Design Studies

Papers
(The TQCC of Design Studies is 8. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Inside Front Cover - Editorial Board Page74
Probing metaphors in user narratives to inform design process70
Editorial Board55
A technical democracy design experiment: Making the UK exam algorithm controversy game54
Inside Front Cover - Editorial Board Page50
Editorial Board45
Conceptualizing place attachment affordance: Exploring an affordance-based approach to place attachment44
Method in their madness: Explaining how designers think and act through the cognitive co-evolution model42
Researching collaborative housing through design: A case study of co-design workshops involving low-income recent immigrants in Canada41
Inside Front Cover - Editorial Board Page34
Editorial Board32
Mapping affordance dimensions: A design model for enhancing visually impaired persons’ agency in food-mediated recycling21
There is no such thing as strategic design20
Charles Peirce's new esthetics: Good design20
Decolonising Design Ethics–An Indian view of the nature of impact of designed artefacts19
Refining adaptive design approaches for color vision deficiency: A systematic review and taxonomy (2000–2025)19
Design Martinis and Design Machetes: The Unspoken Paradox18
Editorial Board18
Inspiration for styling tasks17
Inside Front Cover - Editorial Board Page16
The role of expertise in design facilitation practice: A systematic review14
The generative dance of design inquiry: Exploring Dewey's pragmatism for design research12
AI-against-design map: A systematic review of 20 years of AI-focused studies in design research12
Editorial Board12
Editorial Board12
Decolonial design practices: Creating safe spaces for plural voices on contested pasts, presents, and futures11
Ritual design in digital age: A comprehensive analysis of development and trend11
Experimental study on improving the quality of interdisciplinary design: Collaborate with AI psychology experts for design develop process10
Boundary spanners in co-design networks: Modulating tension and structuring informal power10
The generative function of the occlusion map: Square spirals and the structure of visibility10
Heritage Spark: A card-based toolkit for navigating challenges of digitising intangible cultural heritage10
Evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of design methods: A systematic review and assessment framework9
Uncovering latent needs in longevity planning: A case study using mixed-methods and system modelling9
Effects of designer involvement in the new product development process: Evidence from Japanese manufacturing companies8
The refashion circular design strategy — Changing the way we design and manufacture clothes8
Editorial Board8
Enhancing patient healthcare experience: A systematic review of emotional design in medical devices8
Sensing place-based ecological knowledge for regenerative development and design8
Editorial: Expanding the frontiers of design: A blessing or a curse?8
Book Review: Designing and Democracy8
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