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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Journal innovations, 2021 closure, and reviewers’ gratitude	23
The effect of sketch and render quality and design experience on concept evaluation in engineering design	19
An early-phase design process to enable long-term flexibility in assembly systems	17
Multiple technology infusion assessment: a framework and case study	16
Product representation via networks methodology for exposing project risks	12
Optimize or satisfice in engineering design?	11
Mapping the landscape of product models in embodiment design	10
Development of a diagnostic tool for product circularity: a redesign approach	10
Modelling engineering interfaces in big science collaborations at CERN: an interaction-based model	9
A proposal for an operational methodology to assist the ranking-aggregation problem in manufacturing	9
Changeability and agility enablers in one-of-a-kind product development and design processes	8
What distinguishes a model of systems engineering from other models of designing? An ontological, data-driven analysis	8
Dormant deficiency: a novel concept to direct cause–effect CAD model analysis	8
What is generative in generative artificial intelligence? A design-based perspective	8
Understanding design education with a bibliometric approach: a story of 50 years	8
Design for circularity and durability: an integrated approach from DFX guidelines	7
A general class of algebraic inequalities for generating new knowledge and optimising the design of systems and processes	7
Comparing parallel and iterative prototyping strategies during engineering design	7
‘Earning your scars’: an exploratory interview study of design for manufacturing at hardware startups	7
AI-artifacts in engineering change management – a systematic literature review	7
Research methods in engineering design: a synthesis of recent studies using a systematic literature review	6
Quantifying the maximum possible improvement in $$2^{k}$$ experiments	6
Lean development and its impacts on the performance of new product processes: an analysis of innovative Brazilian companies	6
Empirical studies on conceptual design synthesis of multiple-state mechanical devices	6
How the type of methodology used, when working in a natural environment, affects the designer's creativity	6

A new method to prioritize the QFDs’ engineering characteristics inspired by the Law of Comparative Judgment	5
Quantification of “novelty” based on free-energy principle and its application for “aesthetic liking” for industrial products	5
Optimizing early-stage efficiency in complex system development via model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and concurrent engineering (CE) integration	5
A framework for total quality product in life cycle assessment (TQLCA)	5
Are creative ideas also environmentally sustainable? Investigating the correlations between the creativity and environmental sustainability of student designers' ideas	5
M-ARM: An automated systematic approach for generating new variant design options from an existing product family	4
Module partition for complex products based on stable overlapping community detection and overlapping component allocation	4
The impact of Shannon surprise of motion on interest and sustained engagement: exploring the potential of motion design	4
How do you play that makerspace game? An ethnographic exploration of the habitus of engineering makerspaces	3
Eliciting user preference for quantitative vs. emotional information display in eco-feedback designs	3
Evaluating the effectiveness of functional decomposition in early-stage design: development and application of problem space exploration metrics	3
Proposing a carbon reduction engineering framework for product design: a multi-scenario perspective	3
The impacts of non-perceptual cognition (NPC) on design process and ideation	3
Aspects of information maturity in design and development	3
Towards the definition of assembly-oriented modular product architectures: a systematic review	3
Studying interaction density in co-design sessions involving spatial augmented reality	3
Innovative design on the shop floor of the Saint-Nazaire Airbus factory	3
Effectiveness of the AI using different typologies of design methods	2
Practical incorporation of lifecycle flexibility into products at their early development stage	2
Concepts of change propagation analysis in engineering design	2
Method for potential assessment and adaptation for additive manufacturing of conventionally manufactured components	2
Codesign in resource-limited societies: theoretical perspectives, inputs, outputs and influencing factors	2
Feedback systems in the design and development process	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