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Papers

(The median citation count of Quality Engineering is 1. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Modeling the output from a commercial chemical process using regression models from survival analysis	117
Letter to the quality engineering editor	36
Exploratory image data analysis for quality improvement hypothesis generation	27
Alternative parameter learning schemes for monitoring process stability	22
Statistical process monitoring for vector autoregressive time series based on location-scale CUSUM method	22
Acceptance sampling with multiple inspectors: Critical aspects in aggregating individual assessments	20
Critical success factors for implementing Industry 4.0 in Aerospace and Defense: A systematic literature review	20
Tukey-EWMA control chart with variable sampling intervals for process monitoring	18
Evaluation of manufacturing process in low variety high volume industry with the coupling of cloud model theory and TOPSIS approach	17
Corporation-wide variation reduction	16
Data quality and statistics: Perfect together?	15
Effects of measurement errors on semicircle control chart	15
Concerns about designing C _pk sampling plans with an approximate cumulative distribution function	14
Simultaneous detection of shifts in the marginal and dependence terms for multivariate quality control	12
Using a baseline with the probability of agreement to compare distribution characteristics	12
Multi-branch convolutional attention network for multi-sensor feature fusion in intelligent fault diagnosis of rotating machinery	12
Reliability modeling for multi-component system subject to dependent competing failure processes with phase-type distribution considering multiple shock sources	11
Sequential learning in practice: A case study in drug product development	11
Appropriate care in a hospital: A case study in a breast center	11
Shared frailty models for multiple repairable systems under imperfect repair	11
Lean, data, and statistics	11
A note on compositional data gauge R&R studies	10
Reliability analysis for systems subject to dependent and competing failure processes with random failure thresholds	10
Accelerated failure time analysis for industrial life modeling in presence of unknown dependent and independent censoring	10
Befitting bootstrap analysis: A case study	10

Grey Duane model for reliability growth prediction under small sample uncertain failure data	9
Approximate dynamic programming methods in Bayesian preference elicitation	9
A primer on predictive maintenance: Potential benefits and practical challenges	9
Semi-supervised learning for predictive modeling in industrial applications	8
System reliability optimization with two-sided power distributed component failure times	8
Optimal test design for reliability demonstration under multi-stage acceptance uncertainties	8
Generating exact optimal designs via particle swarm optimization: Assessing efficacy and efficiency via case study	7
Remaining useful life prediction using the similarity-based integrations of multi-sensors data	7
Control chart pattern recognition for small samples based on Siamese Neural Network	7
The decay of Six Sigma and the rise of Quality 4.0 in manufacturing innovation	7
Evidential FMEA method for human reliability assessment	7
A CUSUM control chart for the Gamma distribution with cautious parameter learning	7
On reliability analysis of one-shot devices with manufacturing defects	6
Cause-and-effect diagram-based supersaturated designs	6
First to signal criterion for comparing control chart performance	6
A statistical approach to quality evaluation of AI mislabel detection algorithm	6
The North America competitive product laundry initiative – a case study on thorough understanding and quantitation of laundry product performance through Statistical Engineering	6
Statistical engineering: Synergies with established engineering disciplines	6
Active learning for industrial applications	6
Deep learning-based residual control chart for count data	6
Self-organized criticality in manufacturing system unscheduled downtime series and its application to major failure prediction	6
Design of Multiple Deferred State Repetitive Group Sampling Plans for Life Tests based on Generalized Gamma Distribution	6
Introduction to special edition of Quality Engineering	6
Product quality prediction based on process data: Taking the gearbox of Company D as an example	5
Hidden dimensions of the data: PCA vs autoencoders	5
Discussion of a nice paper with a long title	5
An online approach for robust parameter design with incremental Gaussian process	5
Rejoinder	5
A Bayesian nonparametric system reliability model which integrates multiple sources of lifetime information	5
A Conversation with Christine M. Anderson-Cook	5
A neural network-based control chart for monitoring and interpreting autocorrelated multivariate processes using layer-wise relevance propagation	5
Statistical engineering – Part 2: Future	5
Equivalences between multiple dependent state sampling, chain sampling, and control chart runs rules	4
Quality 4.0: Learning quality control, the evolution of SQC/SPC	4
Using statistical engineering in pharmaceutical and biotech problem solving a case study	4
A hierarchical model-based method for wafer level virtual metrology under process information deficiency	4
A conversation with Ron Snee	4
A reliability approach for prediction and management of part obsolescence for improved system health	4
Question, plan, data, Analysis, and Conclusion (QPDAC): A tutorial	4
Two-level D-optimal designs for run sizes that are one less than a multiple of four	4
Data-driven maintenance priority recommendations for civil aircraft engine fleets using reliability-based bivariate cluster analysis	4
Process Analytical Technology, continuous manufacturing, and the development of a surrogate model for dissolution: a pharmaceutical manufacturing statistical engineering case study	4
Simultaneous tolerance intervals for response surface designs	4
Modified Imperfect Repair Model (ARAM ₁ ) and new PLP parameterization	4
Availability and cost models for sequentially inspected systems with dependent catastrophic and soft failures	4
Simultaneous monitoring of the mean vector and covariance matrix of multivariate multiple linear profiles with a new adaptive Shewhart-type control chart	4
Response to the letter by Professors Woodall and Knoth	3
A life extrapolation model using accelerated equivalent luminance and its application	3
Efficient ARL estimation for general control charts using censored run lengths	3
Hybrid fault diagnostics and prognostics system development for motor bearings health monitoring	3

How generative AI models such as ChatGPT can be (mis)used in SPC practice, education, and research? An exploratory study	3
Tolerance interval for the exponential distribution with a specified ratio of the tail probabilities and generalizations	3
Letter to the Editor	3
DR-AIR: A data repository bridging the research gap in AI reliability	3
Confronting experimental error in industrial DOE: A fresh look	3
A conversation with William Q. Meeker	3
Semiparametric approach for dual-response robust design with complex two-factor interactions	3
Sequential Bayesian assurance tests for degradation data	3
Particle swarm exchange algorithms with applications in generating optimal model-discrimination designs	3
Enhancing risk assessment of manufacturing production process integrating failure modes and sequential fuzzy cognitive map	3
Utilizing jackknife and bootstrap to understand tensile stress to failure of an epoxy resin	3
Improvement projects with an environmental focus: A novel approach for prioritization	3
Design of the EWMA charts for simultaneously monitoring mean and variance using the conditional false alarm rate	3
Nonparametric control limits incorporating exceedance probability criterion for statistical process monitoring with commonly employed small to moderate sample sizes	3
Automated, rapid, and convergent hyperparameter optimizer (ARCH) for neural network classifiers	3
A class of response surface split-plot designs	3
On efficient change point detection using a step cumulative sum control chart	3
Deep reinforcement learning for maintenance optimization of multi-component production systems considering quality and production plan	3
Case study: Using all the available data to assess a measurement system via a Bayesian analysis of unbalanced data	3
Quality process reengineering in industry 4.0: A BPR perspective	2
Correction	2
Discussion on “statistical solutions for interdisciplinary problem-solving”	2
Power guidelines for process monitoring	2
MR-RF: A robust data mining method for multiresponse optimization using a random forest	2
A high dimensional functional time series approach to evolution outlier detection for grouped smart meters	2
A reliability prediction method considering degradation self-acceleration effect in DC-link electrolytic capacitor	2
Contextual anomaly detection for multivariate time series data	2
Correction	2
Leveraging what you know: Versatile space-filling designs	2
Control charting with interval-valued data	2
Improving laser welding penetration depth process capability for automotive seat adjusters	2
Reliability-based optimization of imperfect preventive maintenance with Bayesian estimation	2
Assurance of electronic parts for aerospace system reliability: Past, present, and future	2
Step-stress tests for interval-censored data under gamma lifetime distribution	2
A control chart for monitoring images using jump location curves	2
Assessing counting systems using a gold standard or a true count	1
A case study: Eliminating nuisance within-part variation in assessing a measurement system	1
Case study on applying sequential analyses in operational testing	1
A critical assessment of neutrosophic statistical methods	1
Statistical inference in Burr type XII lifetime model based on progressive randomly censored data	1
Real-time monitoring for Plateau lake expanding based on EWMA and UNet image segmentation	1
A consistent data model for different data granularity in control charts	1
A comparative study for parameter estimation of the Weibull distribution in a small sample size: An application to spring fatigue failure data	1
A critique of the group runs chart	1
A hybrid machine learning approach for predicting short production stoppages	1
A mixture model application in monitoring error message rates for a distributed industrial fleet	1
On the construction of saturated split-plot designs for quadratic response surface models	1
A study of attribute control charts for censored lifetime data	1
A latent process approach to change-point detection of mixed-type observations	1
Developing a cost-efficient dual sampling system for lot disposition by considering process yield and quality loss	1
Optimal diagnosis interval for online quality control methods	1
Simultaneous classification and out-of-distribution detection for wafer bin maps	1
Correction	1
Mutual combination of selected principles and technologies of Industry 4.0 and quality management methods - case study	1
Early fault diagnosis based on reinforcement learning optimized-SVM model with vibration-monitored signals	1
Cautious parameter learning for a joint mean and variance monitoring CUSUM scheme with guaranteed in-control performance	1
Optimal designing of skip-lot sampling plan with a provision for reducing the normal inspection using the Taguchi process capability index	1
Optimal design of time-between-event control charts with parameter estimation	1
Developing variables two-plan sampling scheme with consideration of process loss for lot sentencing	1
A model for failure-time data with two dependent failure modes and prediction of future failures	1
Mixed-type defect pattern recognition in noisy labeled wafer bin maps	1
Redefining software reliability modeling: embracing fault-dependency, imperfect removal, and maximum fault considerations	1
Gage R&R studies in measurement system analysis: A systematic literature review	1
A new incapability index for simple linear profile with asymmetric tolerances	1
The future of statistics in an AI era*	1
Optimal design of a two-point variables skip-lot sampling plan with Taguchi capability index	1
Statistical engineering – Part 1: Past and present	1