{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2890834877","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3266237.3266241","title":"Where are the minimal mutants?","display_name":"Where are the minimal mutants?","publication_year":2018,"publication_date":"2018-09-17","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2890834877","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3266237.3266241","mag":"2890834877"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3266237.3266241","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3266237.3266241","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the XXXII Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5089721393","display_name":"M\u00e1rcio Eduardo Delamaro","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7535-5891"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I17974374","display_name":"Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo","ror":"https://ror.org/036rp1748","country_code":"BR","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I17974374"]}],"countries":["BR"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Marcio Delamaro","raw_affiliation_strings":["ICMC-Universidadede S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Carlos, SP"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"ICMC-Universidadede S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Carlos, SP","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I17974374"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5020521912","display_name":"Marcos Lordello Chaim","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7157-5141"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I17974374","display_name":"Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo","ror":"https://ror.org/036rp1748","country_code":"BR","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I17974374"]}],"countries":["BR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Marcos Lordello Chaim","raw_affiliation_strings":["EACH - Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Paulo, SP"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"EACH - Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I17974374"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5012165860","display_name":"Jos\u00e9 Carlos Maldonado","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3779-7143"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I17974374","display_name":"Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo","ror":"https://ror.org/036rp1748","country_code":"BR","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I17974374"]}],"countries":["BR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jos\u00e9 Carlos Maldonado","raw_affiliation_strings":["ICMC-Universidadede S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Carlos, SP"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"ICMC-Universidadede S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Carlos, SP","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I17974374"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5089721393"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I17974374"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.8842,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":6,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.7708023,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":96},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"190","last_page":"195"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10743","display_name":"Software Testing and Debugging Techniques","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10743","display_name":"Software Testing and Debugging Techniques","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12423","display_name":"Software Reliability and Analysis Research","score":0.9966999888420105,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11241","display_name":"Advanced Malware Detection Techniques","score":0.9947999715805054,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1711","display_name":"Signal Processing"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mutation-testing","display_name":"Mutation testing","score":0.6875812411308289},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6598751544952393},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mutant","display_name":"Mutant","score":0.6088541150093079},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/control-flow-graph","display_name":"Control flow graph","score":0.585136353969574},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mutation","display_name":"Mutation","score":0.5495728850364685},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/set","display_name":"Set (abstract data type)","score":0.5085796117782593},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software","display_name":"Software","score":0.46807965636253357},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/graph","display_name":"Graph","score":0.45375630259513855},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/simple","display_name":"Simple (philosophy)","score":0.4438297152519226},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-quality","display_name":"Software quality","score":0.4414404332637787},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/context","display_name":"Context (archaeology)","score":0.4381091892719269},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/test-case","display_name":"Test case","score":0.42499569058418274},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/theoretical-computer-science","display_name":"Theoretical computer science","score":0.34980273246765137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/programming-language","display_name":"Programming language","score":0.2861866056919098},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-development","display_name":"Software development","score":0.207273930311203},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/machine-learning","display_name":"Machine learning","score":0.17051878571510315},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/genetics","display_name":"Genetics","score":0.15386375784873962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/biology","display_name":"Biology","score":0.14709225296974182}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C163565370","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4308623","display_name":"Mutation testing","level":4,"score":0.6875812411308289},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6598751544952393},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C143065580","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3285695","display_name":"Mutant","level":3,"score":0.6088541150093079},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C27458966","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1187693","display_name":"Control flow graph","level":2,"score":0.585136353969574},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C501734568","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42918","display_name":"Mutation","level":3,"score":0.5495728850364685},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C177264268","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1514741","display_name":"Set (abstract data type)","level":2,"score":0.5085796117782593},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777904410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7397","display_name":"Software","level":2,"score":0.46807965636253357},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C132525143","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141488","display_name":"Graph","level":2,"score":0.45375630259513855},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780586882","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7520643","display_name":"Simple (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.4438297152519226},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C117447612","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1412670","display_name":"Software quality","level":4,"score":0.4414404332637787},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779343474","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3109175","display_name":"Context (archaeology)","level":2,"score":0.4381091892719269},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C128942645","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1568346","display_name":"Test case","level":3,"score":0.42499569058418274},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C80444323","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2878974","display_name":"Theoretical computer science","level":1,"score":0.34980273246765137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.2861866056919098},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C529173508","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638608","display_name":"Software development","level":3,"score":0.207273930311203},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119857082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2539","display_name":"Machine learning","level":1,"score":0.17051878571510315},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C54355233","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7162","display_name":"Genetics","level":1,"score":0.15386375784873962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.14709225296974182},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C151730666","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7205","display_name":"Paleontology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C104317684","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7187","display_name":"Gene","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C152877465","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208042","display_name":"Regression analysis","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3266237.3266241","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3266237.3266241","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the XXXII Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.6100000143051147,"display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":13,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1974858479","https://openalex.org/W2003310968","https://openalex.org/W2008479535","https://openalex.org/W2049695835","https://openalex.org/W2051725175","https://openalex.org/W2072676510","https://openalex.org/W2075592454","https://openalex.org/W2121084350","https://openalex.org/W2546792321","https://openalex.org/W2734519371","https://openalex.org/W2763110557","https://openalex.org/W2786944871","https://openalex.org/W4251804709"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2123958666","https://openalex.org/W2546792321","https://openalex.org/W2488011889","https://openalex.org/W2165310406","https://openalex.org/W2139763472","https://openalex.org/W2546441935","https://openalex.org/W2951506308","https://openalex.org/W2126723155","https://openalex.org/W2232482475","https://openalex.org/W2076385812"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Mutation":[0],"test":[1,9,20,92],"is":[2,12,53,78],"a":[3,15,42,81,148],"criterion":[4,16],"for":[5,45,64,170],"creating":[6,19],"and":[7,129,143,162],"evaluating":[8],"sets.":[10],"It":[11],"recognized":[13],"as":[14],"capable":[17],"of":[18,57,68,83,90,113,122,127,151,159,176],"sets":[21],"with":[22,27,156],"high":[23,28],"effectiveness,":[24],"that":[25,59,147],"is,":[26],"capacity":[29],"to":[30,72,74,79,109,118],"reveal":[31],"defects":[32],"in":[33,49,132,165,172],"the":[34,39,50,54,69,88,91,96,106,111,125,130,145,157,160,173],"software,":[35],"when":[36],"present.":[37],"On":[38],"other":[40],"hand,":[41],"serious":[43],"problem":[44,77],"its":[46,177],"practical":[47],"use":[48,80],"software":[51],"industry":[52],"large":[55],"number":[56,112],"mutants":[58],"may":[60,153],"be":[61,154],"generated,":[62],"even":[63],"simple":[65],"programs.":[66],"One":[67],"approaches":[70],"used":[71],"try":[73],"minimize":[75],"this":[76],"subset":[82],"mutants,":[84,123],"trying":[85],"not":[86],"losing":[87],"quality":[89],"cases":[93],"produced.":[94],"In":[95],"past,":[97],"selective":[98],"mutation,":[99],"based":[100],"on":[101],"some":[102,166],"mutation":[103,128],"operators":[104],"was":[105],"mainstream":[107],"approach":[108],"reduce":[110],"mutants.":[114],"Currently,":[115],"studies":[116],"prefer":[117],"avoid":[119],"certain":[120],"types":[121],"analyzing":[124],"type":[126],"context":[131],"which":[133],"they":[134],"are":[135],"generate.":[136],"This":[137],"paper":[138],"makes":[139],"an":[140],"initial":[141],"analysis":[142],"proposes":[144],"idea":[146],"\"minimal":[149],"set":[150],"mutants\"":[152],"associated":[155],"structure":[158],"program":[161],"then":[163],"located":[164],"specific":[167],"place":[168],"as,":[169],"instance,":[171],"essential":[174],"branches":[175],"Control":[178],"Flow":[179],"Graph.":[180]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}