Futatsugi, Joseph A. Goguen, José Meseguer, and Koji Okada:
    Parameterized Programming in OBJ2.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    50 cites at Semantic Scholar
    30% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Dines Bjørner:
    On the Use of Formal Methods in Software Development.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    49 cites at Semantic Scholar
    28% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Mitchell D. Lubars and Mehdi T. Harandi:
    Knowledge-Based Software Design Using Design Schemas.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    45 cites at Semantic Scholar
    17% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Mark Dowson:
    Iteration in the Software Process: Review of the 3Rd International Software Process Workshop.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    42 cites at Semantic Scholar
    9% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    David W. Embley and Scott N. Woodfield:
    A Knowledge Structure for Reusing Abstract Data Types.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    41 cites at Semantic Scholar
    7% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    J. C. Kelly:
    A Comparison of Four Design Methods for Real-Time Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -19% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Jürgen F. H. Winkler:
    Version Control in Families of Large Programs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    29 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -25% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Bernd J. Krämer:
    SEGRAS - A Formal and Semigraphical Language Combining Petri Nets and Abstract Data Types for the Specification of Distributed Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    25 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -35% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Willa K. Ehrlich and T. J. Emerson:
    Modeling Software Failures and Reliability Growth During System Testing.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1987
    21 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -45% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

FSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Bertrand Meyer, Jean-Marc Nerson, and Masanobu Matsuo:
    EIFFEL: Object-Oriented Design for Software Engineering.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    27 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -30% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Noureddine Belkhatir and Jacky Estublier:
    Software Management Constraints and Action Triggering in the Adele Program Database.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    25 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -35% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Walter F. Tichy and Frances J. Newbery:
    Knowledge-Based Editors for Directed Graphs.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    24 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -38% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Yves Bernard, M. Lacroix, Pierre Lavency, and M. Vanhoedenaghe:
    Configuration Management in an Open Environment.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    22 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -43% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Wolfgang Obst:
    Delta Technique and String-to-String Correction.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    19 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -51% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Alan J. Dix, Michael D. Harrison, Colin Runciman, and Harold W. Thimbleby:
    Interaction Models and the Principled Design of Interactive Systems.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -53% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Christine Choppy:
    Formal Specifications, Prototyping and Integration Tests.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -56% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Dan Craigen:
    Strengths and Weaknesses of Program Verification Systems.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -64% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Franca Garzotto, Carlo Ghezzi, Dino Mandrioli, and Angelo Morzenti:
    On the Specification of Real-Time Systems Using Logic Programming.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    12 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -69% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    John Cartmell and Albert Alderson:
    The Eclipse Two-Tier Database Interface.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    10 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -74% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Michael A. Hennell, David Hedley, and I. J. Riddell:
    Automated Testing Techniques for Real-Time Embedded Software.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    10 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -74% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    W. J. Black, Alistair G. Sutcliffe, Pericles Loucopoulos, and Paul J. Layzell:
    Translation Between Pragmatic Software Development Methods.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    9 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -77% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Jean-Claude Laprie:
    The Dependability Approach to Critical Computing Systems.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    8 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -79% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Peter Hruschka:
    ProMod at the Age of 5.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    7 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -82% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Richard W. Selby:
    Analyzing Software Reuse at the Project and Module Design Levels.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    7 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -82% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Patrizia Asirelli and Paola Inverardi:
    Enhancing Configuration Facilities in Software Development: A Logic Approach.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -84% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Marie-Luise Christ-Neumann and Heinz W. Schmidt:
    ASDL - An Object-Oriented Specification Language for Syntax-Directed Environments.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -84% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Gregor Engels and Andy Schürr:
    A Hybrid Interpreter in a Software Development Environment.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -84% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Sharam Hekmatpour and Mark Woodman:
    Formal Specification of Graphical Notations and Graphical Software Tools.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -84% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Stephen Beer and Ian Sommerville:
    Software Design Automation in an IPSE.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    5 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -87% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Research/Technical Papers ⌄

  1. 1
    Bertrand Meyer, Jean-Marc Nerson, and Masanobu Matsuo:
    EIFFEL: Object-Oriented Design for Software Engineering.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    27 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -30% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Noureddine Belkhatir and Jacky Estublier:
    Software Management Constraints and Action Triggering in the Adele Program Database.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    25 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -35% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Walter F. Tichy and Frances J. Newbery:
    Knowledge-Based Editors for Directed Graphs.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    24 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -38% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Yves Bernard, M. Lacroix, Pierre Lavency, and M. Vanhoedenaghe:
    Configuration Management in an Open Environment.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    22 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -43% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Wolfgang Obst:
    Delta Technique and String-to-String Correction.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    19 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -51% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Alan J. Dix, Michael D. Harrison, Colin Runciman, and Harold W. Thimbleby:
    Interaction Models and the Principled Design of Interactive Systems.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -53% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Christine Choppy:
    Formal Specifications, Prototyping and Integration Tests.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -56% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Dan Craigen:
    Strengths and Weaknesses of Program Verification Systems.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -64% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Franca Garzotto, Carlo Ghezzi, Dino Mandrioli, and Angelo Morzenti:
    On the Specification of Real-Time Systems Using Logic Programming.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    12 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -69% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    John Cartmell and Albert Alderson:
    The Eclipse Two-Tier Database Interface.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    10 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -74% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Michael A. Hennell, David Hedley, and I. J. Riddell:
    Automated Testing Techniques for Real-Time Embedded Software.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    10 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -74% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    W. J. Black, Alistair G. Sutcliffe, Pericles Loucopoulos, and Paul J. Layzell:
    Translation Between Pragmatic Software Development Methods.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    9 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -77% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Jean-Claude Laprie:
    The Dependability Approach to Critical Computing Systems.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    8 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -79% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Peter Hruschka:
    ProMod at the Age of 5.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    7 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -82% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Richard W. Selby:
    Analyzing Software Reuse at the Project and Module Design Levels.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    7 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -82% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Patrizia Asirelli and Paola Inverardi:
    Enhancing Configuration Facilities in Software Development: A Logic Approach.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -84% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Marie-Luise Christ-Neumann and Heinz W. Schmidt:
    ASDL - An Object-Oriented Specification Language for Syntax-Directed Environments.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -84% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Gregor Engels and Andy Schürr:
    A Hybrid Interpreter in a Software Development Environment.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -84% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Sharam Hekmatpour and Mark Woodman:
    Formal Specification of Graphical Notations and Graphical Software Tools.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    6 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -84% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Stephen Beer and Ian Sommerville:
    Software Design Automation in an IPSE.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 1987
    5 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -87% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Tool Demonstrations ⌄

  1. 1
    Jean-François Caillet, Christian Bonnet, and Barbara Raither:
    High Level Interpretaton of Execution Traces of Ada Tasks.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE): Tool Demonstrations, 1987
    4 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -90% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Alessandro Fantechi, Stefania Gnesi, Paola Inverardi, and Ugo Montanari:
    An Executon Environment for the Formal Definiton of Ada.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE): Tool Demonstrations, 1987
    2 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -95% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Malcolm K. Crowe, Clark Nicol, Martin E. Corr, John W. Oram, and David G. Jenkins:
    A Software Development Environment for Ada.
    ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE): Tool Demonstrations, 1987
    1 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Top conference papers from 1985 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    David Lorge Parnas and David M. Weiss:
    Active Design Reviews: Principles and Practices.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    346 cites at Semantic Scholar
    890% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Samuel T. Redwine Jr. and William E. Riddle:
    Software Technology Maturation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    228 cites at Semantic Scholar
    552% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Lori A. Clarke, Andy Podgurski, Debra J. Richardson, and Steven J. Zeil:
    A Comparison of Data Flow Path Selection Criteria.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    102 cites at Semantic Scholar
    192% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Muneo Takahashi and Yuji Kamayachi:
    An Empirical Study of a Model for Program Error Prediction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    86 cites at Semantic Scholar
    146% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister:
    Programmer Performance and the Effects of the Workplace.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    82 cites at Semantic Scholar
    135% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Naftaly H. Minsky and Abe Lockman:
    Ensuring Integrity by Adding Obligations to Privileges.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    76 cites at Semantic Scholar
    117% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Yukio Miyazaki and Kuniaki Mori:
    COCOMO Evaluation and Tailoring.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    75 cites at Semantic Scholar
    115% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    David Hedley and Michael A. Hennell:
    The Causes and Effects of Infeasible Paths in Computer Programs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    74 cites at Semantic Scholar
    112% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Moheb R. Girgis and Martin R. Woodward:
    An Integrated System for Program Testing Using Weak Mutation and Data Flow Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    67 cites at Semantic Scholar
    92% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Maria Heloisa (Lolo) Penedo and E. Don Stuckle:
    PMDB - A Project Master Database for Software Engineering Environments.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    67 cites at Semantic Scholar
    92% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Dennis G. Kafura and J. Canning:
    A Validation of Software Metrics Using Many Metrics and Two Resources.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    61 cites at Semantic Scholar
    74% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    David N. Card, Gerald T. Page, and Frank E. McGarry:
    Criteria for Software Modularization.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    53 cites at Semantic Scholar
    52% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Ellis Horowitz and Ronald Williamson:
    SODOS - A Software Documentation Support Environment: Its Use.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    48 cites at Semantic Scholar
    37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Bertrand Meyer:
    The Software Knowledge Base.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    40 cites at Semantic Scholar
    14% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Victor R. Basili and Richard W. Selby:
    Calculation and Use of an Environment's Characteristic Software Metric Set.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    37 cites at Semantic Scholar
    6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    John C. Knight and Paul Ammann:
    An Experimental Evaluation of Simple Methods for Seeding Program Errors.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    34 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -3% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    J. Ramsey and Victor R. Basili:
    Analyzing the Test Process Using Structural Coverage.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    33 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    T. Sunazuka, Motoei Azuma, and Noriko Yamagishi:
    Software Quality Assessment Technology.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -11% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    D. R. Miller and A. Sofer:
    Completely Monotone Regression Estimates of Software Failure Rates.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    27 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -23% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Mark Stephens and Ken Whitehead:
    The Analyst - A Workstation for Analysis and Design.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -43% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

ICSE ⌄

  1. 1
    David Lorge Parnas and David M. Weiss:
    Active Design Reviews: Principles and Practices.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    346 cites at Semantic Scholar
    890% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Samuel T. Redwine Jr. and William E. Riddle:
    Software Technology Maturation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    228 cites at Semantic Scholar
    552% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Lori A. Clarke, Andy Podgurski, Debra J. Richardson, and Steven J. Zeil:
    A Comparison of Data Flow Path Selection Criteria.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    102 cites at Semantic Scholar
    192% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Muneo Takahashi and Yuji Kamayachi:
    An Empirical Study of a Model for Program Error Prediction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    86 cites at Semantic Scholar
    146% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister:
    Programmer Performance and the Effects of the Workplace.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    82 cites at Semantic Scholar
    135% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Naftaly H. Minsky and Abe Lockman:
    Ensuring Integrity by Adding Obligations to Privileges.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    76 cites at Semantic Scholar
    117% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Yukio Miyazaki and Kuniaki Mori:
    COCOMO Evaluation and Tailoring.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    75 cites at Semantic Scholar
    115% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    David Hedley and Michael A. Hennell:
    The Causes and Effects of Infeasible Paths in Computer Programs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    74 cites at Semantic Scholar
    112% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Moheb R. Girgis and Martin R. Woodward:
    An Integrated System for Program Testing Using Weak Mutation and Data Flow Analysis.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    67 cites at Semantic Scholar
    92% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Maria Heloisa (Lolo) Penedo and E. Don Stuckle:
    PMDB - A Project Master Database for Software Engineering Environments.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    67 cites at Semantic Scholar
    92% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Dennis G. Kafura and J. Canning:
    A Validation of Software Metrics Using Many Metrics and Two Resources.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    61 cites at Semantic Scholar
    74% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    David N. Card, Gerald T. Page, and Frank E. McGarry:
    Criteria for Software Modularization.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    53 cites at Semantic Scholar
    52% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Ellis Horowitz and Ronald Williamson:
    SODOS - A Software Documentation Support Environment: Its Use.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    48 cites at Semantic Scholar
    37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Bertrand Meyer:
    The Software Knowledge Base.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    40 cites at Semantic Scholar
    14% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Victor R. Basili and Richard W. Selby:
    Calculation and Use of an Environment's Characteristic Software Metric Set.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    37 cites at Semantic Scholar
    6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    John C. Knight and Paul Ammann:
    An Experimental Evaluation of Simple Methods for Seeding Program Errors.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    34 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -3% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    J. Ramsey and Victor R. Basili:
    Analyzing the Test Process Using Structural Coverage.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    33 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    T. Sunazuka, Motoei Azuma, and Noriko Yamagishi:
    Software Quality Assessment Technology.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    31 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -11% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    D. R. Miller and A. Sofer:
    Completely Monotone Regression Estimates of Software Failure Rates.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    27 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -23% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Mark Stephens and Ken Whitehead:
    The Analyst - A Workstation for Analysis and Design.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1985
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -43% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

Top conference papers from 1984 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    John D. Musa and Kazuhira Okumoto:
    A Logarithmic Poisson Execution Time Model for Software Reliability Measurement.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    623 cites at Semantic Scholar
    983% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    David Lorge Parnas, Paul C. Clements, and David M. Weiss:
    The Modular Structure of Complex Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    539 cites at Semantic Scholar
    837% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    W. Lewis Johnson and Elliot Soloway:
    PROUST: Knowledge-Based Program Understanding.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    356 cites at Semantic Scholar
    519% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Steven P. Reiss:
    PECAN: Program Development Systems That Support Multiple Views.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    342 cites at Semantic Scholar
    494% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Warren Teitelman:
    A Tour Through Cedar.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    174 cites at Semantic Scholar
    202% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Bill Curtis:
    Fifteen Years of Psychology in Software Engineering: Individual Differences and Cognitive Science.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    79 cites at Semantic Scholar
    37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Barry W. Boehm, Terence E. Gray, and Thomas Seewaldt:
    Prototyping vs. Specifying: A Multi-Project Experiment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    76 cites at Semantic Scholar
    32% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Stephen W. Draper and Donald A. Norman:
    Software Engineering for User Interfaces.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    74 cites at Semantic Scholar
    29% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    J. Vosburgh, Bill Curtis, R. Wolverton, Barbara Albert, H. Malec, S. Hoben, and Y. Liu:
    Productivity Factors and Programming Environments.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    69 cites at Semantic Scholar
    20% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Simeon C. Ntafos:
    An Evaluation of Required Element Testing Strategies.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    49 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -15% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Kuo-Chung Tai:
    A Program Complexity Metric Based on Data Flow Information in Control Graphs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    45 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -22% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Gerhard Fischer and Matthias Schneider:
    Knowledge-Based Communication Processes in Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    35 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -39% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Michel Bidoit, Brigitte Biebow, Marie-Claude Gaudel, Christian Gresse, and Gérard D. Guiho:
    Exception Handling: Formal Specification and Systematic Program Construction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    28 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -51% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Geert B. Clemmensen and Ole N. Oest:
    Formal Specification and Development of an Ada Compiler - A VDM Case Study.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -60% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Steven J. Zeil:
    Perturbation Testing for Computation Errors.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -69% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    James L. Elshoff:
    Characteristic Program Complexity Measures.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -70% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    T. S. E. Maibaum and Wladyslaw M. Turski:
    On What Exactly Is Going On When Software Is Developed Step-by-Step.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -70% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Véronique Donzeau-Gouge, Bernard Lang, and Bertrand Melese:
    Practical Applications of a Syntax Directed Program Manipulation Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -74% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Guy T. Almes, Andrew P. Black, Carl Bunje, and Douglas Wiebe:
    Edmas: A Locally Distributed Mail System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -76% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    John Beane, Nancy Giddings, and Jon Silverman:
    Quantifying Software Designs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -76% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

ICSE ⌄

  1. 1
    John D. Musa and Kazuhira Okumoto:
    A Logarithmic Poisson Execution Time Model for Software Reliability Measurement.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    623 cites at Semantic Scholar
    983% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    David Lorge Parnas, Paul C. Clements, and David M. Weiss:
    The Modular Structure of Complex Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    539 cites at Semantic Scholar
    837% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    W. Lewis Johnson and Elliot Soloway:
    PROUST: Knowledge-Based Program Understanding.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    356 cites at Semantic Scholar
    519% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Steven P. Reiss:
    PECAN: Program Development Systems That Support Multiple Views.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    342 cites at Semantic Scholar
    494% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Warren Teitelman:
    A Tour Through Cedar.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    174 cites at Semantic Scholar
    202% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    Bill Curtis:
    Fifteen Years of Psychology in Software Engineering: Individual Differences and Cognitive Science.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    79 cites at Semantic Scholar
    37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Barry W. Boehm, Terence E. Gray, and Thomas Seewaldt:
    Prototyping vs. Specifying: A Multi-Project Experiment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    76 cites at Semantic Scholar
    32% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Stephen W. Draper and Donald A. Norman:
    Software Engineering for User Interfaces.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    74 cites at Semantic Scholar
    29% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    J. Vosburgh, Bill Curtis, R. Wolverton, Barbara Albert, H. Malec, S. Hoben, and Y. Liu:
    Productivity Factors and Programming Environments.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    69 cites at Semantic Scholar
    20% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Simeon C. Ntafos:
    An Evaluation of Required Element Testing Strategies.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    49 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -15% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Kuo-Chung Tai:
    A Program Complexity Metric Based on Data Flow Information in Control Graphs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    45 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -22% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Gerhard Fischer and Matthias Schneider:
    Knowledge-Based Communication Processes in Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    35 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -39% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Michel Bidoit, Brigitte Biebow, Marie-Claude Gaudel, Christian Gresse, and Gérard D. Guiho:
    Exception Handling: Formal Specification and Systematic Program Construction.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    28 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -51% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Geert B. Clemmensen and Ole N. Oest:
    Formal Specification and Development of an Ada Compiler - A VDM Case Study.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -60% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Steven J. Zeil:
    Perturbation Testing for Computation Errors.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -69% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    James L. Elshoff:
    Characteristic Program Complexity Measures.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -70% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    T. S. E. Maibaum and Wladyslaw M. Turski:
    On What Exactly Is Going On When Software Is Developed Step-by-Step.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -70% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    Véronique Donzeau-Gouge, Bernard Lang, and Bertrand Melese:
    Practical Applications of a Syntax Directed Program Manipulation Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -74% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Guy T. Almes, Andrew P. Black, Carl Bunje, and Douglas Wiebe:
    Edmas: A Locally Distributed Mail System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -76% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    John Beane, Nancy Giddings, and Jon Silverman:
    Quantifying Software Designs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1984
    14 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -76% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

Top conference papers from 1982 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Sol J. Greenspan, John Mylopoulos, and Alexander Borgida:
    Capturing More World Knowledge in the Requirements Specification.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    143 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1022% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    D. Potier, J. L. Albin, R. Ferreol, and A. Bilodeau:
    Experiments with Computer Software Complexity and Reliability.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    47 cites at Semantic Scholar
    269% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    M. J. Lawrence:
    An Examination of Evolution Dynamics.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    35 cites at Semantic Scholar
    175% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Leon J. Osterweil:
    Toolpack - An Experimental Software Development Environment Research Project.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    35 cites at Semantic Scholar
    175% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    M. Itakura and A. Takayanagi:
    A Model for Estimating Program Size and Its Evaluation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    28 cites at Semantic Scholar
    120% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    David R. Barstow, Roger Duffey, Stephen W. Smoliar, and Stanley Vestal:
    An Automatic Programming System to Support an Experimental Science.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    80% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Eric Harslem and LeRoy E. Nelson:
    A Retrospective on the Development of Star.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    80% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Barry W. Boehm, James F. Elwell, Arthur B. Pyster, E. Don Stuckle, and Ronald D. Williams:
    The TRW Software Productivity System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    41% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Friedrich L. Bauer:
    From Specifications to Machine Code: Program Construction Through Formal Reasoning.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    33% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Robert S. Arnold and D. A. Parker:
    The Dimensions of Healthy Maintenance.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    16 cites at Semantic Scholar
    26% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    S. Warren:
    MAP: A Tool for Understanding Software.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    18% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Gerald M. Weinberg:
    Overstructured Management of Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    18% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Walid A. Abu-Sufah, R. Lee, Mohammad Malkawi, and P. Yew:
    Experimental Results on the Paging Behavior of Numerical Programs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    13 cites at Semantic Scholar
    2% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    G. Beretta, Helmar Burkhart, Peter Fink, Jürg Nievergelt, Jan Stelovsky, and Hirotsugo Sugaya:
    XS-1: An Integrated Interactive System and Its Kernel.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    13 cites at Semantic Scholar
    2% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Huang Cheng Cheng Kuo, C. H. Li, and Jay Ramanathan:
    A Form-Based Approach to Human Engineering Methodologies.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    12 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Osamu Shigo, Yoshio Wada, Yuichi Terashima, Kanji Iwamoto, and Takashi Nishimura:
    Configuration Control for Evolutional Software Products.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    10 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -22% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    Kokichi Futatsugi and Koji Okada:
    A Hierarchical Structuring Method for Functional Software Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    9 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -29% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    P. Lucas and Tore Risch:
    Representation of Factual Information by Equations and Their Evaluation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    9 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -29% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    H. Ohba:
    Software Quality = Test Accuracy * Test Coverage.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    8 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Luigi Petrone, Antonio Di Leva, and Franco Sirovich:
    DUAL: An Interactive Tool for Developing Documented Programs by Step-Wise Refinements.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    7 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -45% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

ICSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Sol J. Greenspan, John Mylopoulos, and Alexander Borgida:
    Capturing More World Knowledge in the Requirements Specification.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    143 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1022% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    D. Potier, J. L. Albin, R. Ferreol, and A. Bilodeau:
    Experiments with Computer Software Complexity and Reliability.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    47 cites at Semantic Scholar
    269% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    M. J. Lawrence:
    An Examination of Evolution Dynamics.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    35 cites at Semantic Scholar
    175% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Leon J. Osterweil:
    Toolpack - An Experimental Software Development Environment Research Project.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    35 cites at Semantic Scholar
    175% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    M. Itakura and A. Takayanagi:
    A Model for Estimating Program Size and Its Evaluation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    28 cites at Semantic Scholar
    120% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    David R. Barstow, Roger Duffey, Stephen W. Smoliar, and Stanley Vestal:
    An Automatic Programming System to Support an Experimental Science.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    80% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Eric Harslem and LeRoy E. Nelson:
    A Retrospective on the Development of Star.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    80% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Barry W. Boehm, James F. Elwell, Arthur B. Pyster, E. Don Stuckle, and Ronald D. Williams:
    The TRW Software Productivity System.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    18 cites at Semantic Scholar
    41% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Friedrich L. Bauer:
    From Specifications to Machine Code: Program Construction Through Formal Reasoning.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    17 cites at Semantic Scholar
    33% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Robert S. Arnold and D. A. Parker:
    The Dimensions of Healthy Maintenance.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    16 cites at Semantic Scholar
    26% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    S. Warren:
    MAP: A Tool for Understanding Software.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    18% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Gerald M. Weinberg:
    Overstructured Management of Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    15 cites at Semantic Scholar
    18% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Walid A. Abu-Sufah, R. Lee, Mohammad Malkawi, and P. Yew:
    Experimental Results on the Paging Behavior of Numerical Programs.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    13 cites at Semantic Scholar
    2% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    G. Beretta, Helmar Burkhart, Peter Fink, Jürg Nievergelt, Jan Stelovsky, and Hirotsugo Sugaya:
    XS-1: An Integrated Interactive System and Its Kernel.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    13 cites at Semantic Scholar
    2% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Huang Cheng Cheng Kuo, C. H. Li, and Jay Ramanathan:
    A Form-Based Approach to Human Engineering Methodologies.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    12 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Osamu Shigo, Yoshio Wada, Yuichi Terashima, Kanji Iwamoto, and Takashi Nishimura:
    Configuration Control for Evolutional Software Products.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    10 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -22% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    Kokichi Futatsugi and Koji Okada:
    A Hierarchical Structuring Method for Functional Software Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    9 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -29% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    P. Lucas and Tore Risch:
    Representation of Factual Information by Equations and Their Evaluation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    9 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -29% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    H. Ohba:
    Software Quality = Test Accuracy * Test Coverage.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    8 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -37% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Luigi Petrone, Antonio Di Leva, and Franco Sirovich:
    DUAL: An Interactive Tool for Developing Documented Programs by Step-Wise Refinements.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1982
    7 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -45% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

Top conference papers from 1981 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    John W. Bailey and Victor R. Basili:
    A Meta-Model for Software Development Resource Expenditures.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    337 cites at Semantic Scholar
    750% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Peter H. Feiler and Raul Medina-Mora:
    An Incremental Programming Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    204 cites at Semantic Scholar
    414% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Scott N. Woodfield, Hubert E. Dunsmore, and Vincent Y. Shen:
    The Effect of Modularization and Comments on Program Comprehension.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    173 cites at Semantic Scholar
    336% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Hassan Gomaa and D. B. H. Scott:
    Prototyping as a Tool in the Specification of User Requirements.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    131 cites at Semantic Scholar
    230% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Joe W. Duran and Simeon C. Ntafos:
    A Report on Random Testing.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    104 cites at Semantic Scholar
    162% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    K. H. Britton, R. A. Parker, and David Lorge Parnas:
    A Procedure for Designing Abstract Interfaces for Device Interface Modules.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    99 cites at Semantic Scholar
    150% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Victor R. Basili and David M. Weiss:
    Evaluation of a Software Requirements Document by Analysis of Change Data.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    94 cites at Semantic Scholar
    137% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Arthur G. Duncan and John S. Hutchison:
    Using Attributed Grammars to Test Designs and Implementations.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    78 cites at Semantic Scholar
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Debra J. Richardson and Lori A. Clarke:
    A Partition Analysis Method to Increase Program Reliability.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    61 cites at Semantic Scholar
    54% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Pamela Zave and Raymond T. Yeh:
    Executable Requirements for Embedded Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    50 cites at Semantic Scholar
    26% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Niklaus Wirth:
    Lilith: A Personal Computer for the Software Engineer.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    42 cites at Semantic Scholar
    6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Anthony I. Wasserman:
    User Software Engineering and the Design of Interactive Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    39 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -2% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Takeshi Sunohara, Akira Takano, Kenji Uehara, and Tsutomu Ohkawa:
    Program Complexity Measure for Software Development Management.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    38 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -4% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Thomas G. Moher and G. Michael Schneider:
    Methods for Improving Controlled Experimentation in Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    35 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -12% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Sylvia B. Sheppard, Elizabeth Kruesi, and Bill Curtis:
    The Effects of Symbology and Spatial Arrangement on the Comprehension of Software Specifications.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    34 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -14% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Dorothy M. Andrews and Jeoffrey P. Benson:
    An Automated Program Testing Methodology and Its Implementation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    33 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -17% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    T. Katayama:
    HFP: A Hierarchical and Functional Programming Based on Attribute Grammar.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    26 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -34% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    William E. Howden:
    Completeness Criteria for Testing Elementary Program Functions.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -42% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Nathan Relles and Lynne A. Price:
    A User Interface for Online Assistance.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -42% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Y. Futamura, T. Kawai, H. Horikoshi, and M. Tsutsumi:
    Development of Computer Programs by Problem Analysis Diagram (PAD).
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -50% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link

ICSE ⌄

  1. 1
    John W. Bailey and Victor R. Basili:
    A Meta-Model for Software Development Resource Expenditures.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    337 cites at Semantic Scholar
    750% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  2. 2
    Peter H. Feiler and Raul Medina-Mora:
    An Incremental Programming Environment.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    204 cites at Semantic Scholar
    414% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  3. 3
    Scott N. Woodfield, Hubert E. Dunsmore, and Vincent Y. Shen:
    The Effect of Modularization and Comments on Program Comprehension.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    173 cites at Semantic Scholar
    336% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  4. 4
    Hassan Gomaa and D. B. H. Scott:
    Prototyping as a Tool in the Specification of User Requirements.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    131 cites at Semantic Scholar
    230% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  5. 5
    Joe W. Duran and Simeon C. Ntafos:
    A Report on Random Testing.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    104 cites at Semantic Scholar
    162% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  6. 6
    K. H. Britton, R. A. Parker, and David Lorge Parnas:
    A Procedure for Designing Abstract Interfaces for Device Interface Modules.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    99 cites at Semantic Scholar
    150% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  7. 7
    Victor R. Basili and David M. Weiss:
    Evaluation of a Software Requirements Document by Analysis of Change Data.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    94 cites at Semantic Scholar
    137% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  8. 8
    Arthur G. Duncan and John S. Hutchison:
    Using Attributed Grammars to Test Designs and Implementations.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    78 cites at Semantic Scholar
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  9. 9
    Debra J. Richardson and Lori A. Clarke:
    A Partition Analysis Method to Increase Program Reliability.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    61 cites at Semantic Scholar
    54% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  10. 10
    Pamela Zave and Raymond T. Yeh:
    Executable Requirements for Embedded Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    50 cites at Semantic Scholar
    26% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  11. 11
    Niklaus Wirth:
    Lilith: A Personal Computer for the Software Engineer.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    42 cites at Semantic Scholar
    6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  12. 12
    Anthony I. Wasserman:
    User Software Engineering and the Design of Interactive Systems.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    39 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -2% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  13. 13
    Takeshi Sunohara, Akira Takano, Kenji Uehara, and Tsutomu Ohkawa:
    Program Complexity Measure for Software Development Management.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    38 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -4% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  14. 14
    Thomas G. Moher and G. Michael Schneider:
    Methods for Improving Controlled Experimentation in Software Engineering.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    35 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -12% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  15. 15
    Sylvia B. Sheppard, Elizabeth Kruesi, and Bill Curtis:
    The Effects of Symbology and Spatial Arrangement on the Comprehension of Software Specifications.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    34 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -14% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  16. 16
    Dorothy M. Andrews and Jeoffrey P. Benson:
    An Automated Program Testing Methodology and Its Implementation.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    33 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -17% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  17. 17
    T. Katayama:
    HFP: A Hierarchical and Functional Programming Based on Attribute Grammar.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    26 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -34% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  18. 18
    William E. Howden:
    Completeness Criteria for Testing Elementary Program Functions.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -42% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  19. 19
    Nathan Relles and Lynne A. Price:
    A User Interface for Online Assistance.
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    23 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -42% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link
  20. 20
    Y. Futamura, T. Kawai, H. Horikoshi, and M. Tsutsumi:
    Development of Computer Programs by Problem Analysis Diagram (PAD).
    International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 1981
    20 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -50% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: Link