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, Mahmood Niazi, Rialette Pretorius, 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

Hit Papers

Systematic literature rev... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2010 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. 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 →
  2. Systematic literature reviews in software engineering – A tertiary study
    2010 844 citations Barbara Kitchenham, Rialette Pretorius et al. Information and Software Technology profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Stephen Linkman 2.3k 945 825 568 550 26 4.7k
O. Pearl Brereton 2.4k 1.0× 961 1.0× 811 1.0× 498 0.9× 598 1.1× 24 4.9k
Mark Turner 1.8k 0.8× 807 0.9× 776 0.9× 314 0.6× 488 0.9× 22 4.0k
John Bailey 1.6k 0.7× 671 0.7× 602 0.7× 467 0.8× 383 0.7× 27 3.5k
Mark Turner 1.7k 0.7× 679 0.7× 580 0.7× 368 0.6× 446 0.8× 32 3.7k
Abraham Bernstein 2.2k 0.9× 2.2k 2.4× 1.2k 1.5× 631 1.1× 632 1.1× 210 5.2k
Natália Juristo 3.7k 1.6× 1.7k 1.8× 635 0.8× 1.2k 2.1× 486 0.9× 146 5.2k
Pearl Brereton 3.4k 1.5× 1.5k 1.6× 1.2k 1.5× 703 1.2× 753 1.4× 107 6.4k
Roel Wieringa 2.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 609 0.7× 454 0.8× 954 1.7× 161 3.8k
Ward Cunningham 2.9k 1.3× 756 0.8× 569 0.7× 655 1.2× 549 1.0× 15 4.5k
Kai Petersen 4.2k 1.8× 1.2k 1.3× 1.4k 1.6× 1.2k 2.1× 857 1.6× 120 6.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Linkman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Linkman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Linkman

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Charters, Stuart, David Budgen, Mark Turner, et al.. (2009). Objectivity in Research: Challenges from the Evidence-Based Paradigm. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 73–80. 4 indexed citations
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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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Kitchenham, Barbara, O. Pearl Brereton, David Budgen, et al.. (2008). Systematic literature reviews in software engineering – A systematic literature review. Information and Software Technology. 51(1). 7–15. 3002 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kitchenham, Barbara, David Budgen, Pearl Brereton, et al.. (2007). Large-scale software engineering questions – expert opinion or empirical evidence?. IET Software. 1(5). 161–171. 33 indexed citations
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Budgen, David, Barbara Kitchenham, Stuart Charters, et al.. (2007). Preliminary results of a study of the completeness and clarity of structured abstracts. Electronic workshops in computing. 12 indexed citations
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Bailey, John, David Budgen, Mark Turner, et al.. (2007). Evidence relating to object-oriented software design: A survey. 482–484. 80 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, Lesley M. Pickard, Stephen Linkman, & Peter W. Jones. (2005). A framework for evaluating a software bidding model. Information and Software Technology. 47(11). 747–760. 22 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, et al.. (2005). Experiences of using an evaluation framework. Information and Software Technology. 47(11). 761–774. 12 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, John Fry, & Stephen Linkman. (2005). The Case Against Cross-Over Designs in Software Engineering. 65–67. 16 indexed citations
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Brereton, Pearl, et al.. (2004). Software components - enabling a mass market. 169–176. 8 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, Lesley M. Pickard, Stephen Linkman, & Peter W. Jones. (2003). Modeling software bidding risks. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 29(6). 542–554. 34 indexed citations
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Pickard, Lesley M., Barbara Kitchenham, & Stephen Linkman. (2003). An investigation of analysis techniques for software datasets. 130–142. 37 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara & Stephen Linkman. (1998). Validation, verification, and testing: diversity rules. IEEE Software. 15(4). 46–49. 10 indexed citations
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Linkman, Stephen. (1998). Evaluation and assessment in software engineering 1998. Information and Software Technology. 40(14). 793–794. 5 indexed citations
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Linkman, Stephen & H. Dieter Rombach. (1997). Experimentation as a vehicle for software technology transfer-A family of software reading techniques. Information and Software Technology. 39(11). 777–780. 20 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, Pearl Brereton, David Budgen, et al.. (1997). Evaluation and assessment in software engineering. Information and Software Technology. 39(11). 731–734. 18 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara & Stephen Linkman. (1997). Estimates, uncertainty, and risk. IEEE Software. 14(3). 69–74. 80 indexed citations
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Kitchenham, Barbara, et al.. (1994). Critical review of quantitative assessment. Software Engineering Journal. 9(2). 43–43. 25 indexed citations
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Linkman, Stephen & J.G. Walker. (1991). Controlling programmes through measurement. Information and Software Technology. 33(1). 93–102. 4 indexed citations
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Linkman, Stephen. (1990). Quantative monitoring of software development by time-based and intercheckpoint monitoring. Software Engineering Journal. 5(1). 43–43. 7 indexed citations

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