Top-100 Software Engineering Journal Papers

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

Top 100 journal papers from 1984 to 2026 ⌄

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

   Gerard J. Holzmann:
   The Model Checker SPIN.
   IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1997
   

   4462 cites at Semantic Scholar

   2216% above average of year

   Visited: Jun-2026

   Paper: DOI
3. 3

   Per Runeson and Martin Höst:
   Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting Case Study Research in Software Engineering.
   Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE), 2009
   

   4237 cites at Semantic Scholar

   2588% above average of year

   Visited: Jun-2026

   Paper: DOI
4. 4

   Liangzhao Zeng, Boualem Benatallah, Anne H. H. Ngu, Marlon Dumas, Jayant Kalagnanam, and Henry Chang:
   QoS-Aware Middleware for Web Services Composition.
   IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2004
   

   2964 cites at Semantic Scholar

   1705% above average of year

   Visited: Jun-2026

   Paper: DOI
5. 5

   Shyam R. Chidamber and Chris F. Kemerer:
   A Metrics Suite for Object Oriented Design.
   IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1994
   

   2519 cites at Semantic Scholar

   1780% above average of year

   Visited: Jun-2026

   Paper: DOI
6. 6

   Nenad Medvidovic and Richard N. Taylor:
   A Classification and Comparison Framework for Software Architecture Description Languages.
   IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2000
   

   2334 cites at Semantic Scholar

   1748% above average of year

   Visited: Jun-2026

   Paper: DOI
7. 7

   Audris Mockus, Roy T. Fielding, and James D. Herbsleb:
   Two Case Studies of Open Source Software Development: Apache and Mozilla.
   ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM), 2002
   

   1945 cites at Semantic Scholar

   768% above average of year

   Visited: Jun-2026

   Paper: DOI
8. 8

   Victor R. Basili, Lionel C. Briand, and Walcélio L. Melo:
   A Validation of Object-Oriented Design Metrics as Quality Indicators.
   IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1996
   

   1939 cites at Semantic Scholar

   1131% above average of year

   Visited: Jun-2026

   Paper: DOI
9. 9

   Toshihiro Kamiya, Shinji Kusumoto, and Katsuro Inoue:
   CCFinder: A Multilinguistic Token-Based Code Clone Detection System for Large Scale Source Code.
   IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2002
   

   1900 cites at Semantic Scholar

   748% above average of year

   Visited: Jun-2026

   Paper: DOI
10. 10

    Carolyn B. Seaman:
    Qualitative Methods in Empirical Studies of Software Engineering.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1999
    

    1713 cites at Semantic Scholar

    1042% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
11. 11

    Yue Jia and Mark Harman:
    An Analysis and Survey of the Development of Mutation Testing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2011
    

    1700 cites at OpenAlex

    1235% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
12. 12

    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
13. 13

    Tim Menzies, Jeremy Greenwald, and Art Frank:
    Data Mining Static Code Attributes to Learn Defect Predictors.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2007
    

    1516 cites at Semantic Scholar

    936% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
14. 14

    Barbara A. Kitchenham, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Lesley Pickard, Peter W. Jones, David C. Hoaglin, Khaled El Emam, and Jarrett Rosenberg:
    Preliminary Guidelines for Empirical Research in Software Engineering.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2002
    

    1480 cites at Semantic Scholar

    560% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
15. 15

    Franco Zambonelli, Nicholas R. Jennings, and Michael J. Wooldridge:
    Developing Multiagent Systems: The Gaia Methodology.
    ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM), 2003
    

    1427 cites at Semantic Scholar

    947% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
16. 16

    Daniel Jackson:
    Alloy: A Lightweight Object Modelling Notation.
    ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM), 2002
    

    1415 cites at Semantic Scholar

    531% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
17. 17

    Daniel L. Moody:
    The “Physics” of Notations: Toward a Scientific Basis for Constructing Visual Notations in Software Engineering.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2009
    

    1350 cites at Semantic Scholar

    756% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
18. 18

    Tom Mens and Tom Tourwé:
    A Survey of Software Refactoring.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2004
    

    1348 cites at Semantic Scholar

    721% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
19. 19

    Gregg Rothermel, Roland H. Untch, Chengyun Chu, and Mary Jean Harrold:
    Prioritizing Test Cases For Regression Testing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2001
    

    1330 cites at OpenAlex

    755% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
20. 20

    Alfonso Fuggetta, Gian Pietro Picco, and Giovanni Vigna:
    Understanding Code Mobility.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1998
    

    1304 cites at Semantic Scholar

    688% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
21. 21

    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
22. 22

    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
23. 23

    Stefan Lessmann, Bart Baesens, Christophe Mues, and Swantje Pietsch:
    Benchmarking Classification Models for Software Defect Prediction: A Proposed Framework and Novel Findings.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2008
    

    1212 cites at Semantic Scholar

    989% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
24. 24

    Andreas Zeller and Ralf Hildebrandt:
    Simplifying and Isolating Failure-Inducing Input.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2002
    

    1207 cites at Semantic Scholar

    439% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
25. 25

    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
26. 26

    Hyunsook Do, Sebastian G. Elbaum, and Gregg Rothermel:
    Supporting Controlled Experimentation with Testing Techniques: An Infrastructure and Its Potential Impact.
    Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE), 2005
    

    1195 cites at Semantic Scholar

    740% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
27. 27

    Claire Le Goues, ThanhVu Nguyen, Stephanie Forrest, and Westley Weimer:
    GenProg: A Generic Method for Automatic Software Repair.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2012
    

    1193 cites at Semantic Scholar

    1422% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
28. 28

    Norman E. Fenton and Martin Neil:
    A Critique of Software Defect Prediction Models.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1999
    

    1188 cites at Semantic Scholar

    692% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
29. 29

    John Mylopoulos, Lawrence Chung, and Brian A. Nixon:
    Representing and Using Nonfunctional Requirements: A Process-Oriented Approach.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1992
    

    1182 cites at Semantic Scholar

    792% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
30. 30

    Bernard Berthomieu and Michel Diaz:
    Modeling and Verification of Time Dependent Systems Using Time Petri Nets.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1991
    

    1173 cites at Semantic Scholar

    854% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
31. 31

    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
32. 32

    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
33. 33

    Jagdish Bansiya and Carl G. Davis:
    A Hierarchical Model for Object-Oriented Design Quality Assessment.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2002
    

    1101 cites at Semantic Scholar

    391% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
34. 34

    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
35. 35

    David M. Cohen, Siddhartha R. Dalal, Michael L. Fredman, and Gardner C. Patton:
    The AETG System: An Approach to Testing Based on Combinatiorial Design.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1997
    

    1092 cites at Semantic Scholar

    467% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
36. 36

    W. Eric Wong, Ruizhi Gao, Yihao Li, Rui Abreu, and Franz Wotawa:
    A Survey on Software Fault Localization.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2016
    

    1091 cites at Semantic Scholar

    1758% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
37. 37

    Tracy Hall, Sarah Beecham, David Bowes, David Gray, and Steve Counsell:
    A Systematic Literature Review on Fault Prediction Performance in Software Engineering.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2012
    

    1089 cites at Semantic Scholar

    1289% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
38. 38

    Bogdan Korel:
    Automated Software Test Data Generation.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1990
    

    1083 cites at Semantic Scholar

    1101% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
39. 39

    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
40. 40

    Giuliano Antoniol, Gerardo Canfora, Gerardo Casazza, Andrea De Lucia, and Ettore Merlo:
    Recovering Traceability Links Between Code and Documentation.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2002
    

    1080 cites at Semantic Scholar

    382% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
41. 41

    Earl T. Barr, Mark Harman, Phil McMinn, Muzammil Shahbaz, and Shin Yoo:
    The Oracle Problem in Software Testing: A Survey.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2015
    

    1075 cites at Semantic Scholar

    1711% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
42. 42

    Magne Jørgensen and Martin J. Shepperd:
    A Systematic Review of Software Development Cost Estimation Studies.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2007
    

    1074 cites at Semantic Scholar

    634% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
43. 43

    James D. Herbsleb and Audris Mockus:
    An Empirical Study of Speed and Communication in Globally Distributed Software Development.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2003
    

    1073 cites at Semantic Scholar

    687% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
44. 44

    Sebastian G. Elbaum, Alexey G. Malishevsky, and Gregg Rothermel:
    Test Case Prioritization: A Family of Empirical Studies.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2002
    

    1064 cites at Semantic Scholar

    375% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
45. 45

    Martin J. Shepperd and Chris Schofield:
    Estimating Software Project Effort Using Analogies.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1997
    

    1054 cites at Semantic Scholar

    447% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
46. 46

    Michael D. Ernst, Jake Cockrell, William G. Griswold, and David Notkin:
    Dynamically Discovering Likely Program Invariants to Support Program Evolution.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2001
    

    1048 cites at OpenAlex

    574% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
47. 47

    Mary Shaw, Robert DeLine, Daniel V. Klein, Theodore L. Ross, David M. Young, and Gregory Zelesnik:
    Abstractions for Software Architecture and Tools to Support Them.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1995
    

    1023 cites at Semantic Scholar

    534% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
48. 48

    Xinyi Hou, Yanjie Zhao, Yue Liu, Zhou Yang, Kailong Wang, Li Li, Xiapu Luo, David Lo, John Grundy, and Haoyu Wang:
    Large Language Models for Software Engineering: A Systematic Literature Review.
    ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM), 2024
    

    1010 cites at Semantic Scholar

    5183% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
49. 49

    Balasubramaniam Ramesh and Matthias Jarke:
    Toward Reference Models of Requirements Traceability.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2001
    

    1001 cites at Semantic Scholar

    543% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
50. 50

    Lionel C. Briand, John W. Daly, and Jürgen Wüst:
    A Unified Framework for Coupling Measurement in Object-Oriented Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1999
    

    985 cites at Semantic Scholar

    557% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
51. 51

    Norman C. Hutchinson and Larry L. Peterson:
    The X-Kernel: An Architecture for Implementing Network Protocols.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1991
    

    978 cites at Semantic Scholar

    695% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
52. 52

    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
53. 53

    Tibor Gyimóthy, Rudolf Ferenc, and István Siket:
    Empirical Validation of Object-Oriented Metrics on Open Source Software for Fault Prediction.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2005
    

    957 cites at Semantic Scholar

    573% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
54. 54

    Juyong Jiang, Fan Wang, Jiasi Shen, Sungju Kim, and Sung Hun Kim:
    A Survey on Large Language Models for Code Generation.
    ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM), 2026
    

    957 cites at Semantic Scholar

    15691% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
55. 55

    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
56. 56

    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
57. 57

    Danilo Ardagna and Barbara Pernici:
    Adaptive Service Composition in Flexible Processes.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2007
    

    942 cites at Semantic Scholar

    544% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
58. 58

    David C. Luckham, John J. Kenney, Larry M. Augustin, James Vera, Doug Bryan, and Walter Mann:
    Specification and Analysis of System Architecture Using Rapide.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1995
    

    923 cites at Semantic Scholar

    472% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
59. 59

    David C. Luckham, John J. Kenney, Larry M. Augustin, James Vera, Doug Bryan, and Walter Mann:
    Correction to "Specification and Analysis of System Architecture Using Rapide".
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1995
    

    923 cites at Semantic Scholar

    472% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: Link
60. 60

    Jeff Kramer and Jeff Magee:
    The Evolving Philosophers Problem: Dynamic Change Management.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1990
    

    919 cites at Semantic Scholar

    920% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
61. 61

    Richard A. DeMillo and A. Jefferson Offutt:
    Constraint-Based Automatic Test Data Generation.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1991
    

    902 cites at Semantic Scholar

    633% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
62. 62

    Ram Chillarege, Inderpal S. Bhandari, Jarir K. Chaar, Michael J. Halliday, Diane S. Moebus, Bonnie K. Ray, and Man-Yuen Wong:
    Orthogonal Defect Classification - A Concept for In-Process Measurements.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1992
    

    882 cites at Semantic Scholar

    566% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
63. 63

    Christian S. Collberg and Clark D. Thomborson:
    Watermarking, Tamper-Proofing, and Obfuscation-Tools for Software Protection.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2002
    

    882 cites at Semantic Scholar

    294% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
64. 64

    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
65. 65

    Victor R. Basili, Forrest Shull, and Filippo Lanubile:
    Building Knowledge Through Families of Experiments.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1999
    

    878 cites at Semantic Scholar

    485% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
66. 66

    Koral Ilgun, Richard A. Kemmerer, and Phillip A. Porras:
    State Transition Analysis: A Rule-Based Intrusion Detection Approach.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1995
    

    876 cites at Semantic Scholar

    442% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
67. 67

    Jie M. Zhang, Mark Harman, Lei Ma, and Yang Liu:
    Machine Learning Testing: Survey, Landscapes and Horizons.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2022
    

    863 cites at Semantic Scholar

    2546% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
68. 68

    Simonetta Balsamo, Antinisca Di Marco, Paola Inverardi, and Marta Simeoni:
    Model-Based Performance Prediction in Software Development: A Survey.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2004
    

    857 cites at Semantic Scholar

    422% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
69. 69

    Stefan Bellon, Rainer Koschke, Giuliano Antoniol, Jens Krinke, and Ettore Merlo:
    Comparison and Evaluation of Clone Detection Tools.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2007
    

    853 cites at Semantic Scholar

    483% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
70. 70

    Don S. Batory, Jacob Neal Sarvela, and Axel Rauschmayer:
    Scaling Step-Wise Refinement.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2004
    

    850 cites at Semantic Scholar

    418% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
71. 71

    D. Richard Kuhn, Dolores R. Wallace, and Albert M. Gallo:
    Software Fault Interactions and Implications for Software Testing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2004
    

    840 cites at Semantic Scholar

    412% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
72. 72

    Christel Baier, Boudewijn R. Haverkort, Holger Hermanns, and Joost-Pieter Katoen:
    Model-Checking Algorithms for Continuous-Time Markov Chains.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2003
    

    839 cites at Semantic Scholar

    516% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
73. 73

    Lionel C. Briand, Sandro Morasca, and Victor R. Basili:
    Property-Based Software Engineering Measurement.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1996
    

    836 cites at Semantic Scholar

    431% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
74. 74

    Alan T. Sherman and David A. McGrew:
    Key Establishment in Large Dynamic Groups Using One-Way Function Trees.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2003
    

    835 cites at Semantic Scholar

    513% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
75. 75

    Todd L. Graves, Alan F. Karr, J. S. Marron, and Harvey P. Siy:
    Predicting Fault Incidence Using Software Change History.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2000
    

    828 cites at Semantic Scholar

    556% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
76. 76

    Gregg Rothermel and Mary Jean Harrold:
    Analyzing Regression Test Selection Techniques.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1996
    

    819 cites at Semantic Scholar

    420% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
77. 77

    Naouel Moha, Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, Laurence Duchien, and Anne-Françoise Le Meur:
    DECOR: A Method for the Specification and Detection of Code and Design Smells.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2010
    

    815 cites at Semantic Scholar

    797% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
78. 78

    Zheng Li, Mark Harman, and Robert M. Hierons:
    Search Algorithms for Regression Test Case Prioritization.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2007
    

    809 cites at Semantic Scholar

    453% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
79. 79

    Emden R. Gansner, Eleftherios Koutsofios, Stephen C. North, and Kiem-Phong Vo:
    A Technique for Drawing Directed Graphs.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1993
    

    802 cites at Semantic Scholar

    860% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
80. 80

    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
81. 81

    William B. Frakes and Kyo Kang:
    Software Reuse Research: Status and Future.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2005
    

    774 cites at Semantic Scholar

    444% above average of year

    Visited: Jun-2026

    Paper: DOI
82. 82

    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
83. 83

    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
84. 84

    Keith Brian Gallagher and James R. Lyle:
    Using Program Slicing in Software Maintenance.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1991
    

    765 cites at Semantic Scholar

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85. 85

    Carl A. Waldspurger, Tad Hogg, Bernardo A. Huberman, Jeffrey O. Kephart, and W. Scott Stornetta:
    Spawn: A Distributed Computational Economy.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1992
    

    765 cites at Semantic Scholar

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86. 86

    Gianpaolo Cugola, Elisabetta Di Nitto, and Alfonso Fuggetta:
    The JEDI Event-Based Infrastructure and Its Application to the Development of the OPSS WFMS.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2001
    

    763 cites at Semantic Scholar

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87. 87

    Norman E. Fenton and Niclas Ohlsson:
    Quantitative Analysis of Faults and Failures in a Complex Software System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2000
    

    757 cites at Semantic Scholar

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88. 88

    Dag I. K. Sjøberg, Jo Erskine Hannay, Ove Hansen, Vigdis By Kampenes, Amela Karahasanovic, Nils-Kristian Liborg, and Anette C. Rekdal:
    A Survey of Controlled Experiments in Software Engineering.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2005
    

    756 cites at Semantic Scholar

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89. 89

    Thomas J. Ostrand, Elaine J. Weyuker, and Robert M. Bell:
    Predicting the Location and Number of Faults in Large Software Systems.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2005
    

    750 cites at Semantic Scholar

    427% above average of year

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    Paper: DOI
90. 90

    Joe W. Duran and Simeon C. Ntafos:
    An Evaluation of Random Testing.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1984
    

    747 cites at Semantic Scholar

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91. 91

    Saikat Chakraborty, Rahul Krishna, Yangruibo Ding, and Baishakhi Ray:
    Deep Learning Based Vulnerability Detection: Are We There Yet?
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2022
    

    747 cites at Semantic Scholar

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92. 92

    Stephen G. Eick, Joseph L. Steffen, and Eric E. Sumner Jr.:
    Seesoft-A Tool For Visualizing Line Oriented Software Statistics.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1992
    

    745 cites at Semantic Scholar

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    Paper: DOI
93. 93

    Ramanath Subramanyam and Mayuram S. Krishnan:
    Empirical Analysis of CK Metrics for Object-Oriented Design Complexity: Implications for Software Defects.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2003
    

    724 cites at Semantic Scholar

    431% above average of year

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94. 94

    Stephen G. Eick, Todd L. Graves, Alan F. Karr, J. S. Marron, and Audris Mockus:
    Does Code Decay? Assessing the Evidence from Change Management Data.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2001
    

    720 cites at Semantic Scholar

    363% above average of year

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    Paper: DOI
95. 95

    Axel van Lamsweerde and Emmanuel Letier:
    Handling Obstacles in Goal-Oriented Requirements Engineering.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 2000
    

    714 cites at Semantic Scholar

    465% above average of year

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    Paper: DOI
96. 96

    Yair Wand and Ron Weber:
    An Ontological Model of an Information System.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1990
    

    709 cites at Semantic Scholar

    687% above average of year

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    Paper: DOI
97. 97

    Susumu Fujiwara, Gregor von Bochmann, Ferhat Khendek, Mokhtar Amalou, and Abderrazak Ghedamsi:
    Test Selection Based on Finite State Models.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1991
    

    707 cites at Semantic Scholar

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    Paper: DOI
98. 98

    Bashar Nuseibeh, Jeff Kramer, and Anthony Finkelstein:
    A Framework for Expressing the Relationships Between Multiple Views in Requirements Specification.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1994
    

    707 cites at Semantic Scholar

    428% above average of year

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99. 99

    Emil Lupu and Morris Sloman:
    Conflicts in Policy-Based Distributed Systems Management.
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), 1999
    

    691 cites at Semantic Scholar

    361% above average of year

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    Paper: DOI
100. 100

     Burak Turhan, Tim Menzies, Ayse Basar Bener, and Justin S. Di Stefano:
     On the Relative Value of Cross-Company and Within-Company Data for Defect Prediction.
     Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE), 2009
     

     691 cites at Semantic Scholar

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