Rialette Pretorius

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Rialette Pretorius is a scholar working on Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rialette Pretorius has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Information Systems, 2 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 2 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rialette Pretorius's work include Software Engineering Research (3 papers), Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques (2 papers) and Software System Performance and Reliability (2 papers). Rialette Pretorius is often cited by papers focused on Software Engineering Research (3 papers), Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques (2 papers) and Software System Performance and Reliability (2 papers). Rialette Pretorius collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. Rialette Pretorius's co-authors include David Budgen, Barbara Kitchenham, O. Pearl Brereton, Mark Turner, Mahmood Niazi, Stephen Linkman, Pearl Brereton, I.S. Shaw and J.D. van Wyk and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and Information and Software Technology.

In The Last Decade

Rialette Pretorius

8 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Systematic literature reviews in software engineering – A tertiary study

2010 844 citations Barbara Kitchenham, Rialette Pretorius et al. Information and Software Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rialette Pretorius United Kingdom	6	600	234	187	151	144	8	1.1k
Óscar Dieste Spain	18	902 1.5×	370 1.6×	154 0.8×	165 1.1×	211 1.5×	80	1.2k
Mohd Naz’ri Mahrin Malaysia	12	635 1.1×	227 1.0×	150 0.8×	101 0.7×	75 0.5×	59	1.1k
Norsaremah Salleh Malaysia	16	869 1.4×	199 0.9×	197 1.1×	318 2.1×	143 1.0×	62	1.4k
Elisa Yumi Nakagawa Brazil	18	633 1.1×	423 1.8×	337 1.8×	132 0.9×	185 1.3×	158	1.3k
Vinícius Cardoso Garcia Brazil	14	499 0.8×	257 1.1×	265 1.4×	97 0.6×	82 0.6×	88	844
Sairam Vakkalanka Sweden	2	852 1.4×	358 1.5×	371 2.0×	216 1.4×	216 1.5×	4	1.7k
Claudio Giovanni Demartini Italy	17	680 1.1×	258 1.1×	333 1.8×	82 0.5×	81 0.6×	77	1.3k
Joseph G. Davis Australia	17	399 0.7×	229 1.0×	183 1.0×	125 0.8×	89 0.6×	76	959
Vijay K. Vaishnavi United States	14	379 0.6×	255 1.1×	369 2.0×	80 0.5×	165 1.1×	49	1.1k
Robert Dupuis Canada	8	773 1.3×	217 0.9×	138 0.7×	199 1.3×	283 2.0×	23	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rialette Pretorius

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Budgen, David, et al.. (2010). Empirical evidence about the UML: a systematic literature review. Software Practice and Experience. 41(4). 363–392. 102 indexed citations

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Kitchenham, Barbara, Pearl Brereton, Mark Turner, et al.. (2010). Refining the systematic literature review process—two participant-observer case studies. Empirical Software Engineering. 15(6). 618–653. 89 indexed citations

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Kitchenham, Barbara, Rialette Pretorius, David Budgen, et al.. (2010). Systematic literature reviews in software engineering – A tertiary study. Information and Software Technology. 52(8). 792–805. 844 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kitchenham, Barbara, Pearl Brereton, Mark Turner, et al.. (2009). The impact of limited search procedures for systematic literature reviews — A participant-observer case study. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 336–345. 46 indexed citations

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Pretorius, Rialette & David Budgen. (2008). A mapping study on empirical evidence related to the models and forms used in the uml. 342–344. 31 indexed citations

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Pretorius, Rialette. (2004). Quality enhancement in higher education in South Africa: why a paradigm shift is necessary. South African Journal of Higher Education. 17(3). 2 indexed citations

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Wyk, J.D. van, I.S. Shaw, & Rialette Pretorius. (2000). A neural-network-based controller for the cost-effective operation of a hybrid compensator for nonactive power. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 47(6). 1220–1227. 7 indexed citations

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Shaw, I.S., J.D. van Wyk, & Rialette Pretorius. (1998). Die beheer van ’n elektriese kragnetwerk - vervormingskompensator - hibried deur ’n kunsmatige neurale netwerk. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(1). 32–38. 1 indexed citations

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