OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Research in Engineering Design is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Journal innovations, 2021 closure, and reviewers’ gratitude	27
The effect of sketch and render quality and design experience on concept evaluation in engineering design	23
Multiple technology infusion assessment: a framework and case study	22
An early-phase design process to enable long-term flexibility in assembly systems	17
Optimize or satisfice in engineering design?	13
Product representation via networks methodology for exposing project risks	13
Mapping the landscape of product models in embodiment design	12
A proposal for an operational methodology to assist the ranking-aggregation problem in manufacturing	11
Development of a diagnostic tool for product circularity: a redesign approach	11
Dormant deficiency: a novel concept to direct cause–effect CAD model analysis	10
What distinguishes a model of systems engineering from other models of designing? An ontological, data-driven analysis	10
What is generative in generative artificial intelligence? A design-based perspective	10
Understanding design education with a bibliometric approach: a story of 50 years	9
Comparing parallel and iterative prototyping strategies during engineering design	9
‘Earning your scars’: an exploratory interview study of design for manufacturing at hardware startups	8
A general class of algebraic inequalities for generating new knowledge and optimising the design of systems and processes	8
Reliability-based robust design considering performance degradation: a machine learning-driven approach for high-temperature helical springs	8
AI-artifacts in engineering change management – a systematic literature review	8
Research methods in engineering design: a synthesis of recent studies using a systematic literature review	8
Design for circularity and durability: an integrated approach from DFX guidelines	8
How the type of methodology used, when working in a natural environment, affects the designer's creativity	7
A framework for total quality product in life cycle assessment (TQLCA)	7
Quantifying the maximum possible improvement in $$2^{k}$$ experiments	7
Lean development and its impacts on the performance of new product processes: an analysis of innovative Brazilian companies	7
Empirical studies on conceptual design synthesis of multiple-state mechanical devices	7

Quantification of “novelty” based on free-energy principle and its application for “aesthetic liking” for industrial products	6
Are creative ideas also environmentally sustainable? Investigating the correlations between the creativity and environmental sustainability of student designers' ideas	6
Optimizing early-stage efficiency in complex system development via model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and concurrent engineering (CE) integration	6
Module partition for complex products based on stable overlapping community detection and overlapping component allocation	5
A new method to prioritize the QFDs’ engineering characteristics inspired by the Law of Comparative Judgment	5
Studying interaction density in co-design sessions involving spatial augmented reality	4
Proposing a carbon reduction engineering framework for product design: a multi-scenario perspective	4
The impact of Shannon surprise of motion on interest and sustained engagement: exploring the potential of motion design	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
Estimating the degree of architectural change from introduced innovations	4
Evaluating the effectiveness of functional decomposition in early-stage design: development and application of problem space exploration metrics	4
The impacts of non-perceptual cognition (NPC) on design process and ideation	3
Effectiveness of the AI using different typologies of design methods	3
How do you play that makerspace game? An ethnographic exploration of the habitus of engineering makerspaces	3
Innovative design on the shop floor of the Saint-Nazaire Airbus factory	3
Codesign in resource-limited societies: theoretical perspectives, inputs, outputs and influencing factors	3
Feedback systems in the design and development process	3
Aspects of information maturity in design and development	3
Concepts of change propagation analysis in engineering design	3