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Software Evolution

Software Evolution is the process by which software systems undergo modifications over time to adapt to changing requirements, environments, or technologies, distinguishing it from initial development by focusing on maintenance, enhancement, and growth throughout the system's lifecycle.

4.6K

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7.1K

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2017–2026

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Refactoring improving the design of existing code

Mauricio A. Saca · 2017 · 2.1K citations

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Reverse engineering and design recovery: a taxonomy

Elliot J. Chikofsky, James H. Cross · IEEE Software · 1990 · 2K citations

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Self-adaptive software

Mazeiar Salehie, Ladan Tahvildari · ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems · 2009 · 1.2K citations

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Agile software development: the business of innovation

James A. Highsmith, Alistair Cockburn · Computer · 2001 · 1.2K citations

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Programs, life cycles, and laws of software evolution

M. M. Lehman · Proceedings of the IEEE · 1980 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

7.1K

  1. AE
    Ahmed E. Hassan

    Queen's University, Canada

    49 publications · 4.1K citations

    33

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  2. MD
    Massimiliano Di Penta

    University of Sannio, Italy

    44 publications · 4.2K citations

    33

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  3. HC
    Harald C. Gall

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    43 publications · 5.4K citations

    30

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  4. ML
    Michele Lanza

    Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

    40 publications · 2.9K citations

    28

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  5. TM
    Tom Mens

    University of Mons, Belgium

    48 publications · 2.8K citations

    27

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Institutions

1.7K

  1. University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

    43 h-index

    193 publications

    13K citations

  2. University of Sannio

    Benevento, Italy

    41 h-index

    159 publications

    11.6K citations

  3. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    39 h-index

    130 publications

    11.6K citations

  4. Università della Svizzera italiana

    Lugano, Switzerland

    35 h-index

    107 publications

    6.5K citations

  5. Polytechnique Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    34 h-index

    119 publications

    6.6K citations

  6. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    33 h-index

    134 publications

    9.6K citations

  7. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    33 h-index

    114 publications

    6K citations

  8. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    30 h-index

    79 publications

    5.5K citations

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Venues

  1. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

    TSE · 136 publications · 21.4K citations

    73

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  2. Journal of Systems and Software

    JSS · 104 publications · 6.6K citations

    42

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  3. IEEE Software

    89 publications · 8.4K citations

    38

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  4. Information and Software Technology

    71 publications · 3.4K citations

    32

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  5. Empirical Software Engineering

    56 publications · 3.3K citations

    31

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