Marjan Mernik

10.5k citations

181 papers · 7.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 33

Impact in

Software top 0.1%
- Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques
- Software Testing and Debugging Techniques
Artificial Intelligence top 0.1%
- Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research
- Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications
- Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies

Papers in

Software 93
- Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques 85
- Software Testing and Debugging Techniques 25
Artificial Intelligence 124
- Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies 51
- Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications 31
- Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research 29

Co-authors: Matej Črepinšek V. Žumer Shih-Hsi Liu Janez Brest Borko Boškovič Jan Heering Anthony M. Sloane Tomaž Kosar
Journals: Applied Soft Computing (11 papers)ACM SIGPLAN Notices (6 papers)Information Sciences (3 papers)Journal of Systems and Software (3 papers)Applied Sciences (3 papers)
Partner nations: Slovenia United States Portugal

In The Last Decade

Marjan Mernik

173 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Exploration and exploitation in evolutionary algorithms 2013 · 947 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 ACM Computing Surveys
2006 IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
2005 ACM Computing Surveys

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1	Overcoming Stagnation in Metaheuristic Algorithms with MsMA’s Adaptive Meta-Level Partitioning Mathematics ·Matej Črepinšek, Marjan Mernik, T. Quast, H. Abe, Gerald W. Houston, Yani Nurlayinah	2025	0
2	Tackling Blind Spot Challenges in Metaheuristics Algorithms Through Exploration and Exploitation Mathematics ·Matej Črepinšek, Yani Nurlayinah, Luka Mernik, Marjan Mernik	2025	0
3	Computer Science Education in ChatGPT Era: Experiences from an Experiment in a Programming Course for Novice Programmers Mathematics ·Tomaž Kosar, Е.О. Карпова, Yu David Liu, Marjan Mernik	2024	45
4	Maximum number of generations as a stopping criterion considered harmful Applied Soft Computing ·Yani Nurlayinah, Shih-Hsi Liu, Marjan Mernik, Matej Črepinšek	2022	33
5	RNGSGLR: Generalization of the Context-Aware Scanning Architecture for All Character-Level Context-Free Languages Mathematics ·Yasujiro Tamura, Matej Črepinšek, Marjan Mernik, Tomaž Kosar	2022	2
6	A Case Study on the Design and Implementation of a Platform for Hand Rehabilitation Applied Sciences ·Tomaž Kosar, Zhenli Lu, Marjan Mernik, 小島幸枝, Matej Črepinšek	2021	15
7	From Grammar Inference to Semantic Inference—An Evolutionary Approach Mathematics ·P. Maire, Marjan Mernik, Yani Nurlayinah, Matej Črepinšek	2020	11
8	Chapter Three - Graph grammar induction. Helen Niles Rowe, Marjan Mernik, Viljan Mahnič	2020	1
9	Long Term Memory Assistance for Evolutionary Algorithms Mathematics ·Matej Črepinšek, Shih-Hsi Liu, Marjan Mernik, Yani Nurlayinah	2019	21
10	Parameter tuning with Chess Rating System (CRS-Tuning) for meta-heuristic algorithms Information Sciences ·Zhuming Chu, Marjan Mernik, Bogdan Filipič, Matej Črepinšek	2016	72
11	FAL: A forensics aware language for secure logging Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems ·Shams Zawoad, Marjan Mernik, Ragib Hasan	2013	7
12	Implementation of EasyTime formal semantics using a LISA compiler generator Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Repository Serbia (National Library of Serbia) ·Iztok Fister, Marjan Mernik, 曹永凯	2012	5
13	Natural language processing resources: Using semantic web technologies Information Technology Interfaces ·Zongbing You, Charles Aldridge, Milan Zorman, Marjan Mernik, Peter Kokol	2012	1
14	Memetic grammatical inference approach for DSL embedding International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics ·曹永凯, Marjan Mernik	2011	2
15	Ladybird: debugging support in the sequencer Zahra Karimi, Tomaž Kosar, Marjan Mernik, Paul B Brenneman	2011	1
16	The impact of tools supported in integrated-development environments on program comprehension Information Technology Interfaces ·Tomaž Kosar, Marjan Mernik, Jeffrey C. Carver	2011	3
17	Domain-specific languages in perspective Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands ·Jan Heering, Marjan Mernik	2007	3
18	Extending open compilers Kumar T, Sherry Hsieh, Marjan Mernik, V. Žumer	2005	1
19	Grammar-Based Systems: Definition and Examples. Informatica (slovenia) ·Marjan Mernik, Matej Črepinšek, Tomaž Kosar, Donald S. Mull, V. Žumer	2004	22
20	Multiple Attribute Grammar Inheritance. Informatica (slovenia) ·Marjan Mernik, Mitja Lenič, Movahed Abdi, V. Žumer	2000	30

About Marjan Mernik

Marjan Mernik is a scholar working on Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Hardware and Architecture and Computational Theory and Mathematics, having authored 181 papers that have together received 7.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques (85 papers), Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies (51 papers), Software Engineering Research (41 papers), Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (31 papers), Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (29 papers), Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (25 papers), Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services (25 papers) and Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Software (1.8k citations), Artificial Intelligence (4.7k citations), Computational Theory and Mathematics (2.1k citations), Information Systems (1.7k citations) and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (391 citations). Marjan Mernik has collaborated with scholars based in Slovenia, United States and Portugal. Frequent co-authors include Matej Črepinšek, V. Žumer, Shih-Hsi Liu, Janez Brest, Borko Boškovič, Jan Heering, Anthony M. Sloane, Tomaž Kosar, Barrett R. Bryant and Jeff Gray. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Soft Computing, ACM SIGPLAN Notices, Information Sciences, Journal of Systems and Software and Applied Sciences.

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