Stephen Linkman

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Stephen Linkman is a scholar working on Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Software. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Linkman has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Information Systems, 9 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 7 papers in Software. Recurrent topics in Stephen Linkman's work include Software Engineering Research (25 papers), Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (22 papers) and Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies (9 papers). Stephen Linkman is often cited by papers focused on Software Engineering Research (25 papers), Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (22 papers) and Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies (9 papers). Stephen Linkman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and United States. Stephen Linkman's co-authors include Barbara Kitchenham, David Budgen, O. Pearl Brereton, John Bailey, Mark Turner, Mark Turner, Rialette Pretorius, Mahmood Niazi, Pearl Brereton and Robert T. Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, IEEE Software and Information and Software Technology.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Linkman

26 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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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 systematic literature review

2008 3.0k citations Barbara Kitchenham, O. Pearl Brereton et al. Information and Software Technology profile →
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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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Refining the systematic literature review process—two participant-observer case studies 2010 ·Empirical Software Engineering ·Barbara Kitchenham, Pearl Brereton, Mark Turner, Mahmood Niazi, Stephen Linkman, Rialette Pretorius, David Budgen	89
2	Objectivity in Research: Challenges from the Evidence-Based Paradigm 2009 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·Stuart Charters, David Budgen, Mark Turner, Barbara Kitchenham, O. Pearl Brereton, Stephen Linkman	4
3	The impact of limited search procedures for systematic literature reviews — A participant-observer case study 2009 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·Barbara Kitchenham, Pearl Brereton, Mark Turner, Mahmood Niazi, Stephen Linkman, Rialette Pretorius, David Budgen	46
4	Systematic literature reviews in software engineering – A systematic literature review breakdown → 2008 ·Information and Software Technology ·Barbara Kitchenham, O. Pearl Brereton, David Budgen, Mark Turner, John Bailey, Stephen Linkman	3002
5	Presenting software engineering results using structured abstracts: a randomised experiment 2008 ·Empirical Software Engineering ·David Budgen, Barbara Kitchenham, Stuart Charters, Mark Turner, Pearl Brereton, Stephen Linkman	39
6	Large-scale software engineering questions – expert opinion or empirical evidence? 2007 ·IET Software ·Barbara Kitchenham, David Budgen, Pearl Brereton, Mark Turner, Stuart Charters, Stephen Linkman	33
7	Preliminary results of a study of the completeness and clarity of structured abstracts 2007 ·Electronic workshops in computing ·David Budgen, Barbara Kitchenham, Stuart Charters, Mark Turner, Pearl Brereton, Stephen Linkman	12
8	Evidence relating to object-oriented software design: A survey 2007 ·John Bailey, David Budgen, Mark Turner, Barbara Kitchenham, Pearl Brereton, Stephen Linkman	80
9	Experiences of using an evaluation framework 2005 ·Information and Software Technology ·Barbara Kitchenham, Stephen Linkman, (unknown)	12
10	A framework for evaluating a software bidding model 2005 ·Information and Software Technology ·Barbara Kitchenham, Lesley M. Pickard, Stephen Linkman, Peter W. Jones	22
11	Software components - enabling a mass market 2004 ·Pearl Brereton, Stephen Linkman, Nigel Thomas, (unknown), (unknown)	8
12	An investigation of analysis techniques for software datasets 2003 ·Lesley M. Pickard, Barbara Kitchenham, Stephen Linkman	37
13	Evaluation and assessment in software engineering 1998 1998 ·Information and Software Technology ·Stephen Linkman	5
14	Validation, verification, and testing: diversity rules 1998 ·IEEE Software ·Barbara Kitchenham, Stephen Linkman	10
15	Evaluation and assessment in software engineering 1997 ·Information and Software Technology ·Barbara Kitchenham, Pearl Brereton, David Budgen, Stephen Linkman, Vicki L. Almstrum, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger	18
16	Estimates, uncertainty, and risk 1997 ·IEEE Software ·Barbara Kitchenham, Stephen Linkman	80
17	Experimentation as a vehicle for software technology transfer-A family of software reading techniques 1997 ·Information and Software Technology ·Stephen Linkman, H. Dieter Rombach	20
18	Critical review of quantitative assessment 1994 ·Software Engineering Journal ·Barbara Kitchenham, Stephen Linkman, (unknown)	25
19	Controlling programmes through measurement 1991 ·Information and Software Technology ·Stephen Linkman, J.G. Walker	4
20	Quantative monitoring of software development by time-based and intercheckpoint monitoring 1990 ·Software Engineering Journal ·Stephen Linkman	7

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