Magnus C. Ohlsson

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
17 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Magnus C. Ohlsson is a scholar working on Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications and Software. According to data from OpenAlex, Magnus C. Ohlsson has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Information Systems, 7 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 7 papers in Software. Recurrent topics in Magnus C. Ohlsson's work include Software Engineering Research (13 papers), Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (7 papers) and Software Reliability and Analysis Research (7 papers). Magnus C. Ohlsson is often cited by papers focused on Software Engineering Research (13 papers), Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (7 papers) and Software Reliability and Analysis Research (7 papers). Magnus C. Ohlsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden and United States. Magnus C. Ohlsson's co-authors include Claes Wohlin, Martin Höst, Per Runeson, Anders Wesslén, Björn Regnell, K. E. Johansson, A. von Mayrhauser, Peter Alfke, P.-U. Renberg and J. Blomgren and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Information and Software Technology and Empirical Software Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Magnus C. Ohlsson

17 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Experimentation in Softwa... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2012 2000 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Experimentation in Software Engineering
    2012 2.7k citations Claes Wohlin, Per Runeson et al. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) profile →
  2. Experimentation in Software Engineering
    2000 1.3k citations Claes Wohlin, Per Runeson et al. profile →
  3. Experimentation in Software Engineering: An Introduction
    2011 972 citations Claes Wohlin, Per Runeson et al. Lund University Publications (Lund University) profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Magnus C. Ohlsson Sweden 12 3.8k 1.7k 1.5k 1.1k 717 17 5.2k
Anders Wesslén Sweden 9 3.8k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 714 1.0× 11 5.1k
Alain Abran Canada 34 4.6k 1.2× 2.6k 1.5× 1.3k 0.9× 965 0.9× 527 0.7× 403 6.3k
Björn Regnell Sweden 30 6.1k 1.6× 2.1k 1.3× 2.5k 1.6× 1.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.7× 99 7.8k
Forrest Shull United States 39 4.8k 1.3× 2.2k 1.3× 1.2k 0.8× 975 0.9× 1.0k 1.4× 143 5.8k
Shari Lawrence Pfleeger United States 37 5.6k 1.5× 2.3k 1.4× 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 839 1.2× 118 7.1k
Mary Shaw United States 36 4.2k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 3.9k 2.6× 2.2k 2.1× 759 1.1× 217 7.0k
Philippe Kruchten Canada 36 6.0k 1.6× 1.6k 0.9× 3.3k 2.2× 1.7k 1.6× 925 1.3× 155 7.8k
Diomidis Spinellis Greece 37 3.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 2.0k 1.8× 644 0.9× 284 5.2k
Gail E. Kaiser United States 36 3.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 2.2k 1.5× 2.0k 1.8× 288 0.4× 279 5.3k
Natália Juristo Spain 33 3.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 635 0.6× 610 0.9× 146 5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
1.
Wohlin, Claes, Per Runeson, Martin Höst, et al.. (2024). Experimentation in Software Engineering. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 17 indexed citations
2.
Runeson, Per, et al.. (2024). Autonomous Monitors for Detecting Failures Early and Reporting Interpretable Alerts in Cloud Operations. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 47–57. 2 indexed citations
3.
Wohlin, Claes, Per Runeson, Martin Höst, et al.. (2012). Experimentation in Software Engineering. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 2737 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wohlin, Claes, et al.. (2011). Experimentation in Software Engineering: An Introduction. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 972 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mayrhauser, A. von, et al.. (2003). Deriving a fault architecture from defect history. 295–303. 14 indexed citations
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Ohlsson, Magnus C. & Claes Wohlin. (2003). An empirical study of effort estimation during project execution. 91–98. 13 indexed citations
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Ohlsson, Magnus C., et al.. (2002). Neutron single event upsets in SRAM-based FPGAs. 177–180. 33 indexed citations
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Wohlin, Claes, Martin Höst, & Magnus C. Ohlsson. (2002). Understanding the sources of software defects: a filtering approach. 9–17. 3 indexed citations
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Ohlsson, Magnus C., Anneliese Amschler Andrews, & Claes Wohlin. (2001). Modelling fault‐proneness statistically over a sequence of releases: a case study. Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution Research and Practice. 13(3). 167–199. 14 indexed citations
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Ohlsson, Magnus C., Anneliese Amschler Andrews, & Claes Wohlin. (2001). Modelling fault‐proneness statistically over a sequence of releases: a case study. Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution Research and Practice. 13(3). 167–199. 1 indexed citations
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Mayrhauser, A. von, Claes Wohlin, & Magnus C. Ohlsson. (2000). Assessing and Understanding Efficiency and Success of Software Production. Empirical Software Engineering. 5(2). 125–154. 5 indexed citations
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Wohlin, Claes, Per Runeson, Martin Höst, et al.. (2000). Experimentation in Software Engineering. 1283 indexed citations breakdown →
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Andrews, Anneliese Amschler, Magnus C. Ohlsson, & Claes Wohlin. (2000). Deriving fault architectures from defect history. Journal of Software Maintenance Research and Practice. 12(5). 287–304. 9 indexed citations
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Johansson, K. E., Magnus C. Ohlsson, N. Olsson, J. Blomgren, & P.-U. Renberg. (1999). Neutron induced single-word multiple-bit upset in SRAM. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 46(6). 1427–1433. 41 indexed citations
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Ohlsson, Magnus C., et al.. (1999). Code decay analysis of legacy software through successive releases. 69–81 vol.5. 37 indexed citations
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Ohlsson, Magnus C., Claes Wohlin, & Björn Regnell. (1998). A project effort estimation study. Information and Software Technology. 40(14). 831–839. 26 indexed citations
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Ohlsson, Magnus C. & Claes Wohlin. (1998). Identification of green, yellow and red legacy components. 6–15. 32 indexed citations

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