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Are they research results that show the results (impacts) of multitasking specifically in software development?
Multitasking in software enginnering
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I will give here some links to research articles, and do not give an opinion.
Here is some research for you:
Mayer and Kiegl, Task-set switching and long-term memory retrieval.
Meyer and Kieras, A computational theory of executive cognitive processes and multiple-task performance: Part 1. Basic mechanisms.
Meyer and Kieras, A computational theory of executive cognitive processes and multiple-task performance: Part 2. Accounts of psychological refractory-period phenomena
And old article by Kathy Sierra.
And the good old opinion of Joel on Software.
Anything by Standford professor Clifford Nash, here is an interview. Actually Clifford Nash is probably the best source possible. You will find a good number of books, publications and videos from him. Summary from him: "It turns out multitaskers are terrible at every aspect of multitasking.". as everything you are reading take it with a grain of salt.
In short: Do not expect the scientific world to come to defend multitasking...
https://productivity.stackexchange.com/questions/970/what-to-do-while-compiling & https://productivity.stackexchange.com/questions/1445/how-can-i-listen-to-a-webcast-while-reading-or-programming – Raystafarian – 2017-04-20T14:47:11.103
Multitasking sounds like a good idea but it doesn't really work very well. When you work on one thing you should make sure to finish it but if you're working on three things at the same time it doesn't really work out because you don't work on any one thing and only do part of whatever it is that you're trying to do. I don't think its a good idea. – Sam – 2017-04-19T22:18:21.523