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Jeff Offutt 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 Jeff Offutt sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 243 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeff Offutt 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 Jeff Offutt sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jeff Offutt is affiliated with George Mason University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Computer Science, with a particular focus on software and related subfields. Their research profile includes 21 publications in the broader discipline of Computer Science, concentrating heavily on software, where they have 12 publications. Additional subfields include Computer Networks and Communications, Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Science Applications, and Information Systems.

Offutt's research topics are centered around software testing and debugging techniques, represented by 14 publications. They have also contributed to model-driven software engineering techniques and real-time simulation and control systems. Other notable areas of work include teaching and learning programming, software system performance and reliability, child development and digital technology, and innovative teaching and learning methods.

They have published in a range of venues, among which frequent publication sites are Software Testing Verification and Reliability, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, Computer Science Education, and Journal of Systems and Software.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Jeff Offutt include:

  • Evaluating the role of professional development on elementary teachers' knowledge, comfort, and beliefs related to teaching computer science to students with high-incidence disabilities (2022, Journal of Research on Technology in Education)
  • Coupling-based Testing of O-O Programs (2020, TUGraz OPEN Library - Graz University of Technology)
  • Designing a Model of Computer Science Professional Development for Elementary Educators in Inclusive Settings (2021, Journal of Technology and Teacher Education)
  • Elementary teachers' experiences in online professional development for literacy-focused computer science instruction for all learners (2023, Computer Science Education)
  • A systematic review of fault tolerance techniques for smart city applications (2024, Journal of Systems and Software)

Jeff Offutt has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Fabiano Cutigi Ferrari, Amy Hutchison, Jamie Colwell, Kristie Gutierrez, and Anya S. Evmenova, each having multiple joint publications. Their work collectively spans areas of software testing, education in computer science, and system reliability.

Best Publications

  • Introduction to Software Testing

    Paul Ammann;Jeff Offutt

  • MuJava: an automated class mutation system

    Yu-Seung Ma;Jeff Offutt;Yong Rae Kwon

  • Introduction to Software Testing: List of Figures

    Paul Ammann;Jeff Offutt

  • Generating tests from UML specifications

    Jeff Offutt;Aynur Abdurazik

  • Combination Testing Strategies : A Survey

    Mats Grindal;Jeff Offutt;Sten F. Andler

  • Quality attributes of Web software applications

    J. Offutt

  • Testing Web applications by modeling with FSMs

    Anneliese A. Andrews;Jeff Offutt;Roger T. Alexander

  • Generating test data from state-based specifications

    A. Jefferson Offutt;Shaoying Liu;Aynur Abdurazik;Paul Ammann

  • Using UML collaboration diagrams for static checking and test generation

    Aynur Abdurazik;Jeff Offutt

  • Inter-class mutation operators for Java

    Yu-Seung Ma;Yong-Rae Kwon;J. Offutt

  • MuJava: a mutation system for java

    Yu-Seung Ma;Jeff Offutt;Yong-Rae Kwon

  • Generating test cases for web services using data perturbation

    Jeff Offutt;Wuzhi Xu

  • Establishing Theoretical Minimal Sets of Mutants

    Paul Ammann;Marcio Eduardo Delamaro;Jeff Offutt

  • Testing Web services by XML perturbation

    Wuzhi Xu;J. Offutt;Juan Luo

  • Using formal methods to derive test frames in category-partition testing

    P. Ammann;J. Offutt

  • An Experimental Comparison of Four Unit Test Criteria: Mutation, Edge-Pair, All-Uses and Prime Path Coverage

    Nan Li;Upsorn Praphamontripong;Jeff Offutt

  • UML-Based Integration Testing for Component-Based Software

    Ye Wu;Mei-Hwa Chen;Jeff Offutt

  • An evaluation of combination strategies for test case selection

    Mats Grindal;Birgitta Lindström;Jeff Offutt;Sten F. Andler

  • Modeling presentation layers of web applications for testing

    Jeff Offutt;Ye Wu

  • Coverage criteria for logical expressions

    P. Ammann;J. Offutt;Hong Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Ammann
Paul Ammann George Mason University
Willem Visser
Willem Visser Amazon (United States)
David Budgen
David Budgen Durham University
Jane Huffman Hayes
Jane Huffman Hayes University of Kentucky
Paul Pettersson
Paul Pettersson Mälardalen University
Ravi Sandhu
Ravi Sandhu The University of Texas at San Antonio
Daniel A. Menascé
Daniel A. Menascé George Mason University
Robert M. Hierons
Robert M. Hierons University of Sheffield
Peter J. Denning
Peter J. Denning Naval Postgraduate School

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