OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Automated Software Engineering is 5. 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
BOLD: an ontology-based log debugger for C programs	49
$$AI^{2}$$: the next leap toward native language-based and explainable machine learning framework	44
Large language models for qualitative research in software engineering: exploring opportunities and challenges	43
Predicting the Defects using Stacked Ensemble Learner with Filtered Dataset	42
Parallelization of genetic algorithms for software architecture recovery	38
DL4SC: a novel deep learning-based vulnerability detection framework for smart contracts	37
Optimized design refactoring (ODR): a generic framework for automated search-based refactoring to optimize object-oriented software architectures	37
ANCHOR: locating android framework-specific crashing faults	32
A study on prompt design, advantages and limitations of ChatGPT for deep learning program repair	30
Synthetic versus real: an analysis of critical scenarios for autonomous vehicle testing	30
Machine learning approach for software defect prediction using multi-core parallel computing	29
Convolutional neural network for stock trading using technical indicators	25
Enhancing embedded systems development with TS$$^-$$	25
SSD based waste separation in smart garbage using augmented clustering NMS	25
Detecting non-natural language artifacts for de-noising bug reports	24
Navigating bug cold start with contextual multi-armed bandits: an enhanced approach to developer assignment in software bug repositories	20
EmoReflex: an AI-powered emotion-centric developer insights platform	20
Structural contrastive learning based automatic bug triaging	18
Semantic context based coincidental correct test cases detection for fault localization	17
Technology adoption performance evaluation applied to testing industrial REST APIs	17
A class integration test order generation approach based on Sarsa algorithm	16
Reinforcement learning for mutation operator selection in automated program repair	15
Tips: towards automating patch suggestion for vulnerable smart contracts	14
Revisiting file context for source code summarization	14
A three-valued model abstraction framework for PCTL* stochastic model checking	14

Which neural network makes more explainable decisions? An approach towards measuring explainability	14
Multidimensional modeling driven from a domain language	14
Test case selection and prioritization approach for automated regression testing using ontology and COSMIC measurement	13
TM-fuzzer: fuzzing autonomous driving systems through traffic management	12
Test-suite-guided discovery of least privilege for cloud infrastructure as code	12
Knowledge-enhanced software refinement: leveraging reinforcement learning for search-based quality engineering	12
A holistic approach to software fault prediction with dynamic classification	12
Quality assessment framework to rank software projects	12
Identification and visualization of variability implementations in object-oriented variability-rich systems: a symmetry-based approach	12
Automated test data generation and stubbing method for C/C++ embedded projects	11
Α tool for requirements engineering using ontologies and boilerplates	11
RFMC-CS: a representation fusion based multi-view momentum contrastive learning framework for code search	11
Code comment generation based on graph neural network enhanced transformer model for code understanding in open-source software ecosystems	10
Software defect prediction: future directions and challenges	10
DICE simulation: a tool for software performance assessment at the design stage	10
Source code change analysis with deep learning based programming model	10
Sampling configurations from software product lines via probability-aware diversification and SAT solving	10
Automatic recognizing relevant fragments of APIs using API references	10
RCM-extractor: an automated NLP-based approach for extracting a semi formal representation model from natural language requirements	9
Detecting question relatedness in programming Q&A communities via bimodal feature fusion	9
SIFT: enhance the performance of vulnerability detection by incorporating structural knowledge and multi-task learning	8
Optimizing regression testing with AHP-TOPSIS metric system for effective technical debt evaluation	8
Leveraging structural properties of source code graphs for just-in-time bug prediction	8
A systematic decision-making framework for tackling quantum software engineering challenges	8
A systematic literature review on software security testing using metaheuristics	8
Genetic algorithms and heuristics hybridized for software architecture recovery	8
Towards automatic business process redesign: an NLP based approach to extract redesign suggestions	7
Automated requirement contradiction detection through formal logic and LLMs	7
Angels or demons: investigating and detecting decentralized financial traps on ethereum smart contracts	7
Freeze-and-mutate: abnormal sample identification for DL applications through model core analysis	7
An empirical study of data sampling techniques for just-in-time software defect prediction	6
qaAskeR$$^+$$: a novel testing method for question answering software via asking recursive questions	6
Coevolutionary scheduling of dynamic software project considering the new skill learning	6
Correction to: A class integration test order generation approach based on Sarsa algorithm	6
An empirical study of automated privacy requirements classification in issue reports	5
Mathematical model of social behavior for the allocation of members in software development teams	5
Correction: Agile meets quantum: a novel genetic algorithm model for predicting the success of quantum software development project	5
Energy efficient resource allocation based on virtual network embedding for IoT data generation	5
How to certify machine learning based safety-critical systems? A systematic literature review	5
The impact of feature selection and feature reduction techniques for code smell detection: A comprehensive empirical study	5
Quantum software engineering and potential of quantum computing in software engineering research: a review	5
Exploring the potential of general purpose LLMs in automated software refactoring: an empirical study	5
A model-based DevOps process for development of mathematical database cost models	5
Actor-critic architecture based probabilistic meta-reinforcement learning for load balancing of controllers in software defined networks	5