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Sweden
2026

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Computer Science

D-Index
68
Citations
36943
World Ranking
2022
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Claes Wohlin is affiliated with the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden and focuses their research in the field of computer science, particularly software engineering. They have contributed extensively to several subfields including information systems, artificial intelligence, computer networks and communications, computer science applications, and software.

Their research topics encompass a broad range of subjects within software engineering and related domains. These include:

  • Software Engineering Research
  • Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
  • Software System Performance and Reliability
  • Open Source Software Innovations
  • Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management

Wohlin has published multiple papers, many appearing in the journal Information and Software Technology. Notable recent publications include:

  • Successful combination of database search and snowballing for identification of primary studies in systematic literature studies, 2022, Information and Software Technology
  • Guidelines for the search strategy to update systematic literature reviews in software engineering, 2020, Information and Software Technology
  • Case Study Research in Software Engineering-It is a Case, and it is a Study, but is it a Case Study?, 2021, Information and Software Technology
  • Guiding the selection of research methodology in industry-academia collaboration in software engineering, 2021, Information and Software Technology

Other frequent venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Systems and Software
  • Journal of Software Evolution and Process
  • e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal

Their research collaborations often involve several scholars in the software engineering field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Austen Rainer
  • Marcos Kalinowski
  • Emília Mendes
  • Katia Romero Felizardo
  • Nauman bin Ali

Best Publications

  • Experimentation in Software Engineering

    Claes Wohlin;Per Runeson;Martin Hst;Magnus C. Ohlsson

  • Guidelines for snowballing in systematic literature studies and a replication in software engineering

    Claes Wohlin

  • Experimentation in Software Engineering: An Introduction

    Claes Wohlin;Per Runeson;Martin Höst;Magnus C. Ohlsson

  • Experimentation in Software Engineering

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  • Systematic literature studies: database searches vs. backward snowballing

    Samireh Jalali;Claes Wohlin

  • Using Students as Subjects—A Comparative Study ofStudents and Professionals in Lead-Time Impact Assessment

    Martin Höst;Björn Regnell;Claes Wohlin

  • An evaluation of methods for prioritizing software requirements

    Joachim Karlsson;Claes Wohlin;Björn Regnell

  • Engineering and Managing Software Requirements

    Aybüke Aurum;Claes Wohlin

  • Empirical evidence in global software engineering: a systematic review

    Darja Šmite;Claes Wohlin;Tony Gorschek;Robert Feldt

  • A Model for Technology Transfer in Practice

    T. Gorschek;C. Wohlin;P. Carre;S. Larsson

  • Empirical research methods in software engineering

    Claes Wohlin;Martin Höst;Kennet Henningsson

  • Context in industrial software engineering research

    Kai Petersen;Claes Wohlin

  • Successful combination of database search and snowballing for identification of primary studies in systematic literature studies

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  • State-of-the-art: software inspections after 25 years

    Aybuke Aurum;Håkan Petersson;Claes Wohlin

  • A comparison of issues and advantages in agile and incremental development between state of the art and an industrial case

    Kai Petersen;Claes Wohlin

  • The Waterfall Model in Large-Scale Development

    Kai Petersen;Kai Petersen;Claes Wohlin;Dejan Baca;Dejan Baca

  • Requirements Abstraction Model

    Tony Gorschek;Claes Wohlin

  • The effect of moving from a plan-driven to an incremental software development approach with agile practices

    Kai Petersen;Claes Wohlin

  • Empirical software engineering experts on the use of students and professionals in experiments

    Davide Falessi;Natalia Juristo;Claes Wohlin;Burak Turhan

  • The fundamental nature of requirements engineering activities as a decision-making process

    Aybüke Aurum;Claes Wohlin

  • Towards a decision-making structure for selecting a research design in empirical software engineering

    Claes Wohlin;Aybüke Aurum

  • On the Reliability of Mapping Studies in Software Engineering

    Claes Wohlin;Per Runeson;Paulo Anselmo da Mota Silveira Neto;Emelie Engström

  • Agile Practices in Global Software Engineering - A Systematic Map

    Samireh Jalali;Claes Wohlin

  • Analysis and Interpretation

    Claes Wohlin;Per Runeson;Martin Höst;Magnus C. Ohlsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Aybüke Aurum
Aybüke Aurum University of New South Wales
Per Runeson
Per Runeson Lund University
Martin Höst
Martin Höst Malmö University
Tony Gorschek
Tony Gorschek Blekinge Institute of Technology
Björn Regnell
Björn Regnell Lund University
Kai Petersen
Kai Petersen Blekinge Institute of Technology
Emilia Mendes
Emilia Mendes Aarhus University
Lefteris Angelis
Lefteris Angelis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Min Xie
Min Xie City University of Hong Kong

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