Michael Stal

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Stal is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Stal has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 8 papers in Information Systems and 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Michael Stal's work include Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services (5 papers), Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies (5 papers) and Software Engineering and Design Patterns (4 papers). Michael Stal is often cited by papers focused on Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services (5 papers), Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies (5 papers) and Software Engineering and Design Patterns (4 papers). Michael Stal collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Czechia and United States. Michael Stal's co-authors include Frank Buschmann, Hans Rohnert, Peter Sommerlad, Regine Meunier, Douglas C. Schmidt, František Plášil, Rich Hilliard, Paris Avgeriou, Wolfgang Pree and Kai Koskimies and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM, IEEE Software and Software Practice and Experience.

In The Last Decade

Michael Stal

13 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2000 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. Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture
    1996 664 citations Peter Sommerlad, Hans Rohnert et al. profile →
  2. Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Patterns for Concurrent and Networked Objects
    2000 584 citations Douglas C. Schmidt, Michael Stal et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Stal Germany 8 1.2k 1.1k 812 315 286 13 2.0k
Hans Rohnert Germany 9 958 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 734 0.9× 303 1.0× 261 0.9× 11 1.8k
Regine Meunier Germany 5 820 0.7× 794 0.7× 484 0.6× 267 0.8× 225 0.8× 6 1.3k
James O. Coplien United States 16 1.1k 1.0× 953 0.8× 384 0.5× 395 1.3× 320 1.1× 54 1.8k
Peter Sommerlad Switzerland 8 726 0.6× 692 0.6× 435 0.5× 250 0.8× 195 0.7× 27 1.2k
Bobby Woolf United States 8 858 0.7× 584 0.5× 728 0.9× 123 0.4× 123 0.4× 15 1.4k
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock United States 11 757 0.7× 685 0.6× 237 0.3× 387 1.2× 93 0.3× 57 1.2k
Martin Griss United States 22 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 474 0.6× 328 1.0× 23 0.1× 109 2.0k
Donald Cowan Canada 18 767 0.7× 826 0.7× 345 0.4× 346 1.1× 25 0.1× 150 1.4k
Richard P. Gabriel United States 18 403 0.3× 724 0.6× 410 0.5× 197 0.6× 40 0.1× 70 1.4k
Robert Orfali United States 9 432 0.4× 332 0.3× 454 0.6× 84 0.3× 85 0.3× 14 924

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Stal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Stal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Stal

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Sokolov, Konstantin, et al.. (2014). Polyptychon: A Hierarchically-Constrained Classified Dependencies Visualization. 9. 83–86. 3 indexed citations
2.
Avgeriou, Paris, Michael Stal, & Rich Hilliard. (2013). Architecture Sustainability [Guest editors' introduction]. IEEE Software. 30(6). 40–44. 20 indexed citations
3.
Stal, Michael, et al.. (2011). Efficiently and transparently automating scalable on‐demand activation and deactivation of services with the activator pattern. Software Practice and Experience. 43(7). 789–806. 4 indexed citations
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Stal, Michael. (2006). Using architectural patterns and blueprints for service-oriented architecture. IEEE Software. 23(2). 54–61. 62 indexed citations
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Stal, Michael. (2002). Web services. Communications of the ACM. 45(10). 71–76. 144 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Douglas C., Michael Stal, Hans Rohnert, & Frank Buschmann. (2000). Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Patterns for Concurrent and Networked Objects. 584 indexed citations breakdown →
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Plášil, František & Michael Stal. (1998). An architectural view of distributed objects and components in CORBA, Java RMI and COM/DCOM. 19(1). 14–28. 25 indexed citations
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Rising, Linda, et al.. (1998). Non-software examples of PoSA patterns. 3 indexed citations
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Broy, Manfred, Kai Koskimies, František Plášil, et al.. (1998). What characterizes a (software) component?. 19(1). 49–56. 39 indexed citations
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Sommerlad, Peter & Michael Stal. (1996). The client-dispatcher-server design pattern. Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc. eBooks. 475–482. 2 indexed citations
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Buschmann, Frank, Regine Meunier, Hans Rohnert, Peter Sommerlad, & Michael Stal. (1996). Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 1: A System of Patterns. 89(6). 443–8. 402 indexed citations
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Sommerlad, Peter, Hans Rohnert, Frank Buschmann, Michael Stal, & Regine Meunier. (1996). Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture. 664 indexed citations breakdown →
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Buschmann, Frank, et al.. (1992). A runtime type information system for C. 265–274. 2 indexed citations

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