Michael D. Ernst: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Michael D. Ernst's h-index is 79 (187 i10-index, 30,356+ total citations across 315+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Michael D. Ernst is affiliated with Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington.
Michael D. Ernst is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, specializing in Software Engineering, Programming Languages. Their work has been cited 30,356 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Michael D. Ernst's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 315 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 79
- i10-Index
- 187
- Total Citations
- 30,356
- Citing Countries
- 54
As of July 2026.
Michael D. Ernst has an h-index of 79 and 30,356 total citations across 315 publications, with research cited by institutions in 54 countries.
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Defects4J: A database of existing faults to enable controlled testing studies for Java programs
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About Michael D. Ernst's research
Michael D. Ernst is a researcher in Software Engineering and Programming Languages at Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington. Their work has been cited 30,356 times across 315 publications (h-index 79), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Defects4J: A database of existing faults to enable controlled testing studies for Java programs” (2014), has accumulated 2,085 citations. Other influential works include “Dynamically discovering likely program invariants to support program evolution” (2001) with 2,031 citations and “The Daikon system for dynamic detection of likely invariants” (2007) with 1,647 citations.
Citations of Michael D. Ernst's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
