David Lorge Parnas: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
David Lorge Parnas's h-index is 60 (139 i10-index, 29,437+ total citations across 371+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. David Lorge Parnas is affiliated with Middle Road Software, McMaster University, University of Limerick.
David Lorge Parnas is a researcher affiliated with Middle Road Software, McMaster University, University of Limerick, specializing in Software Engineering. Their work has been cited 29,437 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
David Lorge Parnas's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 371 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 60
- i10-Index
- 139
- Total Citations
- 29,437
- Citing Countries
- 2
As of July 2026.
David Lorge Parnas has an h-index of 60 and 29,437 total citations across 371 publications, with research cited by institutions in 2 countries.
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About David Lorge Parnas's research
David Lorge Parnas is a researcher in Software Engineering at Middle Road Software, McMaster University, University of Limerick. Their work has been cited 29,437 times across 371 publications (h-index 60), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “On the criteria to be used in decomposing systems into modules” (1972), has accumulated 8,093 citations. Other influential works include “Software aging” (1994) with 1,946 citations and “On the design and development of program families” (1976) with 1,385 citations.
Citations of David Lorge Parnas's research come primarily from United States and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











