2026 Sandro Morasca: 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	32	12965	12582	453	449	180	6118

Overview

Sandro Morasca is affiliated with the University of Insubria in Italy and works within the field of Computer Science, with a focus that extends into several subfields. Their research primarily involves Information Systems, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Applications, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The scientist's research topics cover areas including Software Engineering Research, Software Reliability and Analysis Research, Imbalanced Data Classification Techniques, Software System Performance and Reliability, Software Testing and Debugging Techniques, Software Engineering Techniques and Practices, and Teaching and Learning Programming.

Morasca has contributed to various frequent publication venues, notably:

Empirical Software Engineering
Journal of Systems and Software
IEEE Access
IrInSubria (University of Insubria)
Information and Software Technology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Morasca include:

On the assessment of software defect prediction models via ROC curves (2020) published in Empirical Software Engineering

Other related works within their frequent co-authors' research include:

An empirical evaluation of the "Cognitive Complexity" measure as a predictor of code understandability (2022) published in Journal of Systems and Software
Comparing ϕ and the F-measure as performance metrics for software-related classifications (2022) published in Empirical Software Engineering
Common Problems With the Usage of F-Measure and Accuracy Metrics in Medical Research (2023) published in IEEE Access
An empirical study on software understandability and its dependence on code characteristics (2023) published in Empirical Software Engineering

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Luigi Lavazza, Davide Tosi, Gabriele Rotoloni, Letizia Jaccheri, and Abedallah Zaid Abualkishik. Luigi Lavazza is the most frequent co-author, contributing to numerous joint publications.

Best Publications

Property-based software engineering measurement

L.C. Briand;S. Morasca;V.R. Basili

1113
Citations
A unified high-level Petri net formalism for time-critical systems

C. Ghezzi;D. Mandrioli;S. Morasca;M. Pezze

513
Citations
On the application of measurement theory in software engineering

Lionel C. Briand;Khaled El Emam;Sandro Morasca

314
Citations
Issues in using students in empirical studies in software engineering education

J. Carver;L. Jaccheri;S. Morasca;F. Shull

291
Citations
Defining and validating measures for object-based high-level design

L.C. Briand;S. Morasca;V.R. Basili

263
Citations
An operational process for goal-driven definition of measures

L.C. Briand;S. Morasca;V.R. Basili

240
Citations
Generating test cases for real-time systems from logic specifications

Dino Mandrioli;Sandro Morasca;Angelo Morzenti

212
Citations
Theoretical and Empirical Validation of Software Product Measures

Lionel C. Briand;Khaled El Emam;Sandro Morasca

180
Citations
Measuring and assessing maintainability at the end of high level design

L.C. Briand;S. Morasca;V.R. Basili

157
Citations
A checklist for integrating student empirical studies with research and teaching goals

Jeffrey C. Carver;Letizia Jaccheri;Sandro Morasca;Forrest Shull

139
Citations
A general way to put time in Petri nets

C. Ghezzi;D. Mandrioli;S. Morasca;M. Pezze

109
Citations
Defining and validating high-level design metrics

Lionel Briand;Sandro Morasca;Victor R. Basili

106
Citations
Applying GQM in an industrial software factory

Alfonso Fuggetta;Luigi Lavazza;Sandro Morasca;Stefano Cinti

93
Citations
OpenBQR: a framework for the assessment of OSS

Davide Taibi;Luigi Lavazza;Sandro Morasca

88
Citations
Assessing the understandability of UML statechart diagrams with composite states--A family of empirical studies

José A. Cruz-Lemus;Marcela Genero;M. Esperanza Manso;Sandro Morasca

85
Citations
A Survey on Open Source Software Trustworthiness

V. del Bianco;L. Lavazza;S. Morasca;D. Taibi

75
Citations
Deriving models of software fault-proneness

Giovanni Denaro;Sandro Morasca;Mauro Pezzè

74
Citations
A Unified High-level Petri Net Model for Time Critical Systems

C. Ghezzi;D. Mandrioli;S. Morasca;M. Pezze

71
Citations
Towards a theoretical framework for measuring software attributes

S. Morasca;L.C. Briand

71
Citations
Comments on "Property-based software engineering measurement: refining the additivity properties"

G. Poels;G. Dedene;L.C. Briand;S. Morasca

71
Citations
A probability-based approach for measuring external attributes of software artifacts

Sandro Morasca

71
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lionel C. Briand University of Ottawa

Victor R. Basili University of Maryland, College Park

Mauro Pezzè Universita della Svizzera Italiana

Carlo Ghezzi Polytechnic University of Milan

Luciano Baresi Polytechnic University of Milan

Mario Piattini University of Castilla-La Mancha

Marcela Genero University of Castilla-La Mancha

Forrest Shull Carnegie Mellon University

Barbara Kitchenham Keele University

Jeffrey C. Carver University of Alabama

External Links

Personal website of Sandro Morasca

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