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Multi-dimensional research software categorization

Multi-dimensional research software categorization
Multi-dimensional research software categorization

Research software has been categorized in different contexts to serve different goals. We start with a look at what research software is, before we discuss the purpose of research software categories. We propose a multi-dimensional categorization of research software. We present a template for characterizing such categories. As selected dimensions, we present our proposed role-based, readiness-based, developer-based, and dissemination-based categories. Since our work has been inspired by various previous efforts to categorize research software, we discuss them as related works. We characterize all these categories via the previously introduced template, to enable a systematic comparison. We report on the multi-dimensional categorization of selected research software examples.

Aerospace engineering, Analytical models, Data collection, Data models, Data visualization, Monitoring, Numerical models, Software, Software development management, Software engineering
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Hasselbring, Wilhelm
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Rumpe, Bernhard
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Yang, Shinhyung
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Hasselbring, Wilhelm
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Bernoth, Jan
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Felderer, Michael
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Hermann, Ben
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Lamprecht, Anna Lena
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Linxweiler, Jan
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Prat, Arnau
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Rumpe, Bernhard
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Hasselbring, Wilhelm, Druskat, Stephan, Bernoth, Jan, Betker, Philine, Felderer, Michael, Ferenz, Stephan, Hermann, Ben, Lamprecht, Anna Lena, Linxweiler, Jan, Prat, Arnau, Rumpe, Bernhard, Schoening-Stierand, Katrin and Yang, Shinhyung (2025) Multi-dimensional research software categorization. Computing in Science and Engineering, 27 (2), 59-68. (doi:10.1109/MCSE.2025.3555023).

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Research software has been categorized in different contexts to serve different goals. We start with a look at what research software is, before we discuss the purpose of research software categories. We propose a multi-dimensional categorization of research software. We present a template for characterizing such categories. As selected dimensions, we present our proposed role-based, readiness-based, developer-based, and dissemination-based categories. Since our work has been inspired by various previous efforts to categorize research software, we discuss them as related works. We characterize all these categories via the previously introduced template, to enable a systematic comparison. We report on the multi-dimensional categorization of selected research software examples.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 27 March 2025
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 1999-2011 IEEE.
Keywords: Aerospace engineering, Analytical models, Data collection, Data models, Data visualization, Monitoring, Numerical models, Software, Software development management, Software engineering
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Local EPrints ID: 504111
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/504111
DOI: doi:10.1109/MCSE.2025.3555023
ISSN: 1521-9615
PURE UUID: e603b25a-ed20-42fc-b5d4-016840afa8eb
ORCID for Wilhelm Hasselbring: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-4335

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Date deposited: 26 Aug 2025 16:43
Last modified: 27 Aug 2025 02:17

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Author: Wilhelm Hasselbring ORCID iD
Author: Stephan Druskat
Author: Jan Bernoth
Author: Philine Betker
Author: Michael Felderer
Author: Stephan Ferenz
Author: Ben Hermann
Author: Anna Lena Lamprecht
Author: Jan Linxweiler
Author: Arnau Prat
Author: Bernhard Rumpe
Author: Katrin Schoening-Stierand
Author: Shinhyung Yang

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