OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Research in Engineering Design is 3. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Managing computational complexity using surrogate models: a critical review	163
An exploration of how creativity, functionality, and aesthetics are related in design	40
Margin value method for engineering design improvement	19
Impact of missing attributes on the novelty metric of Shah et al.	16
Computer-aided mind map generation via crowdsourcing and machine learning	16
Design for relevance concurrent engineering approach: integration of IATF 16949 requirements and design for X techniques	16
Improving reliability engineering in product development based on design theory: the case of FMEA in the semiconductor industry	14
Bio-inspired design: the impact of collaboration between engineers and biologists on analogical transfer and ideation	14
Modularization for the complex product considering the design change requirements	13
A fuzzy mapping method for Kansei needs interpretation considering the individual Kansei variance	12
Biomimetics from practical feedback to an interdisciplinary process	11
Frameworks for reverse logistics and sustainable design integration under a sustainability perspective: a systematic literature review	10
An analysis method for change propagation based on product feature network	9
Towards the formalization of non-functional requirements in conceptual design	9
Product family lean improvement based on matching deep mining of customer group preference	9
Employing machine learning techniques to assess requirement change volatility	8
Codesign in resource-limited societies: theoretical perspectives, inputs, outputs and influencing factors	7
Changeability and agility enablers in one-of-a-kind product development and design processes	7
266 Fuzzy front-end studies: current state and future directions for new product development	7
The coronavirus pandemic: How can design help?	7
A concept map to support the planning and evaluation of artifacts in the initial phases of PSS design	7
Decision concordance with incomplete expert rankings in manufacturing applications	7
A new approach for evaluating experienced assembly complexity based on Multi Expert-Multi Criteria Decision Making method	6
Concepts of change propagation analysis in engineering design	6
Feedback systems in the design and development process	6

Aggregating multiple ordinal rankings in engineering design: the best model according to the Kendall’s coefficient of concordance	6
“Why couldn’t we do this more often?”: exploring the feasibility of virtual and distributed work in product design engineering	5
The relationship between personal intrinsic factors towards a design problem and the degree of novelty and circularity	5
Improving the engineering design process by simulating iteration impact with ASM2.0	5
Comparing the effect of virtual and in-person instruction on students’ performance in a design for additive manufacturing learning activity	5
Coordination of verification activities with incentives: a two-firm model	4
A multi-stakeholder system-based methodology to evaluate the needs of innovation ecosystems	4
A posteriori identification of dependencies between continuous variables for the engineering change management	4
Software-physical synergetic design methodology of mechatronic systems based on formal functional models	4
Engineering complexity beyond the surface: discerning the viewpoints, the drivers, and the challenges	4
How do you play that makerspace game? An ethnographic exploration of the habitus of engineering makerspaces	3
Beyond assembly features: systematic review of the core concepts and perspectives towards a unified approach to assembly information representation	3
Optimal resource allocation for dynamic product development process via convex optimization	3
Functional modelling of complex multi-disciplinary systems using the enhanced sequence diagram	3
Guiding questions for increasing the generation of product ideas to meet changing needs (QuChaNe)	3
Obsolescence, rarefaction and their propagation	3
Design for circularity and durability: an integrated approach from DFX guidelines	3
Utilizing the uncertainty-based MADM-optimization approach to find robust-reliable design parameters for a platform-based product by considering aleatory uncertainties and human judgment effect	3
A systematic approach for product modelling and function integration to support adaptive redesign of product variants	3
Agile methodologies applied to Integrated Concurrent Engineering for spacecraft design	3
Organizing the fragmented landscape of multidisciplinary product development: a mapping of approaches, processes, methods and tools from the scientific literature	3
A modeling framework to support the implementation of engineering changes in designing complex products	3
Innovative design on the shop floor of the Saint-Nazaire Airbus factory	3
Managing multi-goal design problems using adaptive leveling-weighting-clustering algorithm	3
Front-end issues in product family design: systematic literature review and meta-synthesis	3