OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Research in Engineering Design is 5. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Journal innovations, 2021 closure, and reviewers’ gratitude	24
The effect of sketch and render quality and design experience on concept evaluation in engineering design	21
An early-phase design process to enable long-term flexibility in assembly systems	13
Product representation via networks methodology for exposing project risks	13
Multiple technology infusion assessment: a framework and case study	13
Optimize or satisfice in engineering design?	11
Mapping the landscape of product models in embodiment design	10
A proposal for an operational methodology to assist the ranking-aggregation problem in manufacturing	9
Development of a diagnostic tool for product circularity: a redesign approach	9
What is generative in generative artificial intelligence? A design-based perspective	8
Changeability and agility enablers in one-of-a-kind product development and design processes	8
A methodology to determine the resilience of a system to obsolescence during the design phase	8
Understanding design education with a bibliometric approach: a story of 50 years	7
What distinguishes a model of systems engineering from other models of designing? An ontological, data-driven analysis	7
Dormant deficiency: a novel concept to direct cause–effect CAD model analysis	7
Modelling engineering interfaces in big science collaborations at CERN: an interaction-based model	7
A general class of algebraic inequalities for generating new knowledge and optimising the design of systems and processes	6
‘Earning your scars’: an exploratory interview study of design for manufacturing at hardware startups	6
AI-artifacts in engineering change management – a systematic literature review	6
Comparing parallel and iterative prototyping strategies during engineering design	6
Design for circularity and durability: an integrated approach from DFX guidelines	6
Quantifying the maximum possible improvement in $$2^{k}$$ experiments	5
Empirical studies on conceptual design synthesis of multiple-state mechanical devices	5
Lean development and its impacts on the performance of new product processes: an analysis of innovative Brazilian companies	5
Research methods in engineering design: a synthesis of recent studies using a systematic literature review	5

How the type of methodology used, when working in a natural environment, affects the designer's creativity	5
Agile methodologies applied to Integrated Concurrent Engineering for spacecraft design	5