Edward Yourdon

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Edward Yourdon is a scholar working on Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward Yourdon has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Information Systems, 6 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Edward Yourdon's work include Software Engineering Research (5 papers), Software System Performance and Reliability (5 papers) and Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques (4 papers). Edward Yourdon is often cited by papers focused on Software Engineering Research (5 papers), Software System Performance and Reliability (5 papers) and Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques (4 papers). Edward Yourdon collaborates with scholars based in United States and Spain. Edward Yourdon's co-authors include Peter Coad, Larry L. Constantine, Stephen J. Mellor, Ivar Jacobson, Dennis de Champeaux, M. M. Lehman, Paul T. Ward, Robert L. Glass, Chris Gane and Michael Jackson and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer, IEEE Software and ACM SIGPLAN Notices.

In The Last Decade

Edward Yourdon

40 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Modern structured analysis 1979 2026 1994 2010 1989 1979 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edward Yourdon United States 19 1.4k 958 609 486 423 40 2.6k
Brooks United Kingdom 7 1.4k 1.0× 689 0.7× 455 0.7× 291 0.6× 266 0.6× 14 2.0k
Craig Larman United States 9 1.7k 1.2× 855 0.9× 639 1.0× 366 0.8× 414 1.0× 13 2.6k
William B. Frakes United States 19 2.2k 1.6× 2.0k 2.1× 409 0.7× 222 0.5× 613 1.4× 55 3.5k
H. Dieter Rombach United States 20 2.5k 1.8× 1.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.7× 506 1.0× 500 1.2× 53 3.1k
Mark Klein United States 28 1.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 270 0.4× 788 1.6× 847 2.0× 125 3.4k
Kristen Nygaard Norway 13 545 0.4× 832 0.9× 270 0.4× 157 0.3× 416 1.0× 30 2.1k
Colette Rolland France 21 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 399 0.7× 634 1.3× 344 0.8× 90 2.3k
Stefan Biffl Austria 27 1.8k 1.3× 872 0.9× 769 1.3× 538 1.1× 370 0.9× 289 3.2k
Capers Jones United States 15 1.6k 1.1× 379 0.4× 835 1.4× 314 0.6× 316 0.7× 38 2.0k
Mohamed E. Fayad United States 20 1.2k 0.8× 954 1.0× 339 0.6× 272 0.6× 493 1.2× 92 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Edward Yourdon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edward Yourdon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Yourdon, Edward, et al.. (1998). Time bomb 2000 : what the year 2000 computer crisis means to you!. Prentice Hall PTR eBooks. 9 indexed citations
2.
Yourdon, Edward. (1997). Viewpoint: Java, the Internet will reshape software engineering. IEEE Spectrum. 34(1). 66–67. 3 indexed citations
3.
Yourdon, Edward. (1997). Time Bomb 2000. 3 indexed citations
4.
Yourdon, Edward, et al.. (1996). Case Studies in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Cdrom. Prentice Hall PTR eBooks. 11 indexed citations
5.
Yourdon, Edward. (1995). When good enough software is best. IEEE Software. 12(3). 79–81. 14 indexed citations
6.
Yourdon, Edward, et al.. (1995). Mainstream objects : an analysis and design approach for business. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 29 indexed citations
7.
Yourdon, Edward. (1992). Decline and Fall of the American Programmer. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 122 indexed citations
8.
Coad, Peter & Edward Yourdon. (1991). Object-oriented analysis (2nd ed.). 296 indexed citations
9.
Champeaux, Dennis de, Larry L. Constantine, Ivar Jacobson, et al.. (1990). Structured analysis and object oriented analysis. ACM SIGPLAN Notices. 25(10). 135–139. 2 indexed citations
10.
Yourdon, Edward & Peter Coad. (1990). Object-Oriented Analysis, Second Edition.. 52 indexed citations
11.
Gane, Chris, et al.. (1989). Methodology: the experts speak. BYTE archive. 14(4). 221–233. 6 indexed citations
12.
Yourdon, Edward. (1989). Structured walkthroughs: 4th edition. 9(1). 19–25. 8 indexed citations
13.
Yourdon, Edward. (1988). Managing the system life cycle. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 39 indexed citations
14.
Yourdon, Edward. (1987). Managing the system life cycle; (2nd ed.). 11 indexed citations
15.
Yourdon, Edward. (1986). Writings of the Revolution: Selected Readings on Software Engineering. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 9 indexed citations
16.
Yourdon, Edward. (1986). What ever happened to structured analysis. Datamation. 32(11). 133–138. 31 indexed citations
17.
Yourdon, Edward, et al.. (1980). People & project management. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 55 indexed citations
18.
Yourdon, Edward & Larry L. Constantine. (1979). Structured Design: Fundamentals of a Discipline of Computer Program and Systems Design. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 369 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Yourdon, Edward. (1979). Managing the structured techniques. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 61 indexed citations
20.
Yourdon, Edward. (1975). Structured programming and structured design as art forms. 277–277. 3 indexed citations

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