Alan Wills

1.7k citations
12 papers · 794 indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 6
Topics
Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques (3 papers)Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services (2 papers)Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies (2 papers)
Journals
Science of Computer ProgrammingBritish Journal of Hospital MedicineCERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

In The Last Decade

Alan Wills

11 papers receiving 645 citations

Hit Papers

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Alan Wills
Comparison fields: 5 of 77
  • Artificial Intelligence 557
  • Information Systems 495
  • Software 245
  • Computer Networks and Communications 157
  • Management Information Systems 121
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Wills

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All Works

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Components and connectors: catalysis techniques for designing component infrastructures
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Object-Oriented Methods: Principles and Practice
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Extending fusion: practical rigor and refinement
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Refinement in Fresco
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About Alan Wills

Alan Wills is a scholar working on Software, Hardware and Architecture and Information Systems, having authored 12 papers that have together received 794 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques (3 papers), Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services (2 papers) and Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Software (245 citations), Information Systems (495 citations) and Artificial Intelligence (557 citations). Alan Wills has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Desmond D’Souza, John Hogg, Doug Lea, Ian Graham, Alan O’Callaghan, John Hunter, M. Waseem, Kung-Kiu Lau and Shaoying Liu. Their work appears in journals such as Science of Computer Programming, British Journal of Hospital Medicine and CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research).

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