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Pekka Abrahamsson

Pekka Abrahamsson

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
59
Citations
13753
World Ranking
3430
National Ranking
22

Pekka Abrahamsson 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 Pekka Abrahamsson sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 268 publications — 67th percentile

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

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

Pekka Abrahamsson 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 Pekka Abrahamsson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pekka Abrahamsson is affiliated with Tampere University in Finland. Their primary field of study is Computer Science, with a total of 139 publications. Within this broad area, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Safety Research, Management Information Systems, and Computer Networks and Communications.

They have explored a range of research topics including:

  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
  • Software Engineering Research
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Cloud Computing and Resource Management

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Software Startups -- A Research Agenda" (2023), published in Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
  • "The Current State of Industrial Practice in Artificial Intelligence Ethics" (2020), published in IEEE Software
  • "Software architecture for quantum computing systems - A systematic review" (2023), published in Journal of Systems and Software
  • "ECCOLA - A method for implementing ethically aligned AI systems" (2021), published in Journal of Systems and Software
  • "Generative Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering - a Research Agenda" (2023), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

They have frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Kai-Kristian Kemell (44 joint publications)
  • Muhammad Waseem (28 joint publications)
  • Tommi Mikkonen (23 joint publications)
  • Anh Nguyen-Duc (19 joint publications)
  • Zheying Zhang (18 joint publications)

Key publication venues for Pekka Abrahamsson include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 39 publications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal with 11 publications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 9 publications
  • Information and Software Technology with 5 publications
  • Journal of Systems and Software with 2 publications

In addition to journal and conference papers, they have authored books published by Springer Science+Business Media and Book Publisher International (SCIENCEDOMAIN International). Notable titles include "Product-Focused Software Process Improvement" (2022) and "Recent Developments in Engineering Research Vol. 8" (2020).

Best Publications

  • Agile software development methods: Review and analysis

    Pekka Abrahamsson;Outi Salo;Jussi Ronkainen;Juhani Warsta

  • New directions on agile methods: a comparative analysis

    Pekka Abrahamsson;Juhani Warsta;Mikko T. Siponen;Jussi Ronkainen

  • Software development in startup companies: A systematic mapping study

    Nicolò Paternoster;Carmine Giardino;Michael Unterkalmsteiner;Tony Gorschek

  • The impact of agile practices on communication in software development

    M. Pikkarainen;J. Haikara;O. Salo;P. Abrahamsson

  • 'Lots Done, More To Do': the Current State of Agile Systems Development Research

    Pekka Abrahamsson;Kieran Conboy;Xiaofeng Wang

  • Agile methods rapidly replacing traditional methods at Nokia: A survey of opinions on agile transformation

    Maarit Laanti;Outi Salo;Pekka Abrahamsson

  • Agile methods in European embedded software development organisations: a survey on the actual use and usefulness of Extreme Programming and Scrum

    Outi Salo;Pekka Abrahamsson

  • Mobile-D: an agile approach for mobile application development

    Pekka Abrahamsson;Antti Hanhineva;Hanna Hulkko;Tuomas Ihme

  • Software Development in Startup Companies: The Greenfield Startup Model

    Carmine Giardino;Nicolo Paternoster;Michael Unterkalmsteiner;Tony Gorschek

  • Agility and Architecture: Can They Coexist?

    P. Abrahamsson;M.A. Babar;P. Kruchten

  • What happens when software developers are (un)happy

    Daniel Graziotin;Fabian Fagerholm;Fabian Fagerholm;Xiaofeng Wang;Pekka Abrahamsson

  • Why Early-Stage Software Startups Fail: A Behavioral Framework

    Carmine Giardino;Xiaofeng Wang;Pekka Abrahamsson

  • Happy software developers solve problems better: psychological measurements in empirical software engineering

    Daniel Graziotin;Xiaofeng Wang;Pekka Abrahamsson

  • A multiple case study on the impact of pair programming on product quality

    Hanna Hulkko;Pekka Abrahamsson

  • Key Challenges in Early-Stage Software Startups

    Carmine Giardino;Sohaib Shahid Bajwa;Xiaofeng Wang;Pekka Abrahamsson

  • What Do We Know about Software Development in Startups

    Carmine Giardino;Michael Unterkalmsteiner;Nicolo Paternoster;Tony Gorschek

  • “Failures” to be celebrated: an analysis of major pivots of software startups

    Sohaib Shahid Bajwa;Xiaofeng Wang;Anh Nguyen Duc;Pekka Abrahamsson

  • A survey study on major technical barriers affecting the decision to adopt cloud services

    Nattakarn Phaphoom;Xiaofeng Wang;Sarah Samuel;Sven Helmer

  • Software Startups - A Research Agenda

    Michael Unterkalmsteiner;Pekka Kalevi Abrahamsson;Xiaofeng Wang;Anh Nguyen-Duc

  • Affordable and Energy-Efficient Cloud Computing Clusters: The Bolzano Raspberry Pi Cloud Cluster Experiment

    Pekka Abrahamsson;Sven Helmer;Nattakarn Phaphoom;Lorenzo Nicolodi

  • A Case Study on the Impact of Refactoring on Quality and Productivity in an Agile Team

    Raimund Moser;Pekka Abrahamsson;Witold Pedrycz;Alberto Sillitti

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaofeng Wang
Xiaofeng Wang Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Jürgen Münch
Jürgen Münch Reutlingen University
Giancarlo Succi
Giancarlo Succi University of Bologna
Frank Maurer
Frank Maurer University of Calgary
Tommi Mikkonen
Tommi Mikkonen University of Jyväskylä
Tony Gorschek
Tony Gorschek Blekinge Institute of Technology
Michele Marchesi
Michele Marchesi University of Cagliari
Mikko T. Siponen
Mikko T. Siponen University of Alabama
Ita Richardson
Ita Richardson University of Limerick
Witold Pedrycz
Witold Pedrycz University of Alberta

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