OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Software Quality Journal 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Test data generation method based on multiple convergence direction adaptive PSO	43
Just-in-time defect prediction for mobile applications: using shallow or deep learning?	27
Machine learning for mHealth apps quality evaluation	20
LLM-BRC: A large language model-based bug report classification framework	17
HPDA: An enhanced GNN-based software vulnerability detection approach by hybrid-scale perception and data augmentation	16
Enhancing human-machine pair inspection with risk number and code inspection diagram	14
Towards semantically enhanced detection of emerging quality-related concerns in source code	14
Identifying the severity of technical debt issues based on semantic and structural information	14
KAD: a knowledge formalization-based anomaly detection approach for distributed systems	13
Feature-oriented clone and pull operations for distributed development and evolution	12
Modeling smart rejuvenation on a series system with different failure modes	12
A longitudinal exploratory study on code smells in server side web applications	10
Whole test suite generation from graph transformation specifications using ant colony optimization	9
Towards effective gamification of existing systems: method and experience report	9
Getting into the game: gamifying software development with the GSA framework	9
Prioritization and parallel execution of test cases for certification testing of embedded systems	9
Periodic and random incremental backup policies in reliability theory	9
Feature mapping based on heterogeneous cross-company effort estimation	9
AutoFuzz: automatic fuzzer-sanitizer scheduling with multi-armed bandit	8
QRev: migrating quantum code towards hybrid information systems	8
XRCoding: introducing computational thinking and coding in a gamified eXtended reality	8
Towards improving agility in public administration	7
Special issue on information systems quality for digital transformation	7
A systems interpretation of the software evolution laws and their impact on technical debt management and software maintainability	7
A family of experiments about how developers perceive delayed system response time	7

Integrated multi-view modeling for reliable machine learning-intensive software engineering	7
Do developer perceptions have borders? Comparing C code responses across continents	7
Exploring API behaviours through generated examples	7
Copula-based software metrics aggregation	7
Evaluating testing strategies for resource related failures in mobile applications	7
An effective parallel convolutional anomaly multi-classification model for fault diagnosis in microservice system	6
Test case optimization using grey wolf algorithm	6
Comparison of open-source runtime testing tools for microservices	6
Automated SC-MCC test case generation using coverage-guided fuzzing	6
Implications of semi-supervised learning for design pattern selection	5
Corrective commit probability: a measure of the effort invested in bug fixing	5
Implicit and explicit mixture of experts models for software defect prediction	5
UX debt in an agile development process: evidence and characterization	5
Comparative study of machine learning test case prioritization for continuous integration testing	5
Quality enhancement in OSS development process: a quantitative framework approach	5
Utilizing source code syntax patterns to detect bug inducing commits using machine learning models	5
Unraveling the code: an in-depth empirical study on the impact of development practices in auxiliary functions implementation	5
Quality attributes of test cases and test suites – importance & challenges from practitioners’ perspectives	5