Barbara Kitchenham

33.8k total citations · 10 hit papers
213 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Barbara Kitchenham is a scholar working on Information Systems, Software and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Kitchenham has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Information Systems, 75 papers in Software and 32 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Barbara Kitchenham's work include Software Engineering Research (156 papers), Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (132 papers) and Software Reliability and Analysis Research (70 papers). Barbara Kitchenham is often cited by papers focused on Software Engineering Research (156 papers), Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (132 papers) and Software Reliability and Analysis Research (70 papers). Barbara Kitchenham collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Barbara Kitchenham's co-authors include David Budgen, Pearl Brereton, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, O. Pearl Brereton, Stephen Linkman, Mark Turner, Mark Turner, John Bailey, Lesley M. Pickard and Magne Jørgensen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Statistics in Medicine and IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Kitchenham

208 papers receiving 21.2k citations

Hit Papers

Procedures for Performing... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2004 2008 2006 2002 2010 1000 2.0k 3.0k

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Barbara Kitchenham 14.1k 5.2k 4.7k 3.7k 2.6k 213 22.8k
Claes Wohlin 10.1k 0.7× 3.8k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 216 15.1k
Per Runeson 9.5k 0.7× 4.5k 0.9× 3.1k 0.7× 2.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 176 12.7k
David Budgen 5.4k 0.4× 1.2k 0.2× 2.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 130 10.7k
Martin Höst 7.6k 0.5× 2.9k 0.6× 2.7k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 105 10.2k
Barry Boehm 12.2k 0.9× 5.4k 1.0× 3.7k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 404 15.3k
Grady Booch 7.5k 0.5× 4.6k 0.9× 6.9k 1.5× 3.1k 0.9× 611 0.2× 124 14.6k
Armando Fox 10.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.2× 3.9k 0.8× 12.4k 3.4× 875 0.3× 191 18.3k
Ben Shneiderman 6.2k 0.4× 696 0.1× 7.7k 1.6× 2.4k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 517 32.7k
Ivar Jacobson 7.6k 0.5× 4.4k 0.8× 6.4k 1.4× 2.4k 0.7× 500 0.2× 82 13.0k
James Rumbaugh 6.4k 0.5× 4.1k 0.8× 6.0k 1.3× 2.8k 0.8× 427 0.2× 57 12.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Kitchenham

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Kitchenham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Kitchenham

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Kitchenham. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Kitchenham based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Barbara Kitchenham. Barbara Kitchenham is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kitchenham, Barbara & Lech Madeyski. (2024). Recommendations for analysing and meta-analysing small sample size software engineering experiments. Empirical Software Engineering. 29(6). 4 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, et al.. (2024). Using rapid reviews to support software engineering practice: a systematic review and a replication study. Empirical Software Engineering. 30(1). 2 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, et al.. (2021). Training students in evidence-based software engineering and systematic reviews: a systematic review and empirical study. Empirical Software Engineering. 26(3). 14 indexed citations
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Madeyski, Lech, et al.. (2021). OECD Recommendation’s Draft Concerning Access to Research Data from Public Funding: A Review. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences. 135401–135401. 2 indexed citations
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Madeyski, Lech & Barbara Kitchenham. (2016). Would wider adoption of reproducible research be beneficial for empirical software engineering research?. Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems. 32(2). 1509–1521. 26 indexed citations
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Marshall, Christopher, Pearl Brereton, & Barbara Kitchenham. (2015). Tools to support systematic reviews in software engineering. 1–6. 30 indexed citations
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Abdelmaboud, Abdelzahir, et al.. (2014). Quality of service approaches in cloud computing: A systematic mapping study. Journal of Systems and Software. 101. 159–179. 93 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, David Budgen, & O. Pearl Brereton. (2010). Using mapping studies as the basis for further research – A participant-observer case study. Information and Software Technology. 53(6). 638–651. 421 indexed citations breakdown →
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Charters, Stuart, David Budgen, Mark Turner, et al.. (2009). Objectivity in Research: Challenges from the Evidence-Based Paradigm. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 73–80. 4 indexed citations
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Budgen, David, Mark Turner, Pearl Brereton, & Barbara Kitchenham. (2008). Using Mapping Studies in Software Engineering.. PPIG. 20. 203 indexed citations
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Keung, Jacky, Barbara Kitchenham, & D. Ross Jeffery. (2008). Analogy-X: Providing Statistical Inference to Analogy-Based Software Cost Estimation. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 34(4). 471–484. 105 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, O. Pearl Brereton, & Mark Turner. (2008). EPIC Case Study 2 – Extension of a Tertiary Study. 2 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, et al.. (2007). Misleading Metrics and Unsound Analyses. IEEE Software. 24(2). 73–78. 20 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, Tore Dybå, & Magne Jørgensen. (2004). Evidence-based software engineering. International Conference on Software Engineering. 273–281. 433 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, T. Dyba, & Magne Jørgensen. (2004). Evidence-based software engineering. 273–281. 318 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, et al.. (2000). An evaluation of the business object approach to software development. Journal of Systems and Software. 52(2-3). 149–156. 5 indexed citations
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Shepperd, Martin, et al.. (1996). Effort estimation using analogy. International Conference on Software Engineering. 170–178. 191 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, et al.. (1993). Inter-item correlations among function points. International Conference on Software Engineering. 477–480. 55 indexed citations
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Eriksson, Inger, et al.. (1991). Women, work, and computerization : understanding and overcoming bias in work and education : proceedings of the IFIP TC9/WG 9.1 Conference on Women, Work, and Computerization, Helsinki, Finland, 30 June-2 July 1991. Elsevier eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara & Bev Littlewood. (1989). Measurement for software control and assurance. Elsevier eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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