2026 David Benavides: 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	35	11524	11194	200	198	121	7001

David Benavides publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Benavides sits on this spectrum.

32 publications 991+

This scientist: 121 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

David Benavides D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Benavides sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Overview

David Benavides is affiliated with the University of Seville in Spain. Their research primarily spans the field of Computer Science, with a significant focus on Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Software, Computer Networks and Communications, and Computer Science Applications.

The scientist's work covers multiple key topics, including:

Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies
Software Engineering Research
Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
Software System Performance and Reliability
Software Reliability and Analysis Research
Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services
AI-based Problem Solving and Planning

David Benavides has published research in several frequent venues, demonstrating a consistent presence in the academic community. These venues include:

Journal of Systems and Software
SSRN Electronic Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Empirical Software Engineering
SoftwareX

Among recent papers aligned with their field, the following are notable:

UVL: Feature modelling with the Universal Variability Language, 2025, Journal of Systems and Software
Uniform and scalable sampling of highly configurable systems, 2022, Empirical Software Engineering
Using Scratch to Improve Learning Programming in College Students: A Positive Experience from a Non-WEIRD Country, 2021, Electronics
Open Source Adoption Factors-A Systematic Literature Review, 2020, IEEE Access
Empirical software product line engineering: A systematic literature review, 2020, Information and Software Technology

Frequent collaborators include:

José Á. Galindo
Alexander Felfernig
José-Miguel Horcas
Rubén Heradio
Andreas Falkner

David Benavides is also an author of book publications, including the title "Feature Models" published in 2024 by Springer Nature.

Best Publications

Automated analysis of feature models 20 years later: A literature review

David Benavides;Sergio Segura;Antonio Ruiz-Cortés

1656
Citations
Automated reasoning on feature models

David Benavides;Pablo Trinidad;Antonio Ruiz-Cortés

936
Citations
Automated analysis of feature models: challenges ahead

Don Batory;David Benavides;Antonio Ruiz-Cortes

341
Citations
Fama: Tooling a Framework for the Automated Analysis of Feature Models

David Benavides;Sergio Segura;Pablo Trinidad;Antonio Ruiz Cortés

320
Citations
Automated error analysis for the agilization of feature modeling

P. Trinidad;D. Benavides;A. Durán;A. Ruiz-Cortés

222
Citations
Automated Diagnosis of Product-Line Configuration Errors in Feature Models

J. White;D.C. Schmidt;D. Benavides;P. Trinidad

200
Citations
Software diversity: state of the art and perspectives

Ina Schaefer;Rick Rabiser;Dave Clarke;Lorenzo Bettini

199
Citations
Automated reasoning for multi-step feature model configuration problems

Jules White;Brian Dougherty;Doulas C. Schmidt;David Benavides

164
Citations
BeTTy: benchmarking and testing on the automated analysis of feature models

Sergio Segura;José A. Galindo;David Benavides;José A. Parejo

159
Citations
FAMA Framework

P. Trinidad;D. Benavides;A. Ruiz-Cortes;S. Segura

157
Citations
Automated diagnosis of feature model configurations

J. White;D. Benavides;D. C. Schmidt;P. Trinidad

154
Citations
Using Constraint Programming to Reason on Feature Models

David Benavides;Pablo Trinidad;Antonio Ruiz Cortés

124
Citations
A Survey on the Automated Analyses of Feature Models.

David Benavides;Antonio Ruiz Cortés;Pablo Trinidad;Sergio Segura

113
Citations
Using java CSP solvers in the automated analyses of feature models

David Benavides;Sergio Segura;Pablo Trinidad;Antonio Ruiz-Cortés

113
Citations
Automated metamorphic testing on the analyses of feature models

Sergio Segura;Robert M. Hierons;David Benavides;Antonio Ruiz-Cortés

106
Citations
Automated Merging of Feature Models Using Graph Transformations

Sergio Segura;David Benavides;Antonio Ruiz-Cortés;Pablo Trinidad

97
Citations
An assessment of search-based techniques for reverse engineering feature models

Roberto E. Lopez-Herrejon;Lukas Linsbauer;José A. Galindo;José A. Parejo

93
Citations
Evolving feature model configurations in software product lines

Jules White;José A. Galindo;Tripti Saxena;Brian Dougherty

93
Citations
Automated Reasoning on Feature Models

David Benavides;Pablo Trinidad Martín-Arroyo;Antonio Ruiz-Cortés

88
Citations
Automated Test Data Generation on the Analyses of Feature Models: A Metamorphic Testing Approach

Sergio Segura;Robert M. Hierons;David Benavides;Antonio Ruiz-Cortés

84
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Ruiz-Cortés University of Seville

Sergio Segura University of Seville

Alexander Felfernig Graz University of Technology

Don Batory The University of Texas at Austin

Rick Rabiser Johannes Kepler University of Linz

Jules White Vanderbilt University

Robert M. Hierons University of Sheffield

Paul Grünbacher Johannes Kepler University of Linz

Douglas C. Schmidt William & Mary

Miguel A. Toro Technical University of Madrid

External Links

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