OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Engineering Design is 2. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Assessment of product resilience towards the changing customer requirements	40
A novel Kriging-assisted multi-objective optimisation method considering infeasibility ratio under input uncertainty	23
A data-driven adaptive algorithm and decision support design of multisensory information fusion for prognostics and health management applications	22
A risk analysis method for implementation of additive manufacturing	19
Analysing the prosumer opportunity. Prosumer products’ success or failure	19
What’s more important for product design – usability or emotionality? An examination of influencing factors	18
Exploring synergies between AIGC and TRIZ in the optimisation of road cone design through integrated innovation methods	18
Lumos: AI-driven prompt optimisation tool for assisting conceptual design	17
Combining ChatGPT and knowledge graph for explainable machine learning-driven design: a case study	16
Modularisation of system architecture to improve system recoverability: a unique application of design structure matrix	16
A novel transformer-enhanced and acoustic-based approach for wind turbine blade fault detection with integrated system implementation	16
Documenting practice research: constraints and opportunities	16
Factors influencing communication in collaborative design	15
Reference model for the development of prototypes based on C-K theory	14
Using linkography to understand the thinking differences of designers between engineering and art backgrounds in the early stages of the design process	14
Vivid-persona: customizable persona tool with interactive and immersive experiences	14
A knowledge graph-based bio-inspired design approach for knowledge retrieval and reasoning	13
Reasoning support for predicting requirement change volatility using complex network metrics	13
Configuring products using NSGA-II: warranty profits, performance–price, and environmental emissions from the contractor perspective	13
Research on resource analysis method based on attribute similarity and position weight for conceptual design	13
Understanding long-term behaviour change techniques: a mixed methods study	13
Human-robot collaboration assembly personalised safety detection method based on digital twin	12
An approach to coupling analysis for open architecture product	11
Enhancing the environmental sustainability of product through ecodesign: a systematic review	11
GPB and BAC: two novel models towards building an intelligent motor fault maintenance question answering system	11

Fostering the progressive deployment and standardisation of engineering processes – proposal of a dedicated framework for manufacturing SMEs	11
Effect of interdependence on team effectiveness during design problem-solving in first-year engineering	11
BICAD bio-inspired design method and BICAD assistant design tool	10
From theory to practice: a roadmap for applying dual-process theory in design cognition research	9
Integrating AIGC with design: dependence, application, and evolution - a systematic literature review	9
A complex network theory-based changes propagation control approach for variant design of production line	9
Hyperparameter tuning design of performance indicators prediction for hydrogen fuel cells based on Bayesian optimisation with AIGC	9
Delimiting design: expanding the limits of concurrency through set-based concurrent engineering	9
Modularity and new product performance: the role of new product development speed and task uncertainty	9
Local absorption of uncertainty in complex systems using resilient objects	9
Evolving to multi-modal knowledge graphs for engineering design: state-of-the-art and future challenges	9
How best to capture the voice of the customer in new offer design? A Neuro Kano model	9
A model-based systems engineering approach for developing modular system architectures	9
Multiple Life-Cycle Products: A Review of Antecedents, Outcomes, Challenges, and Benefits in a Circular Economy	9
Mastering manufacturing: exploring the influence of engineering designers’ prior experience when using design for additive manufacturing	8
Designing dual ontological products for human factors: a machine learning and harmonistic knowledge-based computational support tool	8
A customer requirements analysis method of considering product scenarios for improving product design	8
Aesthetic shape generation system based on novelty and complexity	8
Intelligent design exploration method for complex engineered system architecture generation	8
Hybrid gene regulatory network for product styling construction in interactive evolutionary design	8
Confirmation dialog box in the physical world: design strategies on tangible confirmation behavior in human-machine interaction	8
Product emotional design method based on image metaphor: a technical note	8
Ebb and flow: design fixation and creativity in professional groups	7
Toward sustainable joint optimisation for product family and supply chain configuration with smart contracting consideration	7
Industrial logistics optimisation in transportation with fuzzing techniques and reverse engineering to secure proprietary traffic control systems	7
An expert system for analysing the printability and integratability of assembly structures under the context of design for additive manufacturing	6
Optimal scheme of open design based on co-designer involvement and the dynamic FBSC model	6
Knowledge-based product and process design synthesis of additively manufactured non-assembly mechanisms	6
Review of Integrated Design Engineering, Interdisciplinary and Holistic Product Development	6
Core components-oriented modularisation methodology for complex products	6
Extraction and linking of motivation, specification and structure of inventions for early design use	6
Investigating the generation of specific design knowledge: experimental validation of a qualitative modelling method	6
Simulation of variation for manual assembly when mis-constraining occurs	6
User-centred design approach with misidentified end-users: case study for smart composite structures	6
The power and potential of Behavioural Design: practice, methodology, and ethics	6
A practical and ready handbook for mechanical designers and design educators? A review of design optimization using MATLAB^® and SOLIDWORKS^® by Krishnan Suresh	5
Advancing engineering design problem-exploring practice: interviews with industry professionals	5
Leveraging deep reinforcement learning for design space exploration with multi-fidelity surrogate model	5
Crashworthiness optimisation and environmental impact assessment of a redesigned passenger coach integrating lean design-for-X framework	5
Computerised design, simulation of meshing and stress analysis of bionic logarithmic spiral spur gear drives	5
AskNatureGPT: an LLM-driven concept generation method based on bio-inspired design knowledge	5
Exploring graduate students’ collaborative problem-solving in engineering design tasks	5
An evolutionary graph of product service system research topics based on bibliometric analysis and topic modelling	5
Value chain design through synergistic optimisation of configuration and operation of value activities: an application case of cold chain logistics	5
A surrogate model-assisted robustness-oriented tolerance design method based on ‘reverse model’	4
A knowledge-guided process planning approach with reinforcement learning	4
Design method validation – an investigation of the current practice in design research	4
Research on the association mechanism and evaluation model between EMG data and product aesthetic quality in product aesthetics evaluation	4
Online monitoring and evaluation for conceptual design of product morphological structure driven by the retrospective analysis of cognitive behaviour	4
Multi-modal online review driven product improvement design based on scientific effects knowledge graph	4

A deep learning approach for balance optimisation of patch panel assembly line	4
Emotion-driven action interaction design in small quadruped robots: leveraging NXEIK multilevel network	4
The economics of additive manufacturing and topology optimisation – a case analysis of the electric scooter	4
Technology fitness landscape for design innovation: a deep neural embedding approach based on patent data	4
Understanding customers across national cultures: the influence of national cultural differences on designers’ empathic accuracy	4
Facial expression recognition: a novel approach to captcha design	4
Association change and its relationship with designs in context and form: how product evaluation is affected by negative framings	4
Automatic generation of system model diagrams driven by multi-source heterogeneous data	4
A new design for additive manufacturing method: applied on the bound metal deposition process	4
A systematic literature review of sustainable design of complex customised products in Industry 5.0: connotation, methodologies and prospects	3
Automating the conceptual design of residental areas using visual and generative programming	3
New design: opportunities for engineering design in an era of digital transformation	3
Reconciling platform vs. product optimisation by value-based margins on solutions and parameters	3
Exploring topic modelling for generalising design requirements in complex design	3
An integrated decision-making approach to evaluating design schemes under heterogeneous fuzzy environment	3
Graph reinforcement learning-based machining-assembly dual-shop production scheduling	3
Optimization of a non-pneumatic tire using design of experiments and machine learning techniques	3
Empowering design innovation using AI-generated content	3
Uncovering emerging technologies in intelligent manufacturing via graph classification of community characteristics	3
Hybrid uncertainty analysis and optimisation based on probability box for bus powertrain mounting system	3
Innovative design of multi-contradiction systems based on the function-structure model	3
Novice engineer vs. machine: comparing artificial neural network predictions with student estimates of market price using function structure models	3
Innovation level in set-based design: an integrated approach with chosen-to-fit and custom-to-fit solutions	3
Bridging the research-practice gap: understanding the knowledge exchange between design research and social design practices	3
A systematic literature review of changeability in engineering systems along the life cycle	3
Research on propagation routing optimisation of product design change considering multi-domain network collaboration	3
Comfort weight analysis for optimising ergonomic cabin design of a drilling rig machine using three-dimensional human simulation	3
A modular visuo-haptic mixed reality (VHMR) aided prototype technique for in-vehicle human-machine interaction (HMI) evaluations	3
Research on multi-objective optimisation of product form design based on kansei engineering	3
PSR-GAN: a product concept sketch rendering method based on generative adversarial network and colour tags	3
STEM Integration through shared practices: examining secondary science and engineering technology students’ concurrent think-aloud protocols	2
Data-informed active design space reduction and optimisation using self-organising maps	2
A novel pattern language method for tradespace exploration: application to space mission architecting	2
Design for reversed additive manufacturing low-melting-point alloys	2
A knowledge graph-aided decision guidance method for product conceptual design	2
Intelligent fault diagnosis for high-speed bearing towards unbalanced samples via convolutional weight adaptive network	2
Engineering equipment conceptual design methodology: using function units configuration and schemes iterative solution	2
Risk-based maintenance strategy for oil transfer pipelines using an intuitionistic fuzzy computational approach	2
Leveraging behavioural economics in smart nudge design through data-driven prospect-theoretic modelling and context-aware intelligent reasoning: application to smart tip nudging	2
Design and evaluation of smart blood pressure monitor oriented to user needs	2
Multi-objective constrained robust design of a metamaterial vibration isolator with a limited budget	2
Enhancing patent retrieval using text and knowledge graph embeddings: a technical note	2
Computer-aided design as a research instrument for engineering design: supporting multiple methods by observing artifacts, actors, and actions	2
A tea packaging design method based on artificial intelligence generated content	2
Optimising logistics in intelligent transportation systems through CNN-IT: a convolutional neural network approach for enhanced efficiency and precision	2
A field-based knowledge graph assisted conceptual design for structure configuration of engineering equipment	2
Optimisation method of product family supplier selection based on data mining under carbon neutral policy	2
Image regression-based digital qualification for simulation-driven design processes, case study on curtain airbag	2
A case-based knowledge graph with reinforcement learning for intelligent design approach of complex product	2
How much workload is a ‘good’ workload for human beings to meet the deadline: human capacity zone and workload equilibrium	2
Novelty metrics in engineering design	2
An investigation into the current state of education in Design for Additive Manufacturing	2
An effective design freeze strategy for establishing design rules in modular product development	2
Design research in healthcare: a systematic literature review of key design journals	2
Seeing is believing: investigating the influence of transparency on consumers’ product perceptions and attitude	2
A systematic study of biological SE systems from complexity and design perspectives	2
Evaluation of design properties of electric and combustion cars based on eye tracking	2
Advance intervention of recessive ill-conditioned feature: the early-stage design method based on system recessive inheritance	2
A twofold update quantum-inspired genetic algorithm for efficient combinatorial optimal decisions in engineering system design and operations	2
Incorporating reverse quality dimensions for comprehending customer perception of fulfilment in Kano better and worse indices	2
A closed-loop human-computer interactive design method based on sequential human intention prediction and knowledge recommendation	2