Mapping Research Topics in Software Testing: A Bibliometric Analysis

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2109.04086v1
• Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2021 08:06:51 GMT
• Title: Mapping Research Topics in Software Testing: A Bibliometric Analysis
• Authors: Alireza Salahirad, Gregory Gay, Ehsan Mohammadi
• Abstract summary: Co-word analysis is a text mining technique based on the co-occurrence of terms. Our analysis enables the mapping of software testing research into clusters of connected topics. This map also suggests topics that are growing in importance, including topics related to web and mobile applications and artificial intelligence.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: In this study, we apply co-word analysis - a text mining technique based on the co-occurrence of terms - to map the topology of software testing research topics, with the goal of providing current and prospective researchers with a map, and observations about the evolution, of the software testing field. Our analysis enables the mapping of software testing research into clusters of connected topics, from which emerge a total of 16 high-level research themes and a further 18 subthemes. This map also suggests topics that are growing in importance, including topics related to web and mobile applications and artificial intelligence. Exploration of author and country-based collaboration patterns offers similar insight into the implicit and explicit factors that influence collaboration and suggests emerging sources of collaboration for future work. We make our observations - and the underlying mapping of research topics and research collaborations - available so that researchers can gain a deeper understanding of the topology of the software testing field, inspiration regarding new areas and connections to explore, and collaborators who will broaden their perspectives.

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