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Software Engineering Journal Papers from the 1980s

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

  1. 1
    Barry W. Boehm:
    Software Engineering Economics.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    7040 cites at Semantic Scholar
    3587% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Victor R. Basili and H. Dieter Rombach:
    The TAME Project: Towards Improvement-Oriented Software Environments.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    1572 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1705% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Thomas L. Casavant and Jon G. Kuhl:
    A Taxonomy of Scheduling in General-Purpose Distributed Computing Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    1226 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1308% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Sandra Rapps and Elaine J. Weyuker:
    Selecting Software Test Data Using Data Flow Information.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    1157 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1124% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Algirdas Avizienis:
    The N-Version Approach to Fault-Tolerant Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    1148 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1114% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Elaine J. Weyuker:
    Evaluating Software Complexity Measures.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    955 cites at Semantic Scholar
    997% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Amrit L. Goel:
    Software Reliability Models: Assumptions, Limitations, and Applicability.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    961 cites at Semantic Scholar
    916% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Derek L. Eager, Edward D. Lazowska, and John Zahorjan:
    Adaptive Load Sharing in Homogeneous Distributed Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    1099 cites at Semantic Scholar
    830% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Grady Booch:
    Object-Oriented Development.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    1082 cites at Semantic Scholar
    816% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Barry W. Boehm and Philip N. Papaccio:
    Understanding and Controlling Software Costs.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    784 cites at Semantic Scholar
    800% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Richard Koo and Sam Toueg:
    Checkpointing and Rollback-Recovery for Distributed Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    654 cites at Semantic Scholar
    764% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Barry W. Boehm and Rony Ross:
    Theory-W Software Project Management: Principles and Examples.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    535 cites at Semantic Scholar
    725% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Victor R. Basili and Richard W. Selby:
    Comparing the Effectiveness of Software Testing Strategies.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    579 cites at Semantic Scholar
    665% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    John C. Knight and Nancy G. Leveson:
    An Experimental Evaluation of the Assumption of Independence in Multiversion Programming.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    881 cites at Semantic Scholar
    646% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Houssine Chetto and Maryline Silly-Chetto:
    Some Results of the Earliest Deadline Scheduling Algorithm.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    478 cites at Semantic Scholar
    637% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    James A. Larson, Shamkant B. Navathe, and Ramez Elmasri:
    A Theory of Attribute Equivalence in Databases with Application to Schema Integration.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    469 cites at Semantic Scholar
    623% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    David Fernández-Baca:
    Allocating Modules to Processors in a Distributed System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    453 cites at Semantic Scholar
    599% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Phyllis G. Frankl and Elaine J. Weyuker:
    An Applicable Family of Data Flow Testing Criteria.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    595 cites at Semantic Scholar
    583% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Victor R. Basili and David M. Weiss:
    A Methodology for Collecting Valid Software Engineering Data.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    1291 cites at Semantic Scholar
    576% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Farnam Jahanian and Aloysius K. Mok:
    Safety Analysis of Timing Properties in Real-Time Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    773 cites at Semantic Scholar
    554% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Most frequent authors in the 1980s top 100 ⌄

  1. 1
    Victor R. Basili
    6 papers in this ranking
  2. 2
    Richard W. Selby
    4 papers in this ranking
  3. 3
    Barry W. Boehm
    3 papers in this ranking
  4. 4
    Elaine J. Weyuker
    3 papers in this ranking
  5. 5
    Elliot Soloway
    3 papers in this ranking
  6. 6
    Aloysius K. Mok
    2 papers in this ranking
  7. 7
    Andrew P. Black
    2 papers in this ranking
  8. 8
    Bev Littlewood
    2 papers in this ranking
  9. 9
    David H. Hutchens
    2 papers in this ranking
  10. 10
    David Lorge Parnas
    2 papers in this ranking
  11. 11
    David M. Weiss
    2 papers in this ranking
  12. 12
    Dorothy E. Denning
    2 papers in this ranking
  13. 13
    Edward D. Lazowska
    2 papers in this ranking
  14. 14
    H. Dieter Rombach
    2 papers in this ranking
  15. 15
    Jeff Kramer
    2 papers in this ranking
  16. 16
    Jeff Magee
    2 papers in this ranking
  17. 17
    Krithi Ramamritham
    2 papers in this ranking
  18. 18
    Nancy G. Leveson
    2 papers in this ranking
  19. 19
    Paul C. Clements
    2 papers in this ranking
  20. 20
    Simeon C. Ntafos
    2 papers in this ranking

Top journal papers from 1989 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Barry W. Boehm and Rony Ross:
    Theory-W Software Project Management: Principles and Examples.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    535 cites at Semantic Scholar
    725% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Houssine Chetto and Maryline Silly-Chetto:
    Some Results of the Earliest Deadline Scheduling Algorithm.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    478 cites at Semantic Scholar
    637% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    James A. Larson, Shamkant B. Navathe, and Ramez Elmasri:
    A Theory of Attribute Equivalence in Databases with Application to Schema Integration.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    469 cites at Semantic Scholar
    623% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    David Fernández-Baca:
    Allocating Modules to Processors in a Distributed System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    453 cites at Semantic Scholar
    599% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Alan C. Shaw:
    Reasoning About Time in Higher-Level Language Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    419 cites at Semantic Scholar
    546% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Deepinder P. Sidhu and Ting-Kau Leung:
    Formal Methods for Protocol Testing: A Detailed Study.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    415 cites at Semantic Scholar
    540% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Michael L. Dertouzos and Aloysius K. Mok:
    Multiprocessor On-Line Scheduling of Hard-Real-Time Tasks.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    408 cites at Semantic Scholar
    529% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Jeff Magee, Jeff Kramer, and Morris Sloman:
    Constructing Distributed Systems in Conic.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    368 cites at Semantic Scholar
    468% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Guang-Huei Chiou and Wen-Tsuen Chen:
    Secure Broadcasting Using the Secure Lock.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    295 cites at Semantic Scholar
    355% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Bev Littlewood and Douglas R. Miller:
    Conceptual Modeling of Coincident Failures in Multiversion Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    284 cites at Semantic Scholar
    338% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Marco Ajmone Marsan, Gianfranco Balbo, Andrea Bobbio, Giovanni Chiola, Gianni Conte, and Aldo Cumani:
    The Effect of Execution Policies on the Semantics and Analysis of Stochastic Petri Nets.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    250 cites at Semantic Scholar
    286% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Lori A. Clarke, Andy Podgurski, Debra J. Richardson, and Steven J. Zeil:
    A Formal Evaluation of Data Flow Path Selection Criteria.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    249 cites at Semantic Scholar
    284% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Riccardo Gusella and Stefano Zatti:
    The Accuracy of the Clock Synchronization Achieved by TEMPO in Berkeley UNIX 4.3BSD.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    223 cites at Semantic Scholar
    244% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Rajiv D. Banker and Chris F. Kemerer:
    Scale Economies in New Software Development.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    215 cites at Semantic Scholar
    232% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Tarek K. Abdel-Hamid:
    The Dynamics of Software Project Staffing: A System Dynamics Based Simulation Approach.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    175 cites at Semantic Scholar
    170% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Tadao Murata, Boris Shenker, and Sol M. Shatz:
    Detection of Ada Static Deadlocks Using Petri Net Invariants.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    172 cites at Semantic Scholar
    165% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Friedrich L. Bauer, Bernhard Möller, Helmuth Partsch, and Peter Pepper:
    Formal Program Construction by Transformations-Computer-Aided, Intuition-Guided Programming.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    160 cites at Semantic Scholar
    147% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Geoff Barrett:
    Formal Methods Applied to a Floating-Point Number System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    141 cites at Semantic Scholar
    117% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Murthy V. Devarakonda and Ravishankar K. Iyer:
    Predictability of Process Resource Usage: A Measurement-Based Study on UNIX.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    136 cites at Semantic Scholar
    110% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    William R. Bevier:
    Kit: A Study in Operating System Verification.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    133 cites at Semantic Scholar
    105% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

TSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Barry W. Boehm and Rony Ross:
    Theory-W Software Project Management: Principles and Examples.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    535 cites at Semantic Scholar
    725% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Houssine Chetto and Maryline Silly-Chetto:
    Some Results of the Earliest Deadline Scheduling Algorithm.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    478 cites at Semantic Scholar
    637% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    James A. Larson, Shamkant B. Navathe, and Ramez Elmasri:
    A Theory of Attribute Equivalence in Databases with Application to Schema Integration.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    469 cites at Semantic Scholar
    623% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    David Fernández-Baca:
    Allocating Modules to Processors in a Distributed System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    453 cites at Semantic Scholar
    599% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Alan C. Shaw:
    Reasoning About Time in Higher-Level Language Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    419 cites at Semantic Scholar
    546% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Deepinder P. Sidhu and Ting-Kau Leung:
    Formal Methods for Protocol Testing: A Detailed Study.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    415 cites at Semantic Scholar
    540% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Michael L. Dertouzos and Aloysius K. Mok:
    Multiprocessor On-Line Scheduling of Hard-Real-Time Tasks.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    408 cites at Semantic Scholar
    529% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Jeff Magee, Jeff Kramer, and Morris Sloman:
    Constructing Distributed Systems in Conic.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    368 cites at Semantic Scholar
    468% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Guang-Huei Chiou and Wen-Tsuen Chen:
    Secure Broadcasting Using the Secure Lock.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    295 cites at Semantic Scholar
    355% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Bev Littlewood and Douglas R. Miller:
    Conceptual Modeling of Coincident Failures in Multiversion Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    284 cites at Semantic Scholar
    338% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Marco Ajmone Marsan, Gianfranco Balbo, Andrea Bobbio, Giovanni Chiola, Gianni Conte, and Aldo Cumani:
    The Effect of Execution Policies on the Semantics and Analysis of Stochastic Petri Nets.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    250 cites at Semantic Scholar
    286% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Lori A. Clarke, Andy Podgurski, Debra J. Richardson, and Steven J. Zeil:
    A Formal Evaluation of Data Flow Path Selection Criteria.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    249 cites at Semantic Scholar
    284% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Riccardo Gusella and Stefano Zatti:
    The Accuracy of the Clock Synchronization Achieved by TEMPO in Berkeley UNIX 4.3BSD.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    223 cites at Semantic Scholar
    244% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Rajiv D. Banker and Chris F. Kemerer:
    Scale Economies in New Software Development.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    215 cites at Semantic Scholar
    232% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Tarek K. Abdel-Hamid:
    The Dynamics of Software Project Staffing: A System Dynamics Based Simulation Approach.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    175 cites at Semantic Scholar
    170% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Tadao Murata, Boris Shenker, and Sol M. Shatz:
    Detection of Ada Static Deadlocks Using Petri Net Invariants.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    172 cites at Semantic Scholar
    165% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Friedrich L. Bauer, Bernhard Möller, Helmuth Partsch, and Peter Pepper:
    Formal Program Construction by Transformations-Computer-Aided, Intuition-Guided Programming.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    160 cites at Semantic Scholar
    147% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Geoff Barrett:
    Formal Methods Applied to a Floating-Point Number System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    141 cites at Semantic Scholar
    117% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Murthy V. Devarakonda and Ravishankar K. Iyer:
    Predictability of Process Resource Usage: A Measurement-Based Study on UNIX.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    136 cites at Semantic Scholar
    110% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    William R. Bevier:
    Kit: A Study in Operating System Verification.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1989
    133 cites at Semantic Scholar
    105% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Top journal papers from 1988 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Victor R. Basili and H. Dieter Rombach:
    The TAME Project: Towards Improvement-Oriented Software Environments.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    1572 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1705% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Thomas L. Casavant and Jon G. Kuhl:
    A Taxonomy of Scheduling in General-Purpose Distributed Computing Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    1226 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1308% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Elaine J. Weyuker:
    Evaluating Software Complexity Measures.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    955 cites at Semantic Scholar
    997% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Barry W. Boehm and Philip N. Papaccio:
    Understanding and Controlling Software Costs.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    784 cites at Semantic Scholar
    800% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Phyllis G. Frankl and Elaine J. Weyuker:
    An Applicable Family of Data Flow Testing Criteria.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    595 cites at Semantic Scholar
    583% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Charles R. Symons:
    Function Point Analysis: Difficulties and Improvements.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    420 cites at Semantic Scholar
    382% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Songnian Zhou:
    A Trace-Driven Simulation Study of Dynamic Load Balancing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    406 cites at Semantic Scholar
    366% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Shi-Kuo Chang, C. W. Yan, Donald C. Dimitroff, and Timothy Arndt:
    An Intelligent Image Database System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    336 cites at Semantic Scholar
    286% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Simeon C. Ntafos:
    A Comparison of Some Structural Testing Strategies.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    331 cites at Semantic Scholar
    280% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Alan M. Davis, Edward H. Bersoff, and Edward R. Comer:
    A Strategy for Comparing Alternative Software Development Life Cycle Models.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    304 cites at Semantic Scholar
    249% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Jack A. Orenstein and Frank Manola:
    PROBE Spatial Data Modeling and Query Processing in an Image Database Application.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    298 cites at Semantic Scholar
    242% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Nick Roussopoulos, Christos Faloutsos, and Timos K. Sellis:
    An Efficient Pictorial Database System for PSQL.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    275 cites at Semantic Scholar
    216% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Richard W. Selby and Adam A. Porter:
    Learning from Examples: Generation and Evaluation of Decision Trees for Software Resource Analysis.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    275 cites at Semantic Scholar
    216% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Don S. Batory, J. R. Barnett, Jorge F. Garza, K. P. Smith, K. Tsukuda, Brian C. Twichell, and T. E. Wise:
    GENESIS: An Extensible Database Management System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    248 cites at Semantic Scholar
    185% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Rakesh Agrawal:
    Alpha: An Extension of Relational Algebra to Express a Class of Recursive Queries.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    209 cites at Semantic Scholar
    140% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Ted Tenny:
    Program Readability: Procedures Versus Comments.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    179 cites at Semantic Scholar
    106% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Thomas Joseph and Alfonso F. Cardenas:
    PICQUERY: A High Level Query Language for Pictorial Database Management.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    175 cites at Semantic Scholar
    101% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Jonathan Billington, Geoffrey R. Wheeler, and Michael C. Wilbur-Ham:
    PROTEAN: A High-Level Petri Net Tool for the Specification and Verification of Communication Protocols.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    166 cites at Semantic Scholar
    91% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Luqi, Valdis Berzins, and Raymond T. Yeh:
    A Prototyping Language for Real-Time Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    163 cites at Semantic Scholar
    87% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Christos Faloutsos:
    Gray Codes for Partial Match and Range Queries.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    162 cites at Semantic Scholar
    86% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

TSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Victor R. Basili and H. Dieter Rombach:
    The TAME Project: Towards Improvement-Oriented Software Environments.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    1572 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1705% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Thomas L. Casavant and Jon G. Kuhl:
    A Taxonomy of Scheduling in General-Purpose Distributed Computing Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    1226 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1308% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Elaine J. Weyuker:
    Evaluating Software Complexity Measures.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    955 cites at Semantic Scholar
    997% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Barry W. Boehm and Philip N. Papaccio:
    Understanding and Controlling Software Costs.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    784 cites at Semantic Scholar
    800% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Phyllis G. Frankl and Elaine J. Weyuker:
    An Applicable Family of Data Flow Testing Criteria.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    595 cites at Semantic Scholar
    583% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Charles R. Symons:
    Function Point Analysis: Difficulties and Improvements.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    420 cites at Semantic Scholar
    382% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Songnian Zhou:
    A Trace-Driven Simulation Study of Dynamic Load Balancing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    406 cites at Semantic Scholar
    366% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Shi-Kuo Chang, C. W. Yan, Donald C. Dimitroff, and Timothy Arndt:
    An Intelligent Image Database System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    336 cites at Semantic Scholar
    286% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Simeon C. Ntafos:
    A Comparison of Some Structural Testing Strategies.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    331 cites at Semantic Scholar
    280% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Alan M. Davis, Edward H. Bersoff, and Edward R. Comer:
    A Strategy for Comparing Alternative Software Development Life Cycle Models.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    304 cites at Semantic Scholar
    249% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Jack A. Orenstein and Frank Manola:
    PROBE Spatial Data Modeling and Query Processing in an Image Database Application.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    298 cites at Semantic Scholar
    242% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Nick Roussopoulos, Christos Faloutsos, and Timos K. Sellis:
    An Efficient Pictorial Database System for PSQL.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    275 cites at Semantic Scholar
    216% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Richard W. Selby and Adam A. Porter:
    Learning from Examples: Generation and Evaluation of Decision Trees for Software Resource Analysis.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    275 cites at Semantic Scholar
    216% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Don S. Batory, J. R. Barnett, Jorge F. Garza, K. P. Smith, K. Tsukuda, Brian C. Twichell, and T. E. Wise:
    GENESIS: An Extensible Database Management System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    248 cites at Semantic Scholar
    185% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Rakesh Agrawal:
    Alpha: An Extension of Relational Algebra to Express a Class of Recursive Queries.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    209 cites at Semantic Scholar
    140% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Ted Tenny:
    Program Readability: Procedures Versus Comments.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    179 cites at Semantic Scholar
    106% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Thomas Joseph and Alfonso F. Cardenas:
    PICQUERY: A High Level Query Language for Pictorial Database Management.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    175 cites at Semantic Scholar
    101% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Jonathan Billington, Geoffrey R. Wheeler, and Michael C. Wilbur-Ham:
    PROTEAN: A High-Level Petri Net Tool for the Specification and Verification of Communication Protocols.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    166 cites at Semantic Scholar
    91% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Luqi, Valdis Berzins, and Raymond T. Yeh:
    A Prototyping Language for Real-Time Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    163 cites at Semantic Scholar
    87% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Christos Faloutsos:
    Gray Codes for Partial Match and Range Queries.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1988
    162 cites at Semantic Scholar
    86% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Top journal papers from 1987 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Richard Koo and Sam Toueg:
    Checkpointing and Rollback-Recovery for Distributed Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    654 cites at Semantic Scholar
    764% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Victor R. Basili and Richard W. Selby:
    Comparing the Effectiveness of Software Testing Strategies.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    579 cites at Semantic Scholar
    665% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Nancy G. Leveson and Janice L. Stolzy:
    Safety Analysis Using Petri Nets.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    486 cites at Semantic Scholar
    542% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Andrew P. Black, Norman C. Hutchinson, Eric Jul, Henry M. Levy, and Larry Carter:
    Distribution and Abstract Types in Emerald.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    466 cites at Semantic Scholar
    515% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Frank C. H. Lin and Robert M. Keller:
    The Gradient Model Load Balancing Method.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    352 cites at Semantic Scholar
    365% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Dorothy E. Denning:
    An Intrusion-Detection Model.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    338 cites at Semantic Scholar
    346% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Mark A. Holliday and Mary K. Vernon:
    A Generalized Times Petri Net Model for Performance Analysis.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    315 cites at Semantic Scholar
    316% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Wei Zhao, Krithi Ramamritham, and John A. Stankovic:
    Scheduling Tasks with Resource Requirements in Hard Real-Time Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    264 cites at Semantic Scholar
    249% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Norman F. Schneidewind:
    The State of Software Maintenance.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    251 cites at Semantic Scholar
    231% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Dennis G. Kafura and Geereddy R. Reddy:
    The Use of Software Complexity Metrics in Software Maintenance.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    244 cites at Semantic Scholar
    222% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    C. Gray Girling:
    Covert Channels in LAN's.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    229 cites at Semantic Scholar
    202% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Kenneth C. Sevcik and Marjory J. Johnson:
    Cycle Time Properties Of The FDDI Token Ring Protocol.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    207 cites at OpenAlex
    173% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Jonathan K. Millen, Sidney C. Clark, and Sheryl B. Freedman:
    The Interrogator: Protocol Security Analysis.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    201 cites at Semantic Scholar
    165% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    R. Keith Scott, James W. Gault, and David F. McAllister:
    Fault-Tolerant Software Reliability Modeling.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    182 cites at Semantic Scholar
    140% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Richard W. Selby, Victor R. Basili, and F. Terry Baker:
    Cleanroom Software Development: An Empirical Evaluation.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    177 cites at Semantic Scholar
    134% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Robin A. Sahner and Kishor S. Trivedi:
    Performance and Reliability Analysis Using Directed Acyclic Graphs.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    170 cites at Semantic Scholar
    125% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Amihai Motro:
    Superviews: Virtual Integration of Multiple Databases.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    168 cites at Semantic Scholar
    122% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Wei Zhao and Krithi Ramamritham:
    Virtual Time CSMA Protocols for Hard Real-Time Communication.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    156 cites at Semantic Scholar
    106% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Hon Fung Li and W. K. Cheung:
    An Empirical Study of Software Metrics.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    149 cites at OpenAlex
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    H. Dieter Rombach:
    A Controlled Experiment on the Impact of Software Structure on Maintainability.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    149 cites at Semantic Scholar
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

TSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Richard Koo and Sam Toueg:
    Checkpointing and Rollback-Recovery for Distributed Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    654 cites at Semantic Scholar
    764% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Victor R. Basili and Richard W. Selby:
    Comparing the Effectiveness of Software Testing Strategies.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    579 cites at Semantic Scholar
    665% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Nancy G. Leveson and Janice L. Stolzy:
    Safety Analysis Using Petri Nets.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    486 cites at Semantic Scholar
    542% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Andrew P. Black, Norman C. Hutchinson, Eric Jul, Henry M. Levy, and Larry Carter:
    Distribution and Abstract Types in Emerald.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    466 cites at Semantic Scholar
    515% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Frank C. H. Lin and Robert M. Keller:
    The Gradient Model Load Balancing Method.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    352 cites at Semantic Scholar
    365% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Dorothy E. Denning:
    An Intrusion-Detection Model.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    338 cites at Semantic Scholar
    346% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Mark A. Holliday and Mary K. Vernon:
    A Generalized Times Petri Net Model for Performance Analysis.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    315 cites at Semantic Scholar
    316% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Wei Zhao, Krithi Ramamritham, and John A. Stankovic:
    Scheduling Tasks with Resource Requirements in Hard Real-Time Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    264 cites at Semantic Scholar
    249% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Norman F. Schneidewind:
    The State of Software Maintenance.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    251 cites at Semantic Scholar
    231% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Dennis G. Kafura and Geereddy R. Reddy:
    The Use of Software Complexity Metrics in Software Maintenance.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    244 cites at Semantic Scholar
    222% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    C. Gray Girling:
    Covert Channels in LAN's.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    229 cites at Semantic Scholar
    202% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Kenneth C. Sevcik and Marjory J. Johnson:
    Cycle Time Properties Of The FDDI Token Ring Protocol.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    207 cites at OpenAlex
    173% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Jonathan K. Millen, Sidney C. Clark, and Sheryl B. Freedman:
    The Interrogator: Protocol Security Analysis.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    201 cites at Semantic Scholar
    165% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    R. Keith Scott, James W. Gault, and David F. McAllister:
    Fault-Tolerant Software Reliability Modeling.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    182 cites at Semantic Scholar
    140% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Richard W. Selby, Victor R. Basili, and F. Terry Baker:
    Cleanroom Software Development: An Empirical Evaluation.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    177 cites at Semantic Scholar
    134% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Robin A. Sahner and Kishor S. Trivedi:
    Performance and Reliability Analysis Using Directed Acyclic Graphs.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    170 cites at Semantic Scholar
    125% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Amihai Motro:
    Superviews: Virtual Integration of Multiple Databases.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    168 cites at Semantic Scholar
    122% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Wei Zhao and Krithi Ramamritham:
    Virtual Time CSMA Protocols for Hard Real-Time Communication.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    156 cites at Semantic Scholar
    106% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Hon Fung Li and W. K. Cheung:
    An Empirical Study of Software Metrics.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    149 cites at OpenAlex
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    H. Dieter Rombach:
    A Controlled Experiment on the Impact of Software Structure on Maintainability.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1987
    149 cites at Semantic Scholar
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Top journal papers from 1986 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Derek L. Eager, Edward D. Lazowska, and John Zahorjan:
    Adaptive Load Sharing in Homogeneous Distributed Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    1099 cites at Semantic Scholar
    830% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Grady Booch:
    Object-Oriented Development.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    1082 cites at Semantic Scholar
    816% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    John C. Knight and Nancy G. Leveson:
    An Experimental Evaluation of the Assumption of Independence in Multiversion Programming.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    881 cites at Semantic Scholar
    646% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Farnam Jahanian and Aloysius K. Mok:
    Safety Analysis of Timing Properties in Real-Time Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    773 cites at Semantic Scholar
    554% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Michael E. Fagan:
    Advances in Software Inspections.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    767 cites at Semantic Scholar
    549% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Robert E. Strom and Shaula Yemini:
    Typestate: A Programming Language Concept for Enhancing Software Reliability.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    660 cites at Semantic Scholar
    458% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    David Lorge Parnas and Paul C. Clements:
    A Rational Design Process: How and Why to Fake It.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    619 cites at OpenAlex
    424% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Eugene Kligerman and Alexander D. Stoyenko:
    Real-Time Euclid: A Language for Reliable Real-Time Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    350 cites at Semantic Scholar
    196% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    A. Nico Habermann and David Notkin:
    Gandalf: Software Development Environments.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    347 cites at Semantic Scholar
    194% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Victor R. Basili, Richard W. Selby, and David H. Hutchens:
    Experimentation in Software Engineering.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    333 cites at Semantic Scholar
    182% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Abdallah A. Abdel-Ghaly, P. Y. Chan, and Bev Littlewood:
    Evaluation of Competing Software Reliability Predictions.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    327 cites at Semantic Scholar
    177% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Paul T. Ward:
    The Transformation Schema: An Extension of Te Data Flow Diagram to Represent Control and Timing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    293 cites at Semantic Scholar
    148% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Roy H. Campbell and Brian Randell:
    Error Recovery in Asynchronous Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    233 cites at Semantic Scholar
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Giorgio Bruno and Giuseppe Marchetto:
    Process-Translatable Petri Nets for the Rapid Prototyping of Process Control Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    222 cites at Semantic Scholar
    88% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Douglas R. Miller:
    Exponential Order Statistic Models of Software Reliability Growth.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    213 cites at Semantic Scholar
    80% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Elaine J. Weyuker:
    Axiomatizing Software Test Data Adequacy.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    209 cites at Semantic Scholar
    77% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    P. Allen Currit, Michael G. Dyer, and Harlan D. Mills:
    Certifying the Reliability of Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    198 cites at Semantic Scholar
    68% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    John R. Cameron:
    An Overview of JSD.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    173 cites at Semantic Scholar
    46% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Carlo Batini, Enrico Nardelli, and Roberto Tamassia:
    A Layout Algorithm for Data Flow Diagrams.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    171 cites at Semantic Scholar
    45% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Kenneth J. Perry and Sam Toueg:
    Distributed Agreement in the Presence of Processor and Communication Faults.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    166 cites at Semantic Scholar
    40% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

TSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Derek L. Eager, Edward D. Lazowska, and John Zahorjan:
    Adaptive Load Sharing in Homogeneous Distributed Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    1099 cites at Semantic Scholar
    830% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Grady Booch:
    Object-Oriented Development.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    1082 cites at Semantic Scholar
    816% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    John C. Knight and Nancy G. Leveson:
    An Experimental Evaluation of the Assumption of Independence in Multiversion Programming.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    881 cites at Semantic Scholar
    646% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Farnam Jahanian and Aloysius K. Mok:
    Safety Analysis of Timing Properties in Real-Time Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    773 cites at Semantic Scholar
    554% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Michael E. Fagan:
    Advances in Software Inspections.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    767 cites at Semantic Scholar
    549% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Robert E. Strom and Shaula Yemini:
    Typestate: A Programming Language Concept for Enhancing Software Reliability.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    660 cites at Semantic Scholar
    458% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    David Lorge Parnas and Paul C. Clements:
    A Rational Design Process: How and Why to Fake It.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    619 cites at OpenAlex
    424% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Eugene Kligerman and Alexander D. Stoyenko:
    Real-Time Euclid: A Language for Reliable Real-Time Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    350 cites at Semantic Scholar
    196% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    A. Nico Habermann and David Notkin:
    Gandalf: Software Development Environments.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    347 cites at Semantic Scholar
    194% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Victor R. Basili, Richard W. Selby, and David H. Hutchens:
    Experimentation in Software Engineering.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    333 cites at Semantic Scholar
    182% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Abdallah A. Abdel-Ghaly, P. Y. Chan, and Bev Littlewood:
    Evaluation of Competing Software Reliability Predictions.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    327 cites at Semantic Scholar
    177% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Paul T. Ward:
    The Transformation Schema: An Extension of Te Data Flow Diagram to Represent Control and Timing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    293 cites at Semantic Scholar
    148% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Roy H. Campbell and Brian Randell:
    Error Recovery in Asynchronous Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    233 cites at Semantic Scholar
    97% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Giorgio Bruno and Giuseppe Marchetto:
    Process-Translatable Petri Nets for the Rapid Prototyping of Process Control Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    222 cites at Semantic Scholar
    88% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    Douglas R. Miller:
    Exponential Order Statistic Models of Software Reliability Growth.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    213 cites at Semantic Scholar
    80% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Elaine J. Weyuker:
    Axiomatizing Software Test Data Adequacy.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    209 cites at Semantic Scholar
    77% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    P. Allen Currit, Michael G. Dyer, and Harlan D. Mills:
    Certifying the Reliability of Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    198 cites at Semantic Scholar
    68% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    John R. Cameron:
    An Overview of JSD.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    173 cites at Semantic Scholar
    46% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Carlo Batini, Enrico Nardelli, and Roberto Tamassia:
    A Layout Algorithm for Data Flow Diagrams.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    171 cites at Semantic Scholar
    45% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Kenneth J. Perry and Sam Toueg:
    Distributed Agreement in the Presence of Processor and Communication Faults.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1986
    166 cites at Semantic Scholar
    40% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Top journal papers from 1985 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Sandra Rapps and Elaine J. Weyuker:
    Selecting Software Test Data Using Data Flow Information.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    1157 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1124% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Algirdas Avizienis:
    The N-Version Approach to Fault-Tolerant Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    1148 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1114% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Amrit L. Goel:
    Software Reliability Models: Assumptions, Limitations, and Applicability.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    961 cites at Semantic Scholar
    916% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    David Lorge Parnas, Paul C. Clements, and David M. Weiss:
    The Modular Structure of Complex Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    539 cites at Semantic Scholar
    470% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Robert Balzer:
    A 15 Year Perspective on Automatic Programming.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    411 cites at Semantic Scholar
    335% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Clyde P. Kruskal and Alan Weiss:
    Allocating Independent Subtasks on Parallel Processors.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    403 cites at Semantic Scholar
    326% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Shigeru Yamada and Shunji Osaki:
    Software Reliability Growth Modeling: Models and Applications.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    392 cites at Semantic Scholar
    315% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Dave E. Eckhardt and Larry D. Lee:
    A Theoretical Basis for the Analysis of Multiversion Software Subject to Coincident Errors.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    370 cites at Semantic Scholar
    291% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Beth Adelson and Elliot Soloway:
    The Role of Domain Experience in Software Design.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    358 cites at Semantic Scholar
    279% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    W. Lewis Johnson and Elliot Soloway:
    PROUST: Knowledge-Based Program Understanding.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    356 cites at Semantic Scholar
    277% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Jeff Kramer and Jeff Magee:
    Dynamic Configuration for Distributed Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    353 cites at Semantic Scholar
    273% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Steven P. Reiss:
    PECAN: Program Development Systems That Support Multiple Views.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    342 cites at Semantic Scholar
    262% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Guy T. Almes, Andrew P. Black, Edward D. Lazowska, and Jerre D. Noe:
    The Eden System: A Technical Review.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    318 cites at Semantic Scholar
    236% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    David H. Hutchens and Victor R. Basili:
    System Structure Analysis: Clustering with Data Bindings.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    316 cites at Semantic Scholar
    234% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    B. Dasarathy:
    Timing Constraints of Real-Time Systems: Constructs for Expressing Them, Methods of Validating Them.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    266 cites at Semantic Scholar
    181% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Lionel M. Ni, Chong-Wei Xu, and Thomas B. Gendreau:
    A Distributed Drafting Algorithm for Load Balancing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    266 cites at Semantic Scholar
    181% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Anthony I. Wasserman:
    Extending State Transition Diagrams for the Specification of Human-Computer Interaction.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    237 cites at Semantic Scholar
    151% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Richard A. Kemmerer:
    Testing Formal Specifications to Detect Design Errors.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    209 cites at Semantic Scholar
    121% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Robert Neches, William R. Swartout, and Johanna D. Moore:
    Enhanced Maintenance and Explanation of Expert Systems Through Explicit Models of Their Development.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    198 cites at Semantic Scholar
    109% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Richard C. Waters:
    The Programmer's Apprentice: A Session with KBEmacs.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    192 cites at Semantic Scholar
    103% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

TSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Sandra Rapps and Elaine J. Weyuker:
    Selecting Software Test Data Using Data Flow Information.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    1157 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1124% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Algirdas Avizienis:
    The N-Version Approach to Fault-Tolerant Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    1148 cites at Semantic Scholar
    1114% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Amrit L. Goel:
    Software Reliability Models: Assumptions, Limitations, and Applicability.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    961 cites at Semantic Scholar
    916% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    David Lorge Parnas, Paul C. Clements, and David M. Weiss:
    The Modular Structure of Complex Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    539 cites at Semantic Scholar
    470% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Robert Balzer:
    A 15 Year Perspective on Automatic Programming.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    411 cites at Semantic Scholar
    335% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    Clyde P. Kruskal and Alan Weiss:
    Allocating Independent Subtasks on Parallel Processors.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    403 cites at Semantic Scholar
    326% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Shigeru Yamada and Shunji Osaki:
    Software Reliability Growth Modeling: Models and Applications.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    392 cites at Semantic Scholar
    315% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Dave E. Eckhardt and Larry D. Lee:
    A Theoretical Basis for the Analysis of Multiversion Software Subject to Coincident Errors.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    370 cites at Semantic Scholar
    291% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Beth Adelson and Elliot Soloway:
    The Role of Domain Experience in Software Design.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    358 cites at Semantic Scholar
    279% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    W. Lewis Johnson and Elliot Soloway:
    PROUST: Knowledge-Based Program Understanding.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    356 cites at Semantic Scholar
    277% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Jeff Kramer and Jeff Magee:
    Dynamic Configuration for Distributed Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    353 cites at Semantic Scholar
    273% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Steven P. Reiss:
    PECAN: Program Development Systems That Support Multiple Views.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    342 cites at Semantic Scholar
    262% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Guy T. Almes, Andrew P. Black, Edward D. Lazowska, and Jerre D. Noe:
    The Eden System: A Technical Review.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    318 cites at Semantic Scholar
    236% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    David H. Hutchens and Victor R. Basili:
    System Structure Analysis: Clustering with Data Bindings.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    316 cites at Semantic Scholar
    234% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    B. Dasarathy:
    Timing Constraints of Real-Time Systems: Constructs for Expressing Them, Methods of Validating Them.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    266 cites at Semantic Scholar
    181% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Lionel M. Ni, Chong-Wei Xu, and Thomas B. Gendreau:
    A Distributed Drafting Algorithm for Load Balancing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    266 cites at Semantic Scholar
    181% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    Anthony I. Wasserman:
    Extending State Transition Diagrams for the Specification of Human-Computer Interaction.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    237 cites at Semantic Scholar
    151% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Richard A. Kemmerer:
    Testing Formal Specifications to Detect Design Errors.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    209 cites at Semantic Scholar
    121% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Robert Neches, William R. Swartout, and Johanna D. Moore:
    Enhanced Maintenance and Explanation of Expert Systems Through Explicit Models of Their Development.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    198 cites at Semantic Scholar
    109% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Richard C. Waters:
    The Programmer's Apprentice: A Session with KBEmacs.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1985
    192 cites at Semantic Scholar
    103% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

Top journal papers from 1984 normalized by age ⌄

  1. 1
    Barry W. Boehm:
    Software Engineering Economics.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    7040 cites at Semantic Scholar
    3587% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Victor R. Basili and David M. Weiss:
    A Methodology for Collecting Valid Software Engineering Data.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    1291 cites at Semantic Scholar
    576% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Mark D. Weiser:
    Program Slicing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    1202 cites at Semantic Scholar
    530% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Elliot Soloway and Kate Ehrlich:
    Empirical Studies of Programming Knowledge.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    944 cites at Semantic Scholar
    394% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Joe W. Duran and Simeon C. Ntafos:
    An Evaluation of Random Testing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    747 cites at Semantic Scholar
    291% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    James M. Neighbors:
    The Draco Approach to Constructing Software from Reusable Components.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    480 cites at Semantic Scholar
    151% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Umeshwar Dayal and Hai-Yann Hwang:
    View Definition and Generalization for Database Integration in a Multidatabase System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    360 cites at Semantic Scholar
    89% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Thomas A. Standish:
    An Essay on Software Reuse.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    297 cites at Semantic Scholar
    56% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Barry W. Boehm, Terence E. Gray, and Thomas Seewaldt:
    Prototyping Versus Specifying: A Multiproject Experiment.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    295 cites at Semantic Scholar
    55% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Carlo Batini and Maurizio Lenzerini:
    A Methodology for Data Schema Integration in the Entity Relationship Model.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    265 cites at Semantic Scholar
    39% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Simon S. Lam and A. Udaya Shankar:
    Protocol Verification via Projections.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    234 cites at Semantic Scholar
    23% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Joseph A. Goguen:
    Parameterized Programming.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    233 cites at Semantic Scholar
    22% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Daniel R. Dolk and Benn R. Konsynski:
    Knowledge Representation for Model Management Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    221 cites at Semantic Scholar
    16% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Simeon C. Ntafos:
    On Required Element Testing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    210 cites at Semantic Scholar
    10% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    T. Capers Jones:
    Reusability in Programming: A Survey of the State of the Art.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    208 cites at Semantic Scholar
    9% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Jean-Claude Laprie:
    Dependability Evaluation of Software Systems in Operation.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    179 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    John E. Gaffney Jr.:
    Estimating the Number of Faults in Code.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    162 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -15% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Robert G. Lanergan and Charles A. Grasso:
    Software Engineering with Reusable Designs and Code.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    156 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -18% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Ellis Horowitz and John B. Munson:
    An Expansive View of Reusable Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    151 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -21% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Carroll Morgan and Bernard Sufrin:
    Specification of the UNIX Filing System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    138 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -28% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

TSE ⌄

  1. 1
    Barry W. Boehm:
    Software Engineering Economics.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    7040 cites at Semantic Scholar
    3587% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  2. 2
    Victor R. Basili and David M. Weiss:
    A Methodology for Collecting Valid Software Engineering Data.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    1291 cites at Semantic Scholar
    576% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  3. 3
    Mark D. Weiser:
    Program Slicing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    1202 cites at Semantic Scholar
    530% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  4. 4
    Elliot Soloway and Kate Ehrlich:
    Empirical Studies of Programming Knowledge.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    944 cites at Semantic Scholar
    394% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  5. 5
    Joe W. Duran and Simeon C. Ntafos:
    An Evaluation of Random Testing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    747 cites at Semantic Scholar
    291% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  6. 6
    James M. Neighbors:
    The Draco Approach to Constructing Software from Reusable Components.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    480 cites at Semantic Scholar
    151% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  7. 7
    Umeshwar Dayal and Hai-Yann Hwang:
    View Definition and Generalization for Database Integration in a Multidatabase System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    360 cites at Semantic Scholar
    89% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  8. 8
    Thomas A. Standish:
    An Essay on Software Reuse.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    297 cites at Semantic Scholar
    56% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  9. 9
    Barry W. Boehm, Terence E. Gray, and Thomas Seewaldt:
    Prototyping Versus Specifying: A Multiproject Experiment.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    295 cites at Semantic Scholar
    55% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  10. 10
    Carlo Batini and Maurizio Lenzerini:
    A Methodology for Data Schema Integration in the Entity Relationship Model.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    265 cites at Semantic Scholar
    39% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  11. 11
    Simon S. Lam and A. Udaya Shankar:
    Protocol Verification via Projections.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    234 cites at Semantic Scholar
    23% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  12. 12
    Joseph A. Goguen:
    Parameterized Programming.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    233 cites at Semantic Scholar
    22% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  13. 13
    Daniel R. Dolk and Benn R. Konsynski:
    Knowledge Representation for Model Management Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    221 cites at Semantic Scholar
    16% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  14. 14
    Simeon C. Ntafos:
    On Required Element Testing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    210 cites at Semantic Scholar
    10% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  15. 15
    T. Capers Jones:
    Reusability in Programming: A Survey of the State of the Art.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    208 cites at Semantic Scholar
    9% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  16. 16
    Jean-Claude Laprie:
    Dependability Evaluation of Software Systems in Operation.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    179 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -6% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  17. 17
    John E. Gaffney Jr.:
    Estimating the Number of Faults in Code.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    162 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -15% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  18. 18
    Robert G. Lanergan and Charles A. Grasso:
    Software Engineering with Reusable Designs and Code.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    156 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -18% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  19. 19
    Ellis Horowitz and John B. Munson:
    An Expansive View of Reusable Software.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    151 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -21% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI
  20. 20
    Carroll Morgan and Bernard Sufrin:
    Specification of the UNIX Filing System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    138 cites at Semantic Scholar
    -28% above average of year
    Visited: Jun-2026
    Paper: DOI

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