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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Journal innovations, 2021 closure, and reviewers’ gratitude	31
The effect of sketch and render quality and design experience on concept evaluation in engineering design	26
Multiple technology infusion assessment: a framework and case study	25
Likelihood-based partially decoupling approach to coupled multidisciplinary analysis under epistemic uncertainty	17
An early-phase design process to enable long-term flexibility in assembly systems	17
Product representation via networks methodology for exposing project risks	14
Mapping the landscape of product models in embodiment design	14
Optimize or satisfice in engineering design?	14
Development of a diagnostic tool for product circularity: a redesign approach	13
What distinguishes a model of systems engineering from other models of designing? An ontological, data-driven analysis	13
A proposal for an operational methodology to assist the ranking-aggregation problem in manufacturing	12
What is generative in generative artificial intelligence? A design-based perspective	12
Dormant deficiency: a novel concept to direct cause–effect CAD model analysis	11
Understanding design education with a bibliometric approach: a story of 50 years	10
Comparing parallel and iterative prototyping strategies during engineering design	9
A general class of algebraic inequalities for generating new knowledge and optimising the design of systems and processes	9
‘Earning your scars’: an exploratory interview study of design for manufacturing at hardware startups	8
Research methods in engineering design: a synthesis of recent studies using a systematic literature review	8
Design for circularity and durability: an integrated approach from DFX guidelines	8
Quantifying the maximum possible improvement in $$2^{k}$$ experiments	8
AI-artifacts in engineering change management – a systematic literature review	8
Lean development and its impacts on the performance of new product processes: an analysis of innovative Brazilian companies	8
A framework for total quality product in life cycle assessment (TQLCA)	7
How the type of methodology used, when working in a natural environment, affects the designer's creativity	7
Empirical studies on conceptual design synthesis of multiple-state mechanical devices	7

Quantification of “novelty” based on free-energy principle and its application for “aesthetic liking” for industrial products	7
Reliability-based robust design considering performance degradation: a machine learning-driven approach for high-temperature helical springs	7
Are creative ideas also environmentally sustainable? Investigating the correlations between the creativity and environmental sustainability of student designers' ideas	6
Optimizing early-stage efficiency in complex system development via model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and concurrent engineering (CE) integration	5
Module partition for complex products based on stable overlapping community detection and overlapping component allocation	5
A new method to prioritize the QFDs’ engineering characteristics inspired by the Law of Comparative Judgment	5
Towards the definition of assembly-oriented modular product architectures: a systematic review	4
Studying interaction density in co-design sessions involving spatial augmented reality	4
A probabilistic-driven approach for early design quality risk and crux identification using non-Markovian stochastic Petri nets	4
The impact of Shannon surprise of motion on interest and sustained engagement: exploring the potential of motion design	4
Proposing a carbon reduction engineering framework for product design: a multi-scenario perspective	4
M-ARM: An automated systematic approach for generating new variant design options from an existing product family	4
Estimating the degree of architectural change from introduced innovations	4
Enhancing product and service development through AI-integrated Quality Function Deployment	4
Are generative design algorithms truly generative? Comparing two genetic algorithms by the degrees of freedom they offer designers	4
The impacts of non-perceptual cognition (NPC) on design process and ideation	3
Feedback systems in the design and development process	3
Innovative design on the shop floor of the Saint-Nazaire Airbus factory	3
Aspects of information maturity in design and development	3
Codesign in resource-limited societies: theoretical perspectives, inputs, outputs and influencing factors	3
Evaluating the effectiveness of functional decomposition in early-stage design: development and application of problem space exploration metrics	3
How do you play that makerspace game? An ethnographic exploration of the habitus of engineering makerspaces	3
Effectiveness of the AI using different typologies of design methods	3