| The goal question metric approach VRBG Caldiera, HD Rombach Encyclopedia of software engineering, 528-532, 1994 | 6467* | 1994 |
| A validation of object-oriented design metrics as quality indicators VR Basili, LC Briand, WL Melo IEEE Transactions on software engineering 22 (10), 751-761, 1996 | 2612 | 1996 |
| Iterative and incremental developments. a brief history C Larman, VR Basili Computer 36 (6), 47-56, 2003 | 2213 | 2003 |
| The TAME project: Towards improvement-oriented software environments VR Basili, HD Rombach IEEE Transactions on software engineering 14 (6), 758-773, 1988 | 2136 | 1988 |
| A methodology for collecting valid software engineering data VR Basili, DM Weiss IEEE Transactions on software engineering, 728-738, 1984 | 1770 | 1984 |
| Defect reduction top 10 list B Boehm, VR Basili Computer 34 (1), 135-137, 2001 | 1442 | 2001 |
| Property-based software engineering measurement LC Briand, S Morasca, VR Basili IEEE transactions on software Engineering 22 (1), 68-86, 1996 | 1133 | 1996 |
| Building knowledge through families of experiments VR Basili, F Shull, F Lanubile IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 25 (4), 456-473, 1999 | 1127 | 1999 |
| Experimentation in software engineering VR Basili, RW Selby, DH Hutchens IEEE Transactions on software engineering, 733-743, 1986 | 1022 | 1986 |
| Software errors and complexity: an empirical investigation0 VR Basili, BT Perricone Communications of the ACM 27 (1), 42-52, 1984 | 1009 | 1984 |
| Comparing the effectiveness of software testing strategies VR Basili, RW Selby IEEE transactions on software engineering, 1278-1296, 1987 | 803 | 1987 |
| The empirical investigation of perspective-based reading VR Basili, S Green, O Laitenberger, F Lanubile, F Shull, S Sørumgård, ... Empirical software engineering 1, 133-164, 1996 | 722 | 1996 |
| Comparing detection methods for software requirements inspections: A replicated experiment AA Porter, LG Votta, VR Basili IEEE Transactions on software Engineering 21 (6), 563-575, 1995 | 648 | 1995 |
| Iterative enhancement: A practical technique for software development VR Basil, AJ Turner IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 390-396, 1975 | 578 | 1975 |
| The influence of organizational structure on software quality: an empirical case study N Nagappan, B Murphy, V Basili Proceedings of the 30th international conference on Software engineering …, 2008 | 539 | 2008 |
| Software modeling and measurement: the goal/question VR Basili Metric paradigm, 1992 | 539 | 1992 |
| Identifying and qualifying reusable software components G Caldiera, VR Basili Computer 24 (2), 61-70, 1991 | 526 | 1991 |
| Goal question metric (gqm) approach R Van Solingen, V Basili, G Caldiera, HD Rombach Encyclopedia of software engineering, 2002 | 489 | 2002 |
| The role of experimentation in software engineering: past, current, and future VR Basili Proceedings of IEEE 18th International Conference on Software Engineering …, 1996 | 487 | 1996 |
| Empirical findings in agile methods M Lindvall, V Basili, B Boehm, P Costa, K Dangle, F Shull, R Tesoriero, ... Extreme Programming and Agile Methods—XP/Agile Universe 2002: Second XP …, 2002 | 485 | 2002 |
| How reuse influences productivity in object-oriented systems VR Basili, LC Briand, WL Melo Communications of the ACM 39 (10), 104-116, 1996 | 453 | 1996 |
| A meta-model for software development resource expenditures JW Bailey, VR Basili ICSE 81, 107-116, 1981 | 434 | 1981 |
| Defining and validating measures for object-based high-level design LC Briand, S Morasca, VR Basili IEEE transactions on software engineering 25 (5), 722-743, 1999 | 431* | 1999 |
| Detecting defects in object-oriented designs: using reading techniques to increase software quality G Travassos, F Shull, M Fredericks, VR Basili ACM sigplan notices 34 (10), 47-56, 1999 | 429 | 1999 |
| What we have learned about fighting defects F Shull, V Basili, B Boehm, AW Brown, P Costa, M Lindvall, D Port, I Rus, ... Proceedings eighth IEEE symposium on software metrics, 249-258, 2002 | 391 | 2002 |
| System structure analysis: Clustering with data bindings DH Hutchens, VR Basili IEEE transactions on Software Engineering, 749-757, 1985 | 384 | 1985 |
| How perspective-based reading can improve requirements inspections F Shull, I Rus, V Basili Computer 33 (7), 73-79, 2000 | 372 | 2000 |
| Support for comprehensive reuse VR Basili, HD Rombach Software engineering journal 6 (5), 303-316, 1991 | 349 | 1991 |
| The experimental paradigm in software engineering VR Basili Experimental Software Engineering Issues: Critical Assessment and Future …, 2005 | 341 | 2005 |
| Viewing maintenance as reuse-oriented software development VR Basili IEEE software 7 (1), 19-25, 1990 | 338 | 1990 |
| COTS-based systems top 10 list VR Basili, B Boehm Computer 34 (5), 91-95, 2001 | 330 | 2001 |
| The evolution and impact of code smells: A case study of two open source systems S Olbrich, DS Cruzes, V Basili, N Zazworka 2009 3rd international symposium on empirical software engineering and …, 2009 | 316 | 2009 |
| A pattern recognition approach for software engineering data analysis LC Briand, VR Basili, WM Thomas IEEE transactions on software engineering 18 (11), 931-942, 1992 | 313 | 1992 |
| Tailoring the software process to project goals and environments VR Basili, HD Rombach University of Maryland. Computer Science, 1986 | 312 | 1986 |
| Quantitative evaluation of software methodology VR Basili University of Maryland, 1985 | 286 | 1985 |
| Developing interpretable models with optimized set reduction for identifying high-risk software components LC Briand, VR Brasili, CJ Hetmanski IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 19 (11), 1028-1044, 1993 | 274 | 1993 |
| The software engineering laboratory: an operational software experience factory V Basili, G Caldiera, F McGarry, R Pajerski, G Page, S Waligora Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Software engineering …, 1992 | 260 | 1992 |
| An operational process for goal-driven definition of measures LC Briand, S Morasca, VR Basili IEEE transactions on software engineering 28 (12), 1106-1125, 2002 | 246 | 2002 |
| Improve software quality by reusing knowledge and experience VR Basili, G Caldiera Foundations of Empirical Software Engineering: The Legacy of Victor R …, 2005 | 241 | 2005 |
| Analyzing error-prone system structure RW Selby, VR Basili IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 17 (2), 141-152, 1991 | 239 | 1991 |
