Dave Towey

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
161 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Dave Towey is a scholar working on Software, Information Systems and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Dave Towey has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Software, 60 papers in Information Systems and 25 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Dave Towey's work include Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (80 papers), Software Reliability and Analysis Research (58 papers) and Software Engineering Research (36 papers). Dave Towey is often cited by papers focused on Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (80 papers), Software Reliability and Analysis Research (58 papers) and Software Engineering Research (36 papers). Dave Towey collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Hong Kong. Dave Towey's co-authors include Tsong Yueh Chen, Fei‐Ching Kuo, Zhi Quan Zhou, Huai Liu, Rubing Huang, Jinfu Chen, Pak‐Lok Poon, Kwok Ping Chan, T.H. Tse and Tianchong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Expert Systems with Applications and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Dave Towey

144 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Metamorphic Testing

2018 380 citations Tsong Yueh Chen, Pak‐Lok Poon et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dave Towey China	21	1.3k	874	462	425	267	161	2.2k
José Carlos Maldonado Brazil	25	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	577 1.2×	418 1.0×	109 0.4×	202	2.2k
Giuseppe Scanniello Italy	23	835 0.7×	1.7k 1.9×	626 1.4×	462 1.1×	165 0.6×	192	2.1k
James H. Cross United States	20	770 0.6×	1.6k 1.8×	818 1.8×	395 0.9×	122 0.5×	99	2.4k
Marc Roper United Kingdom	26	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	472 1.0×	314 0.7×	112 0.4×	93	2.4k
Hailong Sun China	20	402 0.3×	1.7k 1.9×	765 1.7×	950 2.2×	278 1.0×	161	2.3k
Yoshiaki Fukazawa Japan	18	408 0.3×	848 1.0×	377 0.8×	313 0.7×	126 0.5×	238	1.4k
Federica Sarro United Kingdom	30	1.0k 0.8×	1.8k 2.1×	684 1.5×	422 1.0×	280 1.0×	128	2.7k
Dávid Molnár United States	22	786 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	859 1.9×	572 1.3×	685 2.6×	56	2.4k
Davide Di Ruscio Italy	24	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	976 2.1×	509 1.2×	84 0.3×	157	2.1k
Wei‐Tek Tsai United States	32	1.3k 1.0×	2.5k 2.9×	1.0k 2.2×	1.7k 4.1×	83 0.3×	226	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Dave Towey

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dave Towey

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dave Towey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dave Towey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dave Towey 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 Dave Towey. Dave Towey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Chang‐ai, et al.. (2025). TraLogAnomaly: A microservice system anomaly detection approach based on hybrid event sequences. Science of Computer Programming. 245. 103303–103303.

Huang, Rubing, et al.. (2025). Requirements-Based Test Generation: A Comprehensive Survey. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology.

Towey, Dave, et al.. (2025). Microlearning in Immersive Virtual Reality: A User-Centered Analysis of Learning Interfaces. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. 18. 165–178.

Dong, Qi, et al.. (2025). Short-Term Electricity-Load Forecasting by deep learning: A comprehensive survey. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 154. 110980–110980. 5 indexed citations

Li, Tao, et al.. (2025). Large Language Models for Automated Web-Form-Test Generation: An Empirical Study. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. 35(3). 1–37. 1 indexed citations

Qiu, Kun, et al.. (2024). Improving the validation of multiple-object detection using a complex-network-community-based relevance metric. Knowledge-Based Systems. 299. 112027–112027. 1 indexed citations

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, et al.. (2024). Impact factor analysis affecting the operation of asset lifecycle by using asset information modeling and blockchain technology. Construction Innovation. 25(5). 1568–1585. 1 indexed citations

Mao, Chengying, et al.. (2024). QoS prediction of cloud services by selective ensemble learning on prefilling‐based matrix factorizations. Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience. 36(27).

Huang, Rubing, et al.. (2024). Toward Cost-Effective Adaptive Random Testing: An Approximate Nearest Neighbor Approach. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 50(5). 1182–1214. 1 indexed citations

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Towey, Dave, et al.. (2024). Enhancing learning in design for manufacturing and assembly: the effects of augmented reality and game-based learning on student’s intrinsic motivation. Interactive Technology and Smart Education. 22(1). 61–80. 4 indexed citations

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Han, Renzhi, et al.. (2024). Exploring Emotional Responses with Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment Adaptation in Immersive Virtual Reality Exergaming. 621–627. 1 indexed citations

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Towey, Dave, et al.. (2024). Creativity Using Generative AI vs. Physical Modeling: A Case Study of Architecture Workshops in a SfHEI. 1520–1521.

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Zhang, Yinglin, Heng Li, Dave Towey, et al.. (2024). Low-Contrast Medical Image Segmentation via Transformer and Boundary Perception. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence. 8(3). 2297–2309. 4 indexed citations

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Towey, Dave, et al.. (2024). Implementing Universal Design through augmented-reality game-based learning. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100070–100070. 4 indexed citations

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Lee, Boon Giin, et al.. (2024). The Audience Effect: Do Observations Change Outcomes in HCI Studies?. 611–620.

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Huang, Rubing, et al.. (2023). An entropy-based group decision-making approach for software quality evaluation. Expert Systems with Applications. 238. 121979–121979. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yinglin, Lingxi Zeng, Dave Towey, et al.. (2023). Structural Priors Guided Network for the Corneal Endothelial Cell Segmentation. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 43(1). 309–320. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhi Quan, et al.. (2022). Metamorphic testing of Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) simulation platforms: Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) case studies. Information and Software Technology. 155. 107104–107104. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Jinfu, et al.. (2020). An empirical comparison of commercial and open‐source web vulnerability scanners. Software Practice and Experience. 50(9). 1842–1857. 34 indexed citations

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Chen, Jinfu, et al.. (2019). One-Domain-One-Input: Adaptive Random Testing by Orthogonal Recursive Bisection With Restriction. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 68(4). 1404–1428. 10 indexed citations

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