Suzanne Robertson

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Suzanne Robertson is a scholar working on Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Suzanne Robertson has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Information Systems, 8 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Suzanne Robertson's work include Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (18 papers), Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies (8 papers) and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (4 papers). Suzanne Robertson is often cited by papers focused on Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (18 papers), Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies (8 papers) and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (4 papers). Suzanne Robertson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Suzanne Robertson's co-authors include J.C. Robertson, Neil Maiden, Ian Alexander, John S. Greenwood, Cornelius Ncube, Tom DeMarco, James Robertson, Tim Lister, Christof Ebert and James Robertson and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, IEEE Software and The Journal of Strategic Information Systems.

In The Last Decade

Suzanne Robertson

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Mastering the Requirements Process 2000 2026 2008 2017 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. Mastering the Requirements Process
    2000 610 citations Suzanne Robertson, J.C. Robertson CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Suzanne Robertson United Kingdom 12 906 553 191 142 137 27 1.3k
Alan M. Davis United States 15 931 1.0× 602 1.1× 230 1.2× 275 1.9× 60 0.4× 43 1.3k
Allen H. Dutoit Germany 13 609 0.7× 305 0.6× 101 0.5× 165 1.2× 95 0.7× 31 930
Hermann Kaindl Austria 19 690 0.8× 749 1.4× 121 0.6× 256 1.8× 204 1.5× 166 1.3k
Óscar Dieste Spain 18 902 1.0× 370 0.7× 131 0.7× 211 1.5× 106 0.8× 80 1.2k
Gerald Kotonya United Kingdom 14 1.4k 1.5× 877 1.6× 285 1.5× 278 2.0× 74 0.5× 64 1.8k
Armin Eberlein Canada 18 1.2k 1.3× 595 1.1× 154 0.8× 263 1.9× 41 0.3× 96 1.5k
Aurora Vizcaíno Spain 19 1.0k 1.1× 330 0.6× 223 1.2× 82 0.6× 101 0.7× 114 1.3k
Barbara Paech Germany 20 946 1.0× 484 0.9× 179 0.9× 307 2.2× 55 0.4× 136 1.3k
Mike Cohn United States 5 1.1k 1.2× 254 0.5× 227 1.2× 278 2.0× 76 0.6× 7 1.4k
Sabrina Marczak Brazil 17 931 1.0× 216 0.4× 165 0.9× 84 0.6× 87 0.6× 119 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Suzanne Robertson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Suzanne Robertson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Suzanne Robertson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Robertson, Suzanne, et al.. (2017). A Two-species Stage-structured Model for West Nile Virus Transmission. 4(1). 2 indexed citations
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Robertson, Suzanne & J.C. Robertson. (2012). Mastering the Requirements Process: Getting Requirements Right. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 143 indexed citations
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DeMarco, Tom, et al.. (2008). Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 4 indexed citations
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DeMarco, Tom, et al.. (2007). Adrenalin-Junkies & Formular-Zombies. Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Robertson, Suzanne & J.C. Robertson. (2006). Mastering the Requirements Process (2nd Edition). 66 indexed citations
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Robertson, Suzanne. (2006). HOW: Making requirements verifiable [product development]. 2006. 77–85. 1 indexed citations
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Maiden, Neil, Suzanne Robertson, & J.C. Robertson. (2006). Creative requirements. 1073–1074. 14 indexed citations
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Maiden, Neil, Suzanne Robertson, & Christof Ebert. (2005). Guest Editors' Introduction: Shake, Rattle, and Requirements. IEEE Software. 22(1). 13–15.
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Maiden, Neil & Suzanne Robertson. (2005). Developing use cases and scenarios in the requirements process. 561–570. 5 indexed citations
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Maiden, Neil & Suzanne Robertson. (2005). Integrating creativity into requirements processes: experiences with an air traffic management system. City Research Online (City University London). 3. 105–114. 49 indexed citations
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Maiden, Neil, et al.. (2004). Integrating creativity workshops into structured requirements processes. 113–122. 51 indexed citations
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Alexander, Ian & Suzanne Robertson. (2004). Requirements - Understanding project sociology by modeling stakeholders. IEEE Software. 21(1). 23–27. 69 indexed citations
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Robertson, Suzanne. (2004). Requirements and the business case. IEEE Software. 21(5). 93–95. 8 indexed citations
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Robertson, Suzanne & J.C. Robertson. (2004). Requirements-Led Project Management: Discovering David's Slingshot. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 12 indexed citations
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Robertson, Suzanne. (2001). Requirements trawling: techniques for discovering requirements. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 55(4). 405–421. 42 indexed citations
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Robertson, Suzanne. (2001). Are we afraid of the dark [requirements]. IEEE Software. 18(4). 12–15. 2 indexed citations
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Robertson, Suzanne & J.C. Robertson. (2000). Mastering the Requirements Process. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 610 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robertson, Suzanne, et al.. (1999). Reliable requirements through the quality gateway. 357–363. 4 indexed citations
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Robertson, James, Suzanne Robertson, & Tom DeMarco. (1994). Complete Systems Analysis: The Workbook, the Textbook, the Answers. 5 indexed citations
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Robertson, Suzanne, et al.. (1992). Business strategy workshop — a framework for planning. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems. 1(4). 227–231. 1 indexed citations

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