Multi-Dimensional Research Software Categorization

Hasselbring, Wilhelm and Druskat, Stephan and Bernoth, Jan and Betker, Philine and Felderer, Michael and Ferenz, Stephan and Hermann, Ben and Lamprecht, Anna-Lena and Linxweiler, Jan and Prat i Sala, Arnau and Rumpe, Bernhard and Schoening-Stierand, Katrin and Yang, Shinhyung (2025) Multi-Dimensional Research Software Categorization. Computing in Science and Engineering, 27 (2), pp. 59-68. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/MCSE.2025.3555023. ISSN 1521-9615.

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Abstract

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.

Item URL in elib:

https://elib.dlr.de/213484/

Document Type:

Article

Title:

Multi-Dimensional Research Software Categorization

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Hasselbring, Wilhelm	Kiel University	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Druskat, Stephan	Stephan.Druskat (at) dlr.de	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4925-7248	181328205
Bernoth, Jan	University of Potsdam	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Betker, Philine	Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Felderer, Michael	Michael.Felderer (at) dlr.de	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3818-4442	181328219
Ferenz, Stephan	Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Hermann, Ben	TU Dortmund	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Lamprecht, Anna-Lena	University of Potsdam	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1953-5606	UNSPECIFIED
Linxweiler, Jan	TU Braunschweig	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Prat i Sala, Arnau	Arnau.PratiSala (at) dlr.de	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Rumpe, Bernhard	RWTH Aachen University	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Schoening-Stierand, Katrin	University of Hamburg	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Yang, Shinhyung	Kiel University	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

27 March 2025

Journal or Publication Title:

Computing in Science and Engineering

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Yes

Gold Open Access:

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

DOI:

10.1109/MCSE.2025.3555023

Page Range:

pp. 59-68

Editors:

Editors	Email	Editor's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Carver, Jeffrey C.	University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Morris, Karla	Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California, US	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED

Publisher:

IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

ISSN:

1521-9615

Status:

Published

Keywords:

Software, Software engineering, Data models, Analytical models, Numerical models, Monitoring, Data visualization, Data collection, Aerospace engineering, Software development management, Research Software, Research software engineering

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Space

HGF - Program Themes:

Space System Technology

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R SY - Space System Technology

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Tasks SISTEC

Location:

Berlin-Adlershof , Braunschweig , Köln-Porz

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Software Technology
Institute of Software Technology > Intelligent and Distributed Systems

Deposited By:

Druskat, Stephan

Deposited On:

01 Apr 2025 11:16

Last Modified:

20 Aug 2025 11:05

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