Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
A field study of the software design process for large systems
19881.5k citationsBill Curtis, Herb Krasner et al.profile →
This map shows the geographic impact of Bill Curtis's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Bill Curtis with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Bill Curtis more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bill Curtis. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Bill Curtis. The network helps show where Bill Curtis may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bill Curtis
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bill Curtis.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bill Curtis 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 Bill Curtis. Bill Curtis is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Curtis, Bill, William E. Hefley, & Sally A. Miller. (2002). The People Capability Maturity Model : guidelines for improving the workforce. Addison-Wesley eBooks.72 indexed citations
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Curtis, Bill & Terry Bollinger. (2000). Point/Counterpoint - Building Accelerated Organizations / Building Tech-Savvy Organizations.. IEEE Software. 17. 72–75.1 indexed citations
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Curtis, Bill. (1998). Which Comes First, the Organization or Its Processes?. IEEE Software. 15(6). 10–13.7 indexed citations
Curtis, Bill. (1990). Tutorial, Human Factors in Software Development. IEEE Computer Society Press eBooks.22 indexed citations
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Krasner, Herb, Bill Curtis, & Neil Iscoe. (1987). Communication breakdowns and boundary spanning activities on large programming projects. Ablex Publishing Corp. eBooks. 47–64.54 indexed citations
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Guindon, Raymonde, Herb Krasner, & Bill Curtis. (1987). Breakdowns and processes during the early activities of software design by professionals. Ablex Publishing Corp. eBooks. 65–82.97 indexed citations
Curtis, Bill, Sylvia B. Sheppard, & Phil Milliman. (1979). Third Time Charm: Stronger Replication of the Ability of Software Complexity Metrics to Predict Programmer Performance.. International Conference on Software Engineering. 356–360.9 indexed citations
Smoll, Frank L., Ronald E. Smith, Bill Curtis, & Earl Hunt. (1978). Toward a Mediational Model of Coach-Player Relationships. Research Quarterly American Alliance for Health Physical Education and Recreation. 49(4). 528–541.52 indexed citations
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