Design Studies

Papers
(The TQCC of Design Studies is 9. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Sampling in design research: Eight key considerations48
Where next for design research? Understanding research impact and theory building32
Mixed reality in design prototyping: A systematic review31
A cautionary tale about the impact of AI on human design teams30
The life cycle of creative ideas: Towards a dual-process theory of ideation27
Staging negotiation spaces: A co-design framework25
Design performance and designer preference in an interactive, data-driven conceptual building design scenario21
Method content theory: Towards a new understanding of methods in design21
Conceptualization and operationalization of empathy in design research20
Design anthropology for emerging technologies: Trust and sharing in autonomous driving futures20
Quality in research through design projects: Recommendations for evaluation and enhancement19
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in design studies: Methodological considerations, challenges, and recommendations19
Prototyping strategies for stakeholder engagement during front-end design: Design practitioners’ approaches in the medical device industry19
Investigating users’ reactions to surprising products18
Cognitive strategies in solution mapping: How engineering designers identify problems for technological solutions17
Crafters, explorers, innovators, and co-creators: Narratives in designers’ identity work17
Languaging design methods15
Decoding the agility of artificial intelligence-assisted human design teams15
Understanding representation: Contrasting gesture and sketching in design through dual-process theory15
The impact of confirmation bias on reasoning and visual attention during analysis in engineering design: An eye tracking study15
A conceptual framework for multidisciplinary design research with example application to agent-based modeling14
Parametric modeling tools in small architectural offices: Towards an adapted design process model14
Developing critical documentation practices for design researchers13
Design multiple: How different configurations of participation matter in design practice13
Characterization of concept generation for engineering design through temporal brain network analysis12
Intermediation in design as a practice of institutioning and commoning12
Read the full patent or just the claims? Mitigating design fixation and design distraction when reviewing patent documents12
Participation in design research12
Making design research relevant for design practice: What is in the way?12
Editorial: Design Research Notes12
A systematic review of empirical studies on multidisciplinary design collaboration: Findings, methods, and challenges11
The design risks framework: Understanding metacognition for iteration11
Design and responsible research innovation in the additive manufacturing industry11
Situated emotion and its constructive role in collaborative design: A mixed-method study of experienced designers11
Sticky notes against corporate hierarchies in South Korea: An ethnography of workplace collaboration and design co-creation10
Problem framing and cognitive style: Impacts on design ideation perceptions10
Articulating care and responsibility in design: A study on the reasoning processes guiding health innovators' ‘care-making’ practices9
Analysing frequent natural language expressions from design conversations9
Formulating design research questions: A framework9
Prototyping to elicit user requirements for product development: Using head-mounted augmented reality when designing interactive devices9
Decolonising design in peacebuilding contexts9
Tactile co-design tools for complex interdisciplinary problem exploration in healthcare settings9
Exploring tutor-student interactions in a novel virtual design studio9
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