2026 Anna Perini: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	44	7534	7315	193	191	202	8759

Overview

Anna Perini is affiliated with Fondazione Bruno Kessler in Italy. Their research spans multiple areas within computer science and social sciences, focusing primarily on software engineering and its related techniques and practices.

The main fields of study where they have made contributions include:

Computer Science
Social Sciences

Within these fields, their subfields of specialization cover:

Information Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Safety Research
Education
Computer Science Applications

Anna Perini's work addresses several key topics, such as:

Software Engineering Research
Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Online and Blended Learning
Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining
Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy

Their publication record includes papers in leading academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

Empirical Software Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Information and Software Technology
Information Systems
Computer

Recent publications by Anna Perini include:

"Analysing app reviews for software engineering: a systematic literature review," published in 2022 in Empirical Software Engineering
"Automating user-feedback driven requirements prioritization," published in 2021 in Information and Software Technology
"Mining and searching app reviews for requirements engineering: Evaluation and replication studies," published in 2023 in Information Systems
"Specifying requirements for collection and analysis of online user feedback," published in 2022 in Requirements Engineering
"Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Needs Stronger Assurances Driven by Risks," published in 2022 in Computer

In addition to journal articles, Anna Perini has contributed to the academic book literature, including a publication with Springer Science+Business Media titled Research Challenges in Information Science (2021).

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

Angelo Susi
Paolo Busetta
Jacek Dąbrowski
Emmanuel Letier
Artem Gabbasov

Best Publications

Tropos: An Agent-Oriented Software Development Methodology

Paolo Bresciani;Anna Perini;Paolo Giorgini;Fausto Giunchiglia

2547
Citations
The tropos software development methodology: processes, models and diagrams

Fausto Giunchiglia;John Mylopoulos;Anna Perini

859
Citations
The Crowd in Requirements Engineering: The Landscape and Challenges

Eduard C. Groen;Norbert Seyff;Raian Ali;Fabiano Dalpiaz

250
Citations
A Machine Learning Approach to Software Requirements Prioritization

A. Perini;A. Susi;P. Avesani

219
Citations
A knowledge level software engineering methodology for agent oriented programming

Paolo Bresciani;Anna Perini;Paolo Giorgini;Fausto Giunchiglia

199
Citations
The Tropos Metamodel and its Use

Angelo Susi;Anna Perini;John Mylopoulos;Paolo Giorgini

185
Citations
Using models at runtime to address assurance for self-adaptive systems

Betty H. C. Cheng;Kerstin I. Eder;Martin Gogolla;Lars Grunske

174
Citations
Tool-supported requirements prioritization: Comparing the AHP and CBRank methods

Anna Perini;Filippo Ricca;Angelo Susi

149
Citations
Towards goal-oriented development of self-adaptive systems

Mirko Morandini;Loris Penserini;Anna Perini

149
Citations
Facing scalability issues in requirements prioritization with machine learning techniques

P. Avesani;C. Bazzanella;A. Perini;A. Susi

120
Citations
Evolutionary testing of autonomous software agents

Cu D. Nguyen;Anna Perini;Paolo Tonella;Simon Miles

117
Citations
Analysing app reviews for software engineering: a systematic literature review

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111
Citations
High variability design for software agents: Extending Tropos

Loris Penserini;Anna Perini;Angelo Susi;John Mylopoulos

108
Citations
Automating model transformations in agent-Oriented modelling

Anna Perini;Angelo Susi

106
Citations
Developing a decision support system for integrated production in agriculture

Anna Perini;Angelo Susi

103
Citations
Modeling early requirements in Tropos: A transformation based approach

Paolo Bresciani;Anna Perini;Paolo Giorgini;Fausto Giunchiglia

97
Citations
Engineering requirements for adaptive systems

Mirko Morandini;Loris Penserini;Anna Perini;Alessandro Marchetto

92
Citations
A goal-oriented software testing methodology

Duy Cu Nguyen;Anna Perini;Paolo Tonella

86
Citations
Interactive Case-Based Planning for Forest Fire Management

Paolo Avesani;Anna Perini;Francesco Ricci

83
Citations
Towards intelligent decision support systems for emergency managers: the IDA approach

Adam Maria Gadomski;Sandro Bologna;Giovanni Di Costanzo;Anna Perini

79
Citations
Designing Law-Compliant Software Requirements

Alberto Siena;John Mylopoulos;Anna Perini;Angelo Susi

76
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Susi Fondazione Bruno Kessler

John Mylopoulos University of Ottawa

Paolo Tonella Universita della Svizzera Italiana

Fausto Giunchiglia University of Trento

Paolo Giorgini University of Trento

Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Francesco Ricci Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Filippo Ricca University of Genoa

Daniela Damian University of Victoria

Virginia Dignum Umeå University

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