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Stefan Biffl

Stefan Biffl

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
38
Citations
6345
World Ranking
10204
National Ranking
89

Stefan Biffl 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 Stefan Biffl sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 398 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefan Biffl 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 Stefan Biffl sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Stefan Biffl is affiliated with TU Wien in Austria and has focused research activity in engineering and computer science, with additional work intersecting business, management, and accounting. Their scholarly output spans multiple subfields, prominently including industrial and manufacturing engineering, information systems, management information systems, computer networks and communications, and artificial intelligence.

The main topics covered in their work involve:

  • Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Digital Transformation in Industry
  • Software System Performance and Reliability
  • Software Engineering Research
  • Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies
  • Business Process Modeling and Analysis

Stefan Biffl has published in several frequent venues including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 2022 IEEE 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • Journal of Systems and Software
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

They have participated in authoring four books published by Springer Science+Business Media, among them are:

  • Software Quality: Future Perspectives on Software Engineering Quality (2021)
  • Software Quality: Quality Intelligence in Software and Systems Engineering (2020)
  • Software Architecture (2021)
  • Software Quality: The Next Big Thing in Software Engineering and Quality (2022)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Stefan Biffl include:

  • "Risk-Driven Derivation of Operation Checklists from Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Knowledge," 2022, presented at the 2022 IEEE 20th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN)
  • "QualSec: An Automated Quality-Driven Approach for Security Risk Identification in Cyber-Physical Production Systems," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • "Self-Adaptation in Industry: A Survey," 2023, ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems
  • "What Makes Agile Software Development Agile?," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
  • "Analysis of Quality Issues in Production With Multi-view Coordination Assets," 2022, IFAC-PapersOnLine

Frequent collaborators include Kristof Meixner, Dietmar Winkler, Arndt Lüder, Daniel Méndez, and Michael Felderer.

Stefan Biffl was recognized as an ACM Senior Member in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Software reviews, the state of the practice

    M. Ciolkowski;O. Laitenberger;S. Biffl

  • PlanningLines: novel glyphs for representing temporal uncertainties and their evaluation

    W. Aigner;S. Miksch;B. Thurnher;S. Biffl

  • Value-Based Requirements Traceability: Lessons Learned

    Alexander Egyed;Paul Grunbacher;Matthias Heindl;Stefan Biffl

  • Optimal project feature weights in analogy-based cost estimation: improvement and limitations

    M. Auer;A. Trendowicz;B. Graser;E. Haunschmid

  • A case study on value-based requirements tracing

    Matthias Heindl;Stefan Biffl

  • Investigating the defect detection effectiveness and cost benefit of nominal inspection teams

    S. Biffl;M. Halling

  • Software ecosystems vs. natural ecosystems: learning from the ingenious mind of nature

    Deepak Dhungana;Iris Groher;Elisabeth Schludermann;Stefan Biffl

  • Integration of heterogeneous engineering environments for the automation systems lifecycle

    Stefan Biffl;Alexander Schatten;Alois Zoitl

  • Practical Experiences in the Design and Conduct of Surveys in Empirical Software Engineering

    Marcus Ciolkowski;Oliver Laitenberger;Sira Vegas;Stefan Biffl

  • Synthesized essence: what game jams teach about prototyping of new software products

    Juergen Musil;Angelika Schweda;Dietmar Winkler;Stefan Biffl

  • Value-Based Management of Software Testing

    Rudolf Ramler;Stefan Biffl;Paul Grünbacher

  • Multi-Disciplinary Engineering for Cyber-Physical Production Systems: Data Models and Software Solutions for Handling Complex Engineering Projects

    Stefan Biffl;Arndt Lder;Detlef Gerhard

  • Semantic Integration of Software and Systems Engineering Environments

    T. Moser;S. Biffl

  • Software project portfolio optimization with advanced multiobjective evolutionary algorithms

    Thomas Kremmel;Jiří Kubalík;Stefan Biffl

  • Multi-Disciplinary Engineering for Cyber-Physical Production Systems

    Stefan Biffl;Arndt Lüder;Detlef Gerhard

  • What Makes Agile Software Development Agile

    Marco Kuhrmann;Paolo Tell;Regina Hebig;Jil Ann Christin Klunder

  • A Domain Ontology Building Process for Guiding Requirements Elicitation

    Inah Omoronyia;Guttorm Sindre;Tor Stålhane;Stefan Biffl

  • Integrating Collaborative Processes and Quality Assurance Techniques: Experiences from Requirements Negotiation

    Paul GríNbacher;Michael Halling;Stefan Biffl;Barry W. Boehm

  • Business process-based valuation of IT-security

    Thomas Neubauer;Markus Klemen;Stefan Biffl

  • Software process improvement in Europe: potential of the new V‐modell XT and research issues

    Stefan Biffl;Dietmar Winkler;Reinhard Höhn;Herbert Wetzel

  • Secure business process management: a roadmap

    T. Neubauer;M. Klemen;S. Biffl

Frequent Co-Authors

Marta Sabou
Marta Sabou Vienna University of Economics and Business
Paul Grünbacher
Paul Grünbacher Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Manuel Wimmer
Manuel Wimmer Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Edgar R. Weippl
Edgar R. Weippl University of Vienna
Danny Weyns
Danny Weyns KU Leuven
Alexander Egyed
Alexander Egyed Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Rick Rabiser
Rick Rabiser Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Michael Felderer
Michael Felderer University of Cologne
Alois Zoitl
Alois Zoitl Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Barry Boehm
Barry Boehm University of Southern California

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