What list is based on "science" or at least empirical evidence? Once one has a certain amount of experience, these opinion-based guidelines seem pointless, insu

What list is based on "science" or at least empirical evidence? Once one has a certain amount of experience, these opinion-based guidelines seem pointless, insufficient and tiresome. I know about SWEBOK, freely downloadable from IEEE. Anything else? Books about SWE have pretty bad ratings, what's the bible of SWE?