Gordon Fraser

11.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
230 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Gordon Fraser is a scholar working on Software, Information Systems and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon Fraser has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Software, 122 papers in Information Systems and 51 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Gordon Fraser's work include Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (181 papers), Software Reliability and Analysis Research (127 papers) and Software Engineering Research (116 papers). Gordon Fraser is often cited by papers focused on Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (181 papers), Software Reliability and Analysis Research (127 papers) and Software Engineering Research (116 papers). Gordon Fraser collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Austria. Gordon Fraser's co-authors include Andrea Arcuri, Andreas Zeller, René Just, José Miguel Rojas, Michael D. Ernst, Franz Wotawa, José Campos, Alessio Gambi, Phil McMinn and Ana B. Sánchez and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and Veterinary Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Gordon Fraser

213 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

EvoSuite 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2014 2012 2016 2017 200 400 600
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.

  1. EvoSuite
    2011 697 citations Gordon Fraser, Andrea Arcuri profile →
  2. Are mutants a valid substitute for real faults in software testing?
    2014 437 citations René Just, Gordon Fraser et al. profile →
  3. Whole Test Suite Generation
    2012 395 citations Gordon Fraser, Andrea Arcuri IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering profile →
  4. A Survey on Metamorphic Testing
    2016 369 citations Gordon Fraser et al. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering profile →
  5. Evaluating and Improving Fault Localization
    2017 288 citations José Campos, René Just et al. profile →
  6. Parameter tuning or default values? An empirical investigation in search-based software engineering
    2013 284 citations Andrea Arcuri, Gordon Fraser profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Gordon Fraser 6.0k 4.6k 962 866 796 230 7.3k
Andrea Arcuri 5.6k 0.9× 4.6k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 695 0.9× 119 6.7k
Elaine J. Weyuker 6.0k 1.0× 4.7k 1.0× 2.1k 2.2× 1.2k 1.3× 539 0.7× 139 7.3k
Paolo Tonella 4.1k 0.7× 4.9k 1.1× 1.6k 1.7× 2.3k 2.6× 966 1.2× 272 7.1k
Darko Marinov 5.4k 0.9× 4.0k 0.9× 1.5k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 835 1.0× 149 6.6k
Yue Jia 3.5k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 653 0.7× 731 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 75 4.9k
W. Eric Wong 4.9k 0.8× 3.9k 0.8× 1.6k 1.7× 704 0.8× 395 0.5× 207 5.9k
Lu Zhang 4.0k 0.7× 4.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 958 1.2× 159 5.7k
Sarfraz Khurshid 4.5k 0.8× 3.2k 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 1.5k 1.7× 811 1.0× 186 5.7k
Gregg Rothermel 12.6k 2.1× 8.8k 1.9× 3.2k 3.3× 932 1.1× 813 1.0× 196 13.5k
David Binkley 4.2k 0.7× 4.6k 1.0× 975 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 172 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gordon Fraser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gordon Fraser

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Fraser, Gordon, et al.. (2024). Gelingensbedingungen für die affektive Förderung von Kindern durch einen Robotik-Making-Kurs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 56. 429–456.
2.
Just, René, et al.. (2024). Productive Coverage: Improving the Actionability of Code Coverage. 58–68. 3 indexed citations
3.
Krusche, Stephan, et al.. (2023). Diversity and Teamwork in Student Software Teams. 110–119. 1 indexed citations
4.
Philippsen, Michæl, et al.. (2023). Practical Flaky Test Prediction using Common Code Evolution and Test History Data. 210–221. 5 indexed citations
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Fraser, Gordon, et al.. (2023). Android Fuzzing: Balancing User-Inputs and Intents. 37–48. 4 indexed citations
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Grůber, Martin & Gordon Fraser. (2023). Debugging Flaky Tests using Spectrum-based Fault Localization. 128–139. 1 indexed citations
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Fraser, Gordon, et al.. (2021). Practical Mutation Testing at Scale: A view from Google. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 48(10). 3900–3912. 44 indexed citations
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McMinn, Phil, et al.. (2019). Simulating Student Mistakes to Evaluate the Fairness of Automated Grading. 121–125. 8 indexed citations
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Rojas, José Miguel & Gordon Fraser. (2016). Teaching Software Testing with a Mutation Testing Game.. PPIG. 23.
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Campos, José, et al.. (2015). Modeling readability to improve unit tests. 107–118. 96 indexed citations
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Fraser, Gordon, Thomas D. LaToza, Leonardo Mariani, Fabrizio Pastore, & Nikolai Tillmann. (2014). Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on CrowdSourcing in Software Engineering. International Conference on Software Engineering. 2 indexed citations
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Fraser, Gordon & Andrea Arcuri. (2014). A Large-Scale Evaluation of Automated Unit Test Generation Using EvoSuite. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. 24(2). 1–42. 156 indexed citations
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Fraser, Gordon & Andrea Arcuri. (2013). EvoSuite: On the Challenges of Test Case Generation in the Real World. 362–369. 50 indexed citations
14.
Fraser, Gordon & Andrea Arcuri. (2012). Sound empirical evidence in software testing. International Conference on Software Engineering. 178–188. 77 indexed citations
15.
Fraser, Gordon & Andrea Arcuri. (2011). EvoSuite. 416–419. 697 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fraser, Gordon & Franz Wotawa. (2007). Test-case prioritization with model-checkers. International Conference on Software Engineering. 267–272. 16 indexed citations
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Fraser, Gordon & Franz Wotawa. (2007). Creating Test-Cases Incrementally with Model-Checkers. GI Jahrestagung (2). 381–386. 3 indexed citations
18.
Fraser, Gordon. (2006). The New Physics. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations
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Fraser, Gordon & Franz Wotawa. (2006). Using Model-Checkers for Mutation-Based Test-Case Generation, Coverage Analysis and Specification Analysis. International Conference on Software Engineering Advances. 16–16. 11 indexed citations
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Fraser, Gordon, Gerald Steinbauer, & Franz Wotawa. (2005). Plan execution in dynamic environments. 208–217. 7 indexed citations

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