Verner JM, Evanco WM, McCain KW, Hislop GW, Cole VJ "The determinants of visibility of software engineering researchers" JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE 59 (1): 99-106 OCT 15 2001

[Eugene Garfield]

June Verner : june.verner at cis.drexel.edu

TITLE The determinants of visibility of software engineering researchers
AUTHOR Verner JM, Evanco WM, McCain KW, Hislop GW, Cole VJ
JOURNAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE 59 (1): 99-106 OCT 15 2001

Document type: Article
Language: English
cited References: 7
Times Cited: 0


Abstract:
The objective of this paper is to examine the visibility of software
engineers who are highly cited in the literature and to present an analysis
of the predictors of this visibility. We selected 59 leading software
engineering researchers (the subjects) from a much larger group of
well-respected software engineers using three criteria: (I) frequency of
co-citation for the period 1991-1997, (2) extent to which the research is
representative within the field, and (3) adequate coverage of the software
engineering subject field. The visibility of the subjects was determined by
asking other software engineers to classify each of the subjects by research
area. The percentage of respondents who were able to identify the subject by
his/her research area was taken as a measure of that subject's visibility. A
number of variables were used to explain visibility including the area of
expertise, the breadth of the research, and the vintage and form of
publication of the subjects' most cited work. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc.
All rights reserved.

Author Keywords:
software engineering, co-citation analysis, research specialties, software
engineer visibility, logistics analysis

Addresses:
Verner JM, Drexel Univ, Coll Informat Sci & Technol, 3141 Chestnut St,
Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Drexel Univ, Coll Informat Sci & Technol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

Publisher:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NEW YORK

IDS Number:
510NT

ISSN:
0164-1212
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