OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Technology and Design Education is 21. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
An exploration of an interprofessional embedded educational model between occupational therapy and industrial design: a qualitative hermeneutical phenomenological inquiry	88
The mediating role of creative problem solving between design thinking and self-efficacy in STEM teaching for STEM teacher candidates	76
Correction to: Investigating changes in preservice teachers’ conceptions of technological literacy	66
Leadership development as a missed opportunity in design and technology education	53
Correlates between imagination types and abilities in designing works	42
Investigating generative artificial intelligence’s role in logo design pedagogy: effects on learning experience and outcomes	37
Cultivating empathy and upgrading design decisions of students: the impact of simulating public transit experiences of individuals with mild visual impairments	36
“Empathy is my favorite word”: Facilitating design thinking mindset through modular learning and self-assessments in an online course	36
Gender disparity in STEM education: a survey research on girl participants in World Robot Olympiad	34
Understanding visual product language in industrial design education: a four-phase pedagogical approach	33
Entrepreneurship, STEM attitude, and career interest development through 6E learning byDeSIGN™ model based STEM education	32
Teachers’ cognitive beliefs about their assessment and use of tools when evaluating students’ learning of technological systems: a questionnaire study	30
A systematic literature review of student evaluation of peer exemplars and implications for design, Technology, and Engineering Learning	30
Integrating story-based STEM design challenges in early childhood curricula: an activity theory perspective	28
Opportunities for bridging technology education and sustainability	26
The distant studio: a survey of design students’ experience with distance educational formats	25
Why design and technology education never settled, and may never: a historical-conceptual analysis of a hybrid curriculum	23
The effect of a STEM integrated curriculum on design thinking dispositions in middle school students	23
Perceptions of virtual nature among design students: implications for well-being and restorative design education	23
STEM education goals in the twenty-first century: Teachers’ perceptions and experiences	23
Conceptions of nature of technology in educational research: a systematic literature review	21