OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Research in Engineering Design is 5. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Journal transformation, 2022 closure, and reviewers’ gratitude	52
A concept map to support the planning and evaluation of artifacts in the initial phases of PSS design	22
Codesign in resource-limited societies: theoretical perspectives, inputs, outputs and influencing factors	14
Journal innovations, 2021 closure, and reviewers’ gratitude	13
An augmented formulation for robust design optimization of structures using stochastic simulation method	13
‘Earning your scars’: an exploratory interview study of design for manufacturing at hardware startups	13
Modularization for the complex product considering the design change requirements	12
Research methods in engineering design: a synthesis of recent studies using a systematic literature review	10
266 Fuzzy front-end studies: current state and future directions for new product development	9
The research environmental impact disclosure	9
Analysing Industry 4.0 technology-solution dependencies: a support framework for successful Industry 4.0 adoption in the product generation process	8
Empirical studies on conceptual design synthesis of multiple-state mechanical devices	8
A new approach for evaluating experienced assembly complexity based on Multi Expert-Multi Criteria Decision Making method	8
Novel method for shape complexity evaluation: a threshold from machining to additive manufacturing in the early design phase	7
An early-phase design process to enable long-term flexibility in assembly systems	7
Model design in data science: engineering design to uncover design processes and anomalies	6
Guiding questions for increasing the generation of product ideas to meet changing needs (QuChaNe)	6
How the type of methodology used, when working in a natural environment, affects the designer's creativity	5
Fostering self-efficacy through usability and emotional product design? An explorative study	5
Lean development and its impacts on the performance of new product processes: an analysis of innovative Brazilian companies	5
“Why couldn’t we do this more often?”: exploring the feasibility of virtual and distributed work in product design engineering	5
Quantifying the maximum possible improvement in $$2^{k}$$ experiments	5
Concepts of change propagation analysis in engineering design	5