OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineerin is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Graph-Based Root Cause Localization in Microservice Systems with Protection Mechanisms	26
An Efficient Sorting Algorithm for Non-Volatile Memory	17
Using Peer Assessment Leveraging Large Language Models in Software Engineering Education	13
Recommending Relevant Tutorial Fragments for API-Related Natural Language Questions	12
Personalized API Recommendations	11
Software Quality Assessment Model: A New Approach for Software Testing Tools	10
OdegVul: An Approach for Statement-Level Defect Prediction	10
Model-Driven Approach for Making Citizen Science Data FAIR	9
Automated Test Case Generation for Path Coverage by Using Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm with Reinforcement Learning and Relationship Matrix Strategies	9
An Optimal WSN Coverage Based on Adapted Transit Search Algorithm	8
A Fully Parallel Approach of Model Checking Via Probe Machine	7
Flaky Test Detection Based on Adaptive Latest Position Execution for Concurrent Android Applications	7
Forecasting Stock Index Using a Volume-Aware Positional Attention-Based Recurrent Neural Network	7
A Hierarchical Feature Ensemble Deep Learning Approach for Software Defect Prediction	6
Selecting Third-Party Libraries: The Web Developers’ Perspective	6
Deep Tasks Summarization for Comprehending Mixed Tasks in a Commit	6
A Model-Based Evaluation Metric for Question Answering Systems	6
Verifiable Model Construction for Business Processes	6
A Combined Usage of NLP Libraries Towards Analyzing Software Documents	6
Understanding the Working Habits of GH-SO Users on GitHub Commit Activity and Stack Overflow Post Activity	6
MOID: Many-to-One Patent Graph Embedding Base Infringement Detection Model	6
A Novel Method for Identifying Microservices by Considering Quality Expectations and Deployment Constraints	5
Dual Channel Among Task and Contribution on OSS Communities: An Empirical Study	5
Toward Pointer-Analysis-Based Vulnerability Discovery in Human–Machine Pair Programming	5
Specifying Requirements for Modern Software Development: A Test-Oriented Methodology	5

A Constructive Heuristic for Automated Parallel Tests Assembly	4
Use of Journey Maps and Personas in Software Requirements Elicitation	4
Influential Spreaders Identification by Fusing Network Topology	4
Spectral Test Generation for Boolean Expressions	4
An Empirical Study on the Impact of Python Dynamic Typing on the Project Maintenance	4
Inconsistency-Tolerant Hierarchical Probabilistic CTL Model Checking: Logical Foundations and Illustrative Examples	4
ATLDesigner: ATL Model Checking Using An Attribute Grammar	4
Identifying Notable Tuples in Multi-Concept Web Tables	4
TC4MT: A Specification-Driven Testing Framework for Model Transformations	4
Quantum Software Encompasses Classical Software: Density Matrix from the Laplacian	3
Making Technical Debt Visible Using Hybrid Sankey Diagrams: An Industrial Case Study	3
Consistency Checking for Refactoring from Coarse-Grained Locks to Fine-Grained Locks	3
Python API Misuse Mining and Classification Based on Hybrid Analysis and Attention Mechanism	3
Video Multimodal Entity Linking via Multi-Perspective Enhanced Subgraph Contrastive Network	3
An Empirical Study on Code Smell Introduction and Removal in Deep Learning Software Projects	3
CodeQG: Automated Multiple Question Generation for Source Code Comprehension	3
Quantum Software Engineering: Practical Challenges	3
An Empirical Study on Higher-Order Mutation-Based Fault Localization	3
EVaDe: Efficient and Lightweight Mirai Variants Detection via Approximate Largest Submatrix Search	3
Predicting Ride Hailing Service Demand Using Autoencoder and Convolutional Neural Network	3
A Semantic Web-Enabled Approach for Dependency Management	3
On the Succinctness of Modal μ-Calculus Based on Covariant–Contravariant Refinement	3
Guest Editor’s Introduction — Special Issue on Social Computing and Engineering	3
CodeGen-Search: A Code Generation Model Incorporating Similar Sample Information	3
Mapping Modern JVM Language Code to Analysis-Friendly Graphs: A Study with Kotlin	3
Evaluating a Method to Select Software Developers from Source Code Analysis	3
Verification of Safety for Synchronous-Reactive System Using Bounded Model Checking	3
An Adaptive Semantic Annotation Tool for Teachers Based on Context-Aware and Internet of Things	2
Multiclass Classification of UML Diagrams from Images Using Deep Learning	2
A Static Analysis Framework for Investigating Tainted Data Sources in Software Systems	2
Enhancing Code Summarization with Graph Embedding and Pre-Trained Model	2
Identifying Temporal Corpus for Enhanced User Comments Analysis	2
Bug Localization with Features Crossing and Structured Semantic Information Matching	2
Embodying the Number of an Entity’s Relations for Knowledge Representation Learning	2
A Novel Entity and Relation Joint Interaction Learning Approach for Entity Alignment	2
BPMN Data Model for Multi-Perspective Process Mining on Blockchain	2
Automatically Generating Release Notes with Content Classification Models	2
STMultiple: Sparse Transformer Based on RFID for Multi-Object Activity Recognition	2
How Did COVID-19 Impact Software Design Activities in Global Software Engineering — Systematic Review	2
Hybrid Model with Multi-Level Code Representation for Multi-Label Code Smell Detection (077)	2
Detecting Interaction Related Bugs in a Multi-Tenant Setting Using Kubernetes	2
Deriving Thresholds of Object-Oriented Metrics to Predict Defect-Proneness of Classes: A Large-Scale Meta-Analysis	2
EFSP: An Enhanced Full Scrum Process Model	2
PEAPOD: A Heterogeneous Defect Prediction Approach Based on Deep Density Sampling and Deep Domain Adaptation	2
A Case Study of Software Project Replacement: A Time Series Analysis	2
Understanding the Role of Stack Overflow in Supporting Software Development Tasks: A Research Perspective	2
A Cross-Project Defect Prediction Approach Based on Code Semantics and Cross-Version Structural Information	2
CodeLabeller: A Web-Based Code Annotation Tool for Java Design Patterns and Summaries	2
TRAFMEL: Multimodal Entity Linking Based on Transformer Reranking and Multimodal Co-Attention Fusion	2
Remaining Activity Sequence Prediction for Ongoing Process Instances	2

SPERT: Reinforcement Learning-Enhanced Transformer Model for Agile Story Point Estimation	2
The Effect of Environmental Metrics on Software Fault Prediction	2
A Change-Level Defect Prediction Approach based on Teacher–Student Network	2
NNTBFV: Simplifying and Verifying Neural Networks Using Testing-Based Formal Verification	1
An Empirical Study of the Impact of Class Overlap on the Performance and Interpretability of Cross-Version Defect Prediction	1
DTester: Diversity-Driven Test Case Generation for Web Applications	1
Augmenting the Interpretability of GraphCodeBERT for Code Similarity Tasks	1
On the Measures of Success in Replication of Controlled Experiments with STRIDE	1
An Ensemble Keyword Extraction Model for News Texts with Statistical and Graphical Features	1
Nimbus++: Revisiting Efficient Function Signature Recovery with Depth Data Analysis	1
Enhancing Answer Selection via Ad-Hoc Knowledge Extraction from Unstructured Web Texts	1
Correlation of Agile Principles and Practices to Software Project Performance: An AHP–Delphi Analysis	1
Benchmarking Whole Knowledge Graph Embedding Techniques	1
A Comparative Study of Ensemble Techniques Based on Genetic Programming: A Case Study in Semantic Similarity Assessment	1
Personalized Learning Path Recommendation for E-Learning Based on Knowledge Graph and Graph Convolutional Network	1
Agile Effort Estimation: Comparing the Accuracy and Efficiency of Planning Poker, Bucket System, and Affinity Estimation Methods	1
Author Index Volume 31 (2021)	1
Path Generation for a Given Performance Evaluation Value Interval by Modifying Bat Algorithm with Heuristic	1
Static Privacy Analysis by Flow Reconstruction of Tainted Data	1
Context-Encoded Code Change Representation for Automated Commit Message Generation	1
Combining Error Guessing and Logical Reasoning for Software Fault Localization via Deep Learning	1
Enhancing Reusability: An Integrated Framework for Software Requirements Classification and Prioritization	1
Mining Fine-Grained Code Change Patterns Using Multiple Feature Analysis	1
dSubSign: Classification of Instance-Feature Data Using Discriminative Subgraphs as Class Signatures	1
Code Clone Detection with Hierarchical Attentive Graph Embedding	1
ICG: A Machine Learning Benchmark Dataset and Baselines for Inline Code Comments Generation Task	1
Generative API Recommendation Based on Global Semantics and Local Context	1
Gradle-Autofix: An Automatic Resolution Generator for Gradle Build Error	1
An Empirical Study on Rule Violation History of JavaScript Code Blocks on Stack Overflow	1
Applying Scrum to Knowledge Transfer Among Software Developers	1
GTFP: Network Fault Prediction Based on Graph and Time Series	1
A Method to Evaluate the Credibility of Domain Knowledge Network Using Validated Expert Knowledge	1
Statistical Model Checking for Stochastic and Hybrid Autonomous Driving Based on Spatio-Clock Constraints	1
Efficient Construction of Practical Python Call Graphs with Entity Knowledge Base	1
Multi-Label Classification of Pure Code	1
Enhancing Translation Validation of Compiler Transformations with Large Language Models	1
Integration of UML Class Diagrams Based on Semantics and Structure	1
Fine-Grained Entity-Type Completion Based on Neighborhood-Attention and Cartesian–Polar Coordinates Mapping	1
Person Event Detection Method in Computer Discipline Domain Based on BiGRU and CNN in Series	1
A Systematic Mapping Study of Search-Based Software Engineering for Enterprise Application Integration	1
Sequence-Aware API Recommendation Based on Collaborative Filtering	1
Mutation-Based Minimal Test Suite Generation for Boolean Expressions	1
Function-Level Code Obfuscation Detection Through Self-Attention-Guided Multi-Representation Fusion	1
Author Reputation Measurement on Question and Answer Sites by the Classification of Author-Generated Content	1
The Trustworthiness Metric Model of Interface Based on Defects	1
Supervised Classification of UML Class Diagrams Based on F-KNB	1
Patterns for Reuse in Production Systems Engineering	1
KEMA++: A Full Representative Knowledge-Graph Embedding Model (036)	1
An Empirical Study on Bugs in PHP	1
Detecting Duplicate Questions in Stack Overflow via Source Code Modeling	1
A Novel Overlapping Method to Alleviate the Cold-Start Problem in Recommendation Systems	1
Extended Association Rule Mining and Its Application to Software Engineering Data Sets	1
Scalable Instance Matching Using Lucene and Mongodb	1
Semantic Code Clone Detection Based on Community Detection	1
MORCoRA: Multi-Objective Refactoring Recommendation Considering Review Availability	1
Characterizing and Detecting Methods to be Benchmarked under Performance Unit Test	1
From SATD Recognition to an Interpretation Method Based on the Dataset	1
MIAR: A Context-Aware Approach for App Review Intention Mining	1
Validating Secure Cloud Communication Mechanisms of Graphene with CSP-Based Modeling	1
An Approach of Automated Anomalous Microservice Ranking in Cloud-Native Environments	1
Identifying High-impact Bug Reports with Imbalance Distribution by Instance Fuzzy Entropy	1
An Approach to Software Defect Prediction Combining Semantic Features and Code Changes	1
Author Index Volume 33 (2023)	1
Finding Memory Bound of Cloned Objects in Software Transactional Memory Programs	1
HCIA: Hierarchical Change Impact Analysis Based on Hierarchy Program Slices	1
Which Exceptions Do We Have to Catch in the Python Code for AI Projects?	1
RESEARCH NOTES: Design of a Distributed and Highly Scalable Fog Architecture for Heterogeneous IoT Infrastructures	1
Metaheuristics and Software Engineering: Past, Present, and Future	1
Novel Strategy Generating Variable-Length State Machine Test Paths	1
A Hybrid Multiple Models Transfer Approach for Cross-Project Software Defect Prediction	1
On Representing Resilience Requirements of Microservice Architecture Systems	1
Improving Large-Gap Clone Detection Recall Using Multiple Features	1
SWEBOK Matters: Report and Reflection of a SEKE Panel on the Educational and Professional Implications of SWEBOK	1