OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Technology and Design Education is 20. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
An exploration of an interprofessional embedded educational model between occupational therapy and industrial design: a qualitative hermeneutical phenomenological inquiry	83
Cultivating empathy and upgrading design decisions of students: the impact of simulating public transit experiences of individuals with mild visual impairments	76
Investigating generative artificial intelligence’s role in logo design pedagogy: effects on learning experience and outcomes	63
Understanding visual product language in industrial design education: a four-phase pedagogical approach	51
Correction to: Investigating changes in preservice teachers’ conceptions of technological literacy	42
“Empathy is my favorite word”: Facilitating design thinking mindset through modular learning and self-assessments in an online course	36
The mediating role of creative problem solving between design thinking and self-efficacy in STEM teaching for STEM teacher candidates	35
Correlates between imagination types and abilities in designing works	33
Leadership development as a missed opportunity in design and technology education	31
Pedagogical approaches for eliciting students’ design thinking strategies: tell-and-practice vs. contrasting cases	30
Gender disparity in STEM education: a survey research on girl participants in World Robot Olympiad	30
A systematic literature review of student evaluation of peer exemplars and implications for design, Technology, and Engineering Learning	30
Teachers’ cognitive beliefs about their assessment and use of tools when evaluating students’ learning of technological systems: a questionnaire study	26
Situating technology teachers’ personal PCK: an investigation of the material preconditions for technology education in Sweden	25
The distant studio: a survey of design students’ experience with distance educational formats	23
Perceptions of virtual nature among design students: implications for well-being and restorative design education	23
Integrating story-based STEM design challenges in early childhood curricula: an activity theory perspective	22
Entrepreneurship, STEM attitude, and career interest development through 6E learning byDeSIGN™ model based STEM education	22
The effect of a STEM integrated curriculum on design thinking dispositions in middle school students	21
Design thinking in early childhood education and care. A literature review and consideration from the perspective of young learners’ craft, design, and technology education	20
Conceptions of nature of technology in educational research: a systematic literature review	20