OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Research in Engineering Design is 2. 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.)

Article	Citations
The effect of sketch and render quality and design experience on concept evaluation in engineering design	51
From fragmented methods to integrated frameworks: a review and proposal for adaptable product design evaluation	47
Multiple technology infusion assessment: a framework and case study	46
Likelihood-based partially decoupling approach to coupled multidisciplinary analysis under epistemic uncertainty	43
From text to DSM: evaluating the impact of writing style and entity naming on LLM-based retrieval of asymmetrical indirect design dependencies	24
An early-phase design process to enable long-term flexibility in assembly systems	20
Product representation via networks methodology for exposing project risks	19
Mapping the landscape of product models in embodiment design	18
Omitted technical measures: establishing evidence for the necessity of problem formulation and validation in system alternative selection	18
Optimize or satisfice in engineering design?	18
Development of a diagnostic tool for product circularity: a redesign approach	14
A proposal for an operational methodology to assist the ranking-aggregation problem in manufacturing	13
Using functional analysis for product decomposition in engineering design: insights from a literature review	12
Dormant deficiency: a novel concept to direct cause–effect CAD model analysis	12
A semantic-geometric digital twin framework for performance-driven design evaluation: methodology and application to civil aircraft cabins	12
What is generative in generative artificial intelligence? A design-based perspective	12
‘Earning your scars’: an exploratory interview study of design for manufacturing at hardware startups	11
AI-artifacts in engineering change management – a systematic literature review	11
Design for circularity and durability: an integrated approach from DFX guidelines	11
Understanding design education with a bibliometric approach: a story of 50 years	11
Research methods in engineering design: a synthesis of recent studies using a systematic literature review	9
A framework for total quality product in life cycle assessment (TQLCA)	8
Empirical studies on conceptual design synthesis of multiple-state mechanical devices	8
Reliability-based robust design considering performance degradation: a machine learning-driven approach for high-temperature helical springs	8
Lean development and its impacts on the performance of new product processes: an analysis of innovative Brazilian companies	7

Optimizing early-stage efficiency in complex system development via model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and concurrent engineering (CE) integration	7
Quantification of “novelty” based on free-energy principle and its application for “aesthetic liking” for industrial products	7
Are creative ideas also environmentally sustainable? Investigating the correlations between the creativity and environmental sustainability of student designers' ideas	7
A new method to prioritize the QFDs’ engineering characteristics inspired by the Law of Comparative Judgment	6
Aspects of describing product models in engineering design research	5
Module partition for complex products based on stable overlapping community detection and overlapping component allocation	5
Estimating the degree of architectural change from introduced innovations	4
M-ARM: An automated systematic approach for generating new variant design options from an existing product family	4
Towards the definition of assembly-oriented modular product architectures: a systematic review	4
Enhancing product and service development through AI-integrated Quality Function Deployment	4
A probabilistic-driven approach for early design quality risk and crux identification using non-Markovian stochastic Petri nets	4
Are generative design algorithms truly generative? Comparing two genetic algorithms by the degrees of freedom they offer designers	4
Proposing a carbon reduction engineering framework for product design: a multi-scenario perspective	4
Evaluating the effectiveness of functional decomposition in early-stage design: development and application of problem space exploration metrics	4
A study of designer approaches to parametric engineering design and a descriptive model of effective strategies	4
The impact of Shannon surprise of motion on interest and sustained engagement: exploring the potential of motion design	4
The impacts of non-perceptual cognition (NPC) on design process and ideation	4
Studying interaction density in co-design sessions involving spatial augmented reality	4
Effectiveness of the AI using different typologies of design methods	3
Concepts of change propagation analysis in engineering design	3
Aspects of information maturity in design and development	3
AfGNN: adaptive graph neural networks for causal failure reasoning in DFMEA	3
How do you play that makerspace game? An ethnographic exploration of the habitus of engineering makerspaces	3
Practical incorporation of lifecycle flexibility into products at their early development stage	2
Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good: how perfectionism influences human-centred designing engagement and communal design production in civil engineering	2
A systematic approach for product modelling and function integration to support adaptive redesign of product variants	2
Method for potential assessment and adaptation for additive manufacturing of conventionally manufactured components	2
The effect of targeting both quantitative and qualitative objectives in generative design tools on the design outcomes	2
Managing multi-goal design problems using adaptive leveling-weighting-clustering algorithm	2
Prediction of engineering changes in the design of a radio-electronic device based on its producibility analysis at the design stages	2