Global Trends and Empirical Metrics in the Evaluation of Code Smells and Technical Debt: A Bibliometric Study

Ronald Henry Diaz Arrieta, Byron Leoncio Diaz Monroy, Luis Javier Castillo Heredia, Alexandra Gabriela Valenzuela Cobos

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DOI: 10.1109/access.2025.3594657
Published: 2025
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@article{allodium:10.1109/access.2025.3594657,
  title = {Global Trends and Empirical Metrics in the Evaluation of Code Smells and Technical Debt: A Bibliometric Study},
  author = {Ronald Henry Diaz Arrieta and Byron Leoncio Diaz Monroy and Luis Javier Castillo Heredia and Alexandra Gabriela Valenzuela Cobos},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {IEEE Access},
  doi = {10.1109/access.2025.3594657},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3594657}
}

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TI  - Global Trends and Empirical Metrics in the Evaluation of Code Smells and Technical Debt: A Bibliometric Study
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AU  - Byron Leoncio Diaz Monroy
AU  - Luis Javier Castillo Heredia
AU  - Alexandra Gabriela Valenzuela Cobos
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DO  - 10.1109/access.2025.3594657
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Arrieta, R. H. D., Monroy, B. L. D., Heredia, L. J. C., & Cobos, A. G. V. (2025). Global Trends and Empirical Metrics in the Evaluation of Code Smells and Technical Debt: A Bibliometric Study. IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3594657

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