Software Quality Journal

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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Just-in-time defect prediction for mobile applications: using shallow or deep learning?46
LLM-BRC: A large language model-based bug report classification framework28
EAFL: an effective combination of features for fault localization in evolving programs25
Test data generation method based on multiple convergence direction adaptive PSO22
Towards semantically enhanced detection of emerging quality-related concerns in source code18
Machine learning for mHealth apps quality evaluation18
Identifying the severity of technical debt issues based on semantic and structural information18
Modeling smart rejuvenation on a series system with different failure modes17
Feature-oriented clone and pull operations for distributed development and evolution16
KAD: a knowledge formalization-based anomaly detection approach for distributed systems13
HPDA: An enhanced GNN-based software vulnerability detection approach by hybrid-scale perception and data augmentation12
Towards effective gamification of existing systems: method and experience report12
Getting into the game: gamifying software development with the GSA framework11
Whole test suite generation from graph transformation specifications using ant colony optimization11
Enhancing human-machine pair inspection with risk number and code inspection diagram11
Prioritization and parallel execution of test cases for certification testing of embedded systems10
Feature mapping based on heterogeneous cross-company effort estimation10
Periodic and random incremental backup policies in reliability theory10
A family of experiments about how developers perceive delayed system response time9
XRCoding: introducing computational thinking and coding in a gamified eXtended reality9
AutoFuzz: automatic fuzzer-sanitizer scheduling with multi-armed bandit9
Exploring API behaviours through generated examples9
Towards improving agility in public administration9
Automated SC-MCC test case generation using coverage-guided fuzzing8
Evaluating testing strategies for resource related failures in mobile applications8
Test case optimization using grey wolf algorithm8
A systems interpretation of the software evolution laws and their impact on technical debt management and software maintainability8
Special issue on information systems quality for digital transformation8
An effective parallel convolutional anomaly multi-classification model for fault diagnosis in microservice system8
Do developer perceptions have borders? Comparing C code responses across continents8
Integrated multi-view modeling for reliable machine learning-intensive software engineering8
Implications of semi-supervised learning for design pattern selection7
Quality attributes of test cases and test suites – importance & challenges from practitioners’ perspectives7
Quality enhancement in OSS development process: a quantitative framework approach7
Utilizing source code syntax patterns to detect bug inducing commits using machine learning models6
Comparative study of machine learning test case prioritization for continuous integration testing6
Comparison of open-source runtime testing tools for microservices6
UX debt in an agile development process: evidence and characterization6
Unraveling the code: an in-depth empirical study on the impact of development practices in auxiliary functions implementation6
Implicit and explicit mixture of experts models for software defect prediction6
Collaborative process tailoring in evolutionary software development: a teamwork-quality perspective6
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