Design Studies

Papers
(The TQCC of Design Studies is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Inside Front Cover - Editorial Board Page74
Probing metaphors in user narratives to inform design process70
Editorial Board55
A technical democracy design experiment: Making the UK exam algorithm controversy game54
Inside Front Cover - Editorial Board Page50
Editorial Board45
Conceptualizing place attachment affordance: Exploring an affordance-based approach to place attachment44
Method in their madness: Explaining how designers think and act through the cognitive co-evolution model42
Researching collaborative housing through design: A case study of co-design workshops involving low-income recent immigrants in Canada41
Inside Front Cover - Editorial Board Page34
Editorial Board32
Mapping affordance dimensions: A design model for enhancing visually impaired persons’ agency in food-mediated recycling21
Charles Peirce's new esthetics: Good design20
There is no such thing as strategic design20
Decolonising Design Ethics–An Indian view of the nature of impact of designed artefacts19
Refining adaptive design approaches for color vision deficiency: A systematic review and taxonomy (2000–2025)19
Editorial Board18
Design Martinis and Design Machetes: The Unspoken Paradox18
Inspiration for styling tasks17
Inside Front Cover - Editorial Board Page16
The role of expertise in design facilitation practice: A systematic review14
AI-against-design map: A systematic review of 20 years of AI-focused studies in design research12
Editorial Board12
Editorial Board12
The generative dance of design inquiry: Exploring Dewey's pragmatism for design research12
Decolonial design practices: Creating safe spaces for plural voices on contested pasts, presents, and futures11
Ritual design in digital age: A comprehensive analysis of development and trend11
Experimental study on improving the quality of interdisciplinary design: Collaborate with AI psychology experts for design develop process10
Boundary spanners in co-design networks: Modulating tension and structuring informal power10
The generative function of the occlusion map: Square spirals and the structure of visibility10
Heritage Spark: A card-based toolkit for navigating challenges of digitising intangible cultural heritage10
Evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of design methods: A systematic review and assessment framework9
Uncovering latent needs in longevity planning: A case study using mixed-methods and system modelling9
The refashion circular design strategy — Changing the way we design and manufacture clothes8
Editorial Board8
Enhancing patient healthcare experience: A systematic review of emotional design in medical devices8
Sensing place-based ecological knowledge for regenerative development and design8
Editorial: Expanding the frontiers of design: A blessing or a curse?8
Book Review: Designing and Democracy8
Effects of designer involvement in the new product development process: Evidence from Japanese manufacturing companies8
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