OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Software Quality Journal is 6. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
EAFL: an effective combination of features for fault localization in evolving programs	50
Test data generation method based on multiple convergence direction adaptive PSO	28
Machine learning for mHealth apps quality evaluation	28
Improving story points estimation using ensemble machine learning	23
LLM-BRC: A large language model-based bug report classification framework	22
Just-in-time defect prediction for mobile applications: using shallow or deep learning?	21
Modeling smart rejuvenation on a series system with different failure modes	20
Identifying the severity of technical debt issues based on semantic and structural information	20
Feature-oriented clone and pull operations for distributed development and evolution	19
Towards effective gamification of existing systems: method and experience report	16
Enhancing human-machine pair inspection with risk number and code inspection diagram	14
Whole test suite generation from graph transformation specifications using ant colony optimization	12
Towards semantically enhanced detection of emerging quality-related concerns in source code	12
KAD: a knowledge formalization-based anomaly detection approach for distributed systems	12
HPDA: An enhanced GNN-based software vulnerability detection approach by hybrid-scale perception and data augmentation	12
Getting into the game: gamifying software development with the GSA framework	11
Feature mapping based on heterogeneous cross-company effort estimation	10
A family of experiments about how developers perceive delayed system response time	10
Prioritization and parallel execution of test cases for certification testing of embedded systems	10
XRCoding: introducing computational thinking and coding in a gamified eXtended reality	10
Periodic and random incremental backup policies in reliability theory	10
Exploring API behaviours through generated examples	10
Special issue on information systems quality for digital transformation	9
Integrated multi-view modeling for reliable machine learning-intensive software engineering	9
OSEL: boosting vulnerability detection with opcode slicing-enhanced feature learning	9

AutoFuzz: automatic fuzzer-sanitizer scheduling with multi-armed bandit	9
Towards improving agility in public administration	9
Evaluating testing strategies for resource related failures in mobile applications	8
Test case optimization using grey wolf algorithm	8
Do developer perceptions have borders? Comparing C code responses across continents	8
A systems interpretation of the software evolution laws and their impact on technical debt management and software maintainability	8
Automated SC-MCC test case generation using coverage-guided fuzzing	8
An effective parallel convolutional anomaly multi-classification model for fault diagnosis in microservice system	8
Implicit and explicit mixture of experts models for software defect prediction	7
Implications of semi-supervised learning for design pattern selection	7
Quality attributes of test cases and test suites – importance & challenges from practitioners’ perspectives	7
FLAME-JIT: Fine-grained localization of application mobile defects at just-in-time	7
Quality enhancement in OSS development process: a quantitative framework approach	7
Utilizing source code syntax patterns to detect bug inducing commits using machine learning models	6
Collaborative process tailoring in evolutionary software development: a teamwork-quality perspective	6
UX debt in an agile development process: evidence and characterization	6
Enhancing software development education through gamification and experiential learning with genially	6
Comparative study of machine learning test case prioritization for continuous integration testing	6
Comparison of open-source runtime testing tools for microservices	6
Unraveling the code: an in-depth empirical study on the impact of development practices in auxiliary functions implementation	6