OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Engineering Design is 1. 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
The role of product development in the battle against product-related stigma – a literature review	26
A system modeling process based on SysML to support data consistency across system requirement, function, and solution model layers	17
A decision-making method for complex system design in a heterogeneous language information environment	16
Refined metric for a-posteriori novelty assessments	16
The construction of shield machine fault diagnosis knowledge graph based on joint knowledge extraction model	16
Analysing risk to function fulfilment: applying the function integrity diagnosis and documentation method	16
A knowledge graph – based requirement identification model for products remanufacturing design	15
Visual-triggered contextual guidance for lithium battery disassembly: a multi-modal event knowledge graph approach	15
Research on propagation routing optimisation of product design change considering multi-domain network collaboration	14
Evaluation of the ACAP analysis method for process-based validation of textual and graphical design methods	14
Six smart guidelines for high-tech manufacture on low-tech 3D printers: the case of the 3Flex	13
A domain knowledge-informed design space exploration methodology for mechanical layout design	11
Online BCI systems: cross-subject motor imagery classification based on weighted time-domain feature extraction methods	11
Effects of product personalisation degree on user perception in car front design	10
A novel transformer-enhanced and acoustic-based approach for wind turbine blade fault detection with integrated system implementation	10
Examination of common mistakes for successful leveraging the Kano model and proposal for enhancement	10
Effects of activity time limitation on gesture elicitation for form creation	10
Multi-objective disassembly line design and optimisation considering energy efficiency and human factors	10
Assessment of product resilience towards the changing customer requirements	9
Smart industrial information integration: a lightweight privacy protection model in an intelligent manufacturing architecture	8
An expert system for analysing the printability and integratability of assembly structures under the context of design for additive manufacturing	8
Intelligent method of reinforced gas–liquid two-phase flow regimes identification for the pipeline system design and controlling	8
Enhancing biological system engineering realisation through advanced feature transfer and extenics: a bionic design approach	8
Cooperative negotiation in value-driven engineering and systems design: a technical note	8
Impacts and opportunities of deep learning in product design process: a comprehensive survey	8

A data-driven adaptive algorithm and decision support design of multisensory information fusion for prognostics and health management applications	8
Bridging the research-practice gap: understanding the knowledge exchange between design research and social design practices	8
What’s more important for product design – usability or emotionality? An examination of influencing factors	8
Guide to ethical research and design practice when working with vulnerable participants and on sensitive topics	8
Journal of Engineering Design (JED) awards and recognition 2023	7
Product sustainable design for carbon footprint during product life cycle	7
Design optimization of additively manufactured sandwich beams through experimentation, machine learning, and imperialist competitive algorithm	7
Analysing the prosumer opportunity. Prosumer products’ success or failure	7
A new lean tool for design management: design cost deployment	7
Toward sustainable joint optimisation for product family and supply chain configuration with smart contracting consideration	7
Simulation of variation for manual assembly when mis-constraining occurs	7
Ebb and flow: design fixation and creativity in professional groups	7
Core components-oriented modularisation methodology for complex products	6
Combining ChatGPT and knowledge graph for explainable machine learning-driven design: a case study	6
Optimal scheme of open design based on co-designer involvement and the dynamic FBSC model	6
Modularisation of system architecture to improve system recoverability: a unique application of design structure matrix	6
Exploring synergies between AIGC and TRIZ in the optimisation of road cone design through integrated innovation methods	6
A hypergraph model of product function recombination based on online reviews	6
Design a sustainable micro-mobility future: trends and challenges in the US and EU	6
A novel Kriging-assisted multi-objective optimisation method considering infeasibility ratio under input uncertainty	6
Lumos: AI-driven prompt optimisation tool for assisting conceptual design	6
Review of Integrated Design Engineering, Interdisciplinary and Holistic Product Development	5
Planning unplanned design iterations using risk management and learning strategies	5
A vision for design in the era of collective computing	5
User-centred design approach with misidentified end-users: case study for smart composite structures	5
Vivid-persona: customizable persona tool with interactive and immersive experiences	5
Novice engineer vs. machine: comparing artificial neural network predictions with student estimates of market price using function structure models	5
On tacit knowledge management in product design: status, challenges, and trends	5
Replicability and reproducibility of data-intensive design research using workflows - example in facial expression synchrony as a measure of empathy	5
Comparing human and cognitive assistant facilitated brainstorming sessions	5
Reasoning support for predicting requirement change volatility using complex network metrics	4
An integrated decision-making approach to evaluating design schemes under heterogeneous fuzzy environment	4
Leveraging behavioural economics in smart nudge design through data-driven prospect-theoretic modelling and context-aware intelligent reasoning: application to smart tip nudging	4
A knowledge graph-based intelligent planning method for remanufacturing processes of used parts	4
Exploring graduate students’ collaborative problem-solving in engineering design tasks	4
Combining style generative adversarial networks with particle swarm optimisation-support vector regression to design affective social robot for public health intervention	4
Investigating the generation of specific design knowledge: experimental validation of a qualitative modelling method	4
Understanding long-term behaviour change techniques: a mixed methods study	4
Documenting practice research: constraints and opportunities	4
Knowledge-based product and process design synthesis of additively manufactured non-assembly mechanisms	4
Generating tyre tread designs using a sensory evaluation regression model and a generative model	4
An artificial intelligence approach for interpreting creative combinational designs	4
A twofold update quantum-inspired genetic algorithm for efficient combinatorial optimal decisions in engineering system design and operations	4
Extraction and linking of motivation, specification and structure of inventions for early design use	4
New application for sketching in a machine tool company	3
A closed-loop human-computer interactive design method based on sequential human intention prediction and knowledge recommendation	3
Using linkography to understand the thinking differences of designers between engineering and art backgrounds in the early stages of the design process	3
An overview of self-engineering systems	3
Crashworthiness optimisation and environmental impact assessment of a redesigned passenger coach integrating lean design-for-X framework	3
Design of product configuration systems supporting customised product cost estimation using object-oriented ontology framework	3

Design and evaluation of smart blood pressure monitor oriented to user needs	3
Impacts of product structural characteristics on modular performance with virtual DSM data mining	3
Enabling the identification of multi-product assembly system architectures – a new method and its application in the automotive industry	3
The power and potential of Behavioural Design: practice, methodology, and ethics	3
Reality anchor methodology: how to design a digital twin to support situation awareness	3
A case-based knowledge graph with reinforcement learning for intelligent design approach of complex product	2
A practical and ready handbook for mechanical designers and design educators? A review of design optimization using MATLAB^® and SOLIDWORKS^® by Krishnan Suresh	2
Reference model for the development of prototypes based on C-K theory	2
A question answering system for assembly process of wind turbines based on multi-modal knowledge graph and large language model	2
Factors influencing communication in collaborative design	2
GPB and BAC: two novel models towards building an intelligent motor fault maintenance question answering system	2
Leveraging deep reinforcement learning for design space exploration with multi-fidelity surrogate model	2
Research on the correlation mechanism between eye-tracking data and aesthetic ratings in product aesthetic evaluation	2
Towards the evolution characteristics of product structural properties based on the time-dependent network	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
Exploring human-machine collaboration paths in the context of AI- generation content creation: a case study in product styling design	2
Modelling the cost-benefit impact of integrated product modularisation and postponement in the supply chain for pharmaceutical mass customisation	2
Application of fuzzy-logic for design assessment of complex engineering systems in the early design stages	2
Advance intervention of recessive ill-conditioned feature: the early-stage design method based on system recessive inheritance	2
Research on resource analysis method based on attribute similarity and position weight for conceptual design	2
The impact of graduate student goal orientation on design projects	2
PSR-GAN: a product concept sketch rendering method based on generative adversarial network and colour tags	2
Incorporating reverse quality dimensions for comprehending customer perception of fulfilment in Kano better and worse indices	2
A solution in search of problems: a cognitive tool for solution mapping to promote divergent thinking	2
Knowledge: the good, the bad, and the ways for designer creativity	2
Aligning a collaborative resistance model with a change management process: a case study in automation in industry	2
Configuring products using NSGA-II: warranty profits, performance–price, and environmental emissions from the contractor perspective	2
Effect of interdependence on team effectiveness during design problem-solving in first-year engineering	1
Computerised design, simulation of meshing and stress analysis of bionic logarithmic spiral spur gear drives	1
DeepMorpher: deep learning-based design space dimensionality reduction for shape optimisation	1
Enhancing the environmental sustainability of product through ecodesign: a systematic review	1
A knowledge graph-aided decision guidance method for product conceptual design	1
Two-stage approach to causality analysis-based quality problem solving for discrete manufacturing systems	1
An evolutionary graph of product service system research topics based on bibliometric analysis and topic modelling	1
Association change and its relationship with designs in context and form: how product evaluation is affected by negative framings	1
Managing and modelling margins in design as a means for confronting the challenges of a disruptive world	1
Optimising logistics in intelligent transportation systems through CNN-IT: a convolutional neural network approach for enhanced efficiency and precision	1
How does AI promote design iteration? The optimal time to integrate AI into the design process	1
Integrating GRA with intuitionistic fuzzy VIKOR model to explore attractive design solution of wickerwork cultural and creative products	1
Design research in healthcare: a systematic literature review of key design journals	1
Engineering equipment conceptual design methodology: using function units configuration and schemes iterative solution	1
Knowledge graph with deep reinforcement learning for intelligent generation of machining process design	1
Evolving to multi-modal knowledge graphs for engineering design: state-of-the-art and future challenges	1
Uncertainty modeling and applications for operating data-driven inverse design	1
Intelligent fault diagnosis for high-speed bearing towards unbalanced samples via convolutional weight adaptive network	1
A knowledge graph-based bio-inspired design approach for knowledge retrieval and reasoning	1
Evaluation of design properties of electric and combustion cars based on eye tracking	1
An automatic completion method for design domain knowledge graph using surrogate model, for rapid performance evaluation	1
Developing design mindset: how individual and contextual factors influence the development of design mindset through method teaching	1
Multi-objective robustness indicators for evaluation and exploration of design margins	1
Hyperparameter tuning design of performance indicators prediction for hydrogen fuel cells based on Bayesian optimisation with AIGC	1
Supporting cognitive intelligence for smart manufacturing systems using HMI design: challenges and fundamental issues	1
Advancing engineering design problem-exploring practice: interviews with industry professionals	1
Design method validation – an investigation of the current practice in design research	1
Customer’s PIE for experiencescape design	1
Image regression-based digital qualification for simulation-driven design processes, case study on curtain airbag	1
STEM Integration through shared practices: examining secondary science and engineering technology students’ concurrent think-aloud protocols	1
Value chain design through synergistic optimisation of configuration and operation of value activities: an application case of cold chain logistics	1
Human-robot collaboration assembly personalised safety detection method based on digital twin	1
Risk-based maintenance strategy for oil transfer pipelines using an intuitionistic fuzzy computational approach	1
Online monitoring and evaluation for conceptual design of product morphological structure driven by the retrospective analysis of cognitive behaviour	1
A knowledge-guided process planning approach with reinforcement learning	1
Multiple Life-Cycle Products: A Review of Antecedents, Outcomes, Challenges, and Benefits in a Circular Economy	1
Data as design material: innovating smart artefacts and connected products development with the Data-Driven Design Framework (D3F)	1
Multi-objective constrained robust design of a metamaterial vibration isolator with a limited budget	1
Optimisation method of product family supplier selection based on data mining under carbon neutral policy	1