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Reference Documentation

Reference Documentation is a type of software documentation that provides a detailed, structured specification of a system's components, parameters, functions, or interfaces, distinguishing itself by serving as an authoritative resource for developers and users requiring precise, factual information about the software’s operational elements.

111

Publications

4.5K

Citations

195

Authors

111

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

20

Variants

Reference GuideReference Manual

Parents

Publications

111

Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology

Richard Wright, Ronald C. Petersen · Mayo Clinic Proceedings · 1997 · 387 citations

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Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis

Lauren V. Ackerman, Juan A. del Regato, Thomas L. Stokes · Annals of Surgery · 1955 · 321 citations

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API method recommendation without worrying about the task-API knowledge gap

Qiao Huang, Xin Xia, Zhenchang Xing et al. · 2018 · 191 citations · Full text

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Patterns of Knowledge in API Reference Documentation

Walid Maalej, Martin P. Robillard · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 2013 · 185 citations

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Software Documentation Issues Unveiled

Emad Aghajani, Csaba Nagy, Olga Lucero Vega-Márquez et al. · 2019 · 172 citations

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Authors

195

  1. ZX
    Zhenchang Xing

    Australian National University, Australia

    5 publications · 364 citations

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  2. XX
    Xin Xia

    Singapore Management University, Singapore

    3 publications · 291 citations

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  3. QH
    Qiao Huang

    Singapore Management University, Singapore

    2 publications · 229 citations

    2

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  4. XP
    Xin Peng

    Fudan University, China

    2 publications · 73 citations

    2

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  5. CT
    Carol Tenopir

    University of Tennessee at Knoxville, United States

    2 publications · 56 citations

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Institutions

111

  1. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    426 citations

  2. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    291 citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    98 citations

  4. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    620 citations

  5. Northeastern University

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  6. Fudan University

    Shanghai, China

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    337 citations

  7. Singapore Management University

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    229 citations

  8. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Academic Librarianship

    8 publications · 174 citations

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  2. The Reference Librarian

    TRL · 9 publications · 131 citations

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  3. Reference Services Review

    RSR · 5 publications · 91 citations

    5

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  4. Reference & User Services Quarterly

    RUSQ · 4 publications · 173 citations

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  5. Journal of Library Administration

    JLA · 4 publications · 104 citations

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