OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A novel Kriging-assisted multi-objective optimisation method considering infeasibility ratio under input uncertainty	37
Analysing the prosumer opportunity. Prosumer products’ success or failure	30
A novel transformer-enhanced and acoustic-based approach for wind turbine blade fault detection with integrated system implementation	30
Lumos: AI-driven prompt optimisation tool for assisting conceptual design	29
A data-driven adaptive algorithm and decision support design of multisensory information fusion for prognostics and health management applications	29
A risk analysis method for implementation of additive manufacturing	27
Assessment of product resilience towards the changing customer requirements	24
What’s more important for product design – usability or emotionality? An examination of influencing factors	22
Combining ChatGPT and knowledge graph for explainable machine learning-driven design: a case study	22
Exploring synergies between AIGC and TRIZ in the optimisation of road cone design through integrated innovation methods	21
Using linkography to understand the thinking differences of designers between engineering and art backgrounds in the early stages of the design process	19
Reference model for the development of prototypes based on C-K theory	19
Documenting practice research: constraints and opportunities	19
Understanding long-term behaviour change techniques: a mixed methods study	17
Reasoning support for predicting requirement change volatility using complex network metrics	17
Vivid-persona: customizable persona tool with interactive and immersive experiences	16
Investigating intelligent generation of multimodal creative stimuli in conceptual design: strategies and implications	15
Multilingual graph retrieval-augmented generation for product design using design knowledge	15
Design Research Notes II	15
AIlantern: an AI-assisted workflow for designing and crafting intangible cultural heritage lantern	15
Effect of interdependence on team effectiveness during design problem-solving in first-year engineering	15
GPB and BAC: two novel models towards building an intelligent motor fault maintenance question answering system	15
An adaptive design approach for AIGC-based VR rehabilitation training systems	15
Enhancing the environmental sustainability of product through ecodesign: a systematic review	14
Machine learning-integrated random shape generation for brand-styled mouse design	14

Research on resource analysis method based on attribute similarity and position weight for conceptual design	13
Configuring products using NSGA-II: warranty profits, performance–price, and environmental emissions from the contractor perspective	13
A knowledge graph-based bio-inspired design approach for knowledge retrieval and reasoning	13
BICAD bio-inspired design method and BICAD assistant design tool	12
Fostering the progressive deployment and standardisation of engineering processes – proposal of a dedicated framework for manufacturing SMEs	12
Human-robot collaboration assembly personalised safety detection method based on digital twin	12
Sustainable design of bamboo weaving products based on style generative adversarial network and Grasshopper technology	11
Hyperparameter tuning design of performance indicators prediction for hydrogen fuel cells based on Bayesian optimisation with AIGC	11
Evolving to multi-modal knowledge graphs for engineering design: state-of-the-art and future challenges	11
Local absorption of uncertainty in complex systems using resilient objects	10
Ensemble learning based multi-fidelity optimisation design method for radar stealth aircraft	10
Confirmation dialog box in the physical world: design strategies on tangible confirmation behavior in human-machine interaction	10
Delimiting design: expanding the limits of concurrency through set-based concurrent engineering	10
How best to capture the voice of the customer in new offer design? A Neuro Kano model	10
Modularity and new product performance: the role of new product development speed and task uncertainty	10
A complex network theory-based changes propagation control approach for variant design of production line	10
An approach to coupling analysis for open architecture product	10
Integrating AIGC with design: dependence, application, and evolution - a systematic literature review	10
A generation framework of conceptual solutions integrating link prediction and large language model	10
Multiple Life-Cycle Products: A Review of Antecedents, Outcomes, Challenges, and Benefits in a Circular Economy	10
Hybrid gene regulatory network for product styling construction in interactive evolutionary design	9
Mastering manufacturing: exploring the influence of engineering designers’ prior experience when using design for additive manufacturing	9
Designing dual ontological products for human factors: a machine learning and harmonistic knowledge-based computational support tool	9
An adaptive digital twin-based method for resilient design: a case study of high-speed train bogie	9
A systems engineering-integrated approach for functional architecture design of cyber-physical products	9
From theory to practice: a roadmap for applying dual-process theory in design cognition research	9
Intelligent design exploration method for complex engineered system architecture generation	9
Product emotional design method based on image metaphor: a technical note	9
Evaluating reframing in behavioural design	8
A customer requirements analysis method of considering product scenarios for improving product design	8
Ebb and flow: design fixation and creativity in professional groups	8
A hybrid NSGA-II for energy-efficient flexible job shop scheduling problem with finite multi-load AGV resources	8
Toward sustainable joint optimisation for product family and supply chain configuration with smart contracting consideration	8
Aesthetic shape generation system based on novelty and complexity	8
Industrial logistics optimisation in transportation with fuzzing techniques and reverse engineering to secure proprietary traffic control systems	7
Investigating the generation of specific design knowledge: experimental validation of a qualitative modelling method	7
Crashworthiness optimisation and environmental impact assessment of a redesigned passenger coach integrating lean design-for-X framework	7
Exploring the complex mapping between user perception and product form: a case study of air purifiers	7
An expert system for analysing the printability and integratability of assembly structures under the context of design for additive manufacturing	7
Optimal scheme of open design based on co-designer involvement and the dynamic FBSC model	7
Simulation of variation for manual assembly when mis-constraining occurs	7
Core components-oriented modularisation methodology for complex products	7
Knowledge-based product and process design synthesis of additively manufactured non-assembly mechanisms	7
Extraction and linking of motivation, specification and structure of inventions for early design use	6
A bi-level collaborative optimisation framework designed with flexible maintenance windows and service charges for high-speed train overhaul scheduling	6
Value chain design through synergistic optimisation of configuration and operation of value activities: an application case of cold chain logistics	6
The power and potential of Behavioural Design: practice, methodology, and ethics	6
Leveraging deep reinforcement learning for design space exploration with multi-fidelity surrogate model	6
An evolutionary graph of product service system research topics based on bibliometric analysis and topic modelling	6
A predictive production-logistics cooperation method for service-oriented smart discrete manufacturing system	6

AskNatureGPT: an LLM-driven concept generation method based on bio-inspired design knowledge	6
Advancing engineering design problem-exploring practice: interviews with industry professionals	6
Computerised design, simulation of meshing and stress analysis of bionic logarithmic spiral spur gear drives	6
A practical and ready handbook for mechanical designers and design educators? A review of design optimization using MATLAB^® and SOLIDWORKS^® by Krishnan Suresh	6
Emotion-driven action interaction design in small quadruped robots: leveraging NXEIK multilevel network	6
A comparative study on retrieval-augmented generation and chain-of-thought applications for LLM-assisted engineering design ideation	6
Human-centered AI design: developers’ perspectives	6
Social manufacturing supply-demand service matching design based on knowledge graphs and graph convolutional networks	5
A knowledge-guided process planning approach with reinforcement learning	5
A resilient design method for curved conformal circuits printing system based on substrate reconstruction and optimal mapping	5
Research on the association mechanism and evaluation model between EMG data and product aesthetic quality in product aesthetics evaluation	5
A deep learning approach for balance optimisation of patch panel assembly line	5
Optimization of a non-pneumatic tire using design of experiments and machine learning techniques	5
A systematic literature review of changeability in engineering systems along the life cycle	5
An optimal resonance sparse signal decomposition model for equipment intelligent maintenance in a smart factory	5
Association change and its relationship with designs in context and form: how product evaluation is affected by negative framings	5
AI-driven exploration system of emotional and stylistic expressions in calligraphy	5
A new design for additive manufacturing method: applied on the bound metal deposition process	5
A systematic literature review of sustainable design of complex customised products in Industry 5.0: connotation, methodologies and prospects	5
A surrogate model-assisted robustness-oriented tolerance design method based on ‘reverse model’	5
Facial expression recognition: a novel approach to captcha design	5
Multi-modal online review driven product improvement design based on scientific effects knowledge graph	5
Technology fitness landscape for design innovation: a deep neural embedding approach based on patent data	5
Online monitoring and evaluation for conceptual design of product morphological structure driven by the retrospective analysis of cognitive behaviour	5
The economics of additive manufacturing and topology optimisation – a case analysis of the electric scooter	5
Comfort weight analysis for optimising ergonomic cabin design of a drilling rig machine using three-dimensional human simulation	5
Automatic generation of system model diagrams driven by multi-source heterogeneous data	5
A smart jewelry CMF design based on Kansei engineering and Q-KANO model	5