OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Engineering Design is 7. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysing the prosumer opportunity. Prosumer products’ success or failure	77
CausalGID: causality-guided Pareto generative design for industrial production with large language models	74
Combining ChatGPT and knowledge graph for explainable machine learning-driven design: a case study	43
What’s more important for product design – usability or emotionality? An examination of influencing factors	42
The Knowledge Action Ontology: a description of the cognitive actions of engineering design	36
Lumos: AI-driven prompt optimisation tool for assisting conceptual design	30
A novel Kriging-assisted multi-objective optimisation method considering infeasibility ratio under input uncertainty	29
Exploring synergies between AIGC and TRIZ in the optimisation of road cone design through integrated innovation methods	29
Feature-oriented change propagation impact assessment for complex mechanical 3D CAD assembly model based on complex network	29
A risk analysis method for implementation of additive manufacturing	29
Transformer-based deep reinforcement learning and small language models for production decision-making in remanufacturing systems	27
Functional requirements mining for mass personalisation: a heterogeneous data-driven knowledge graph approach to enable product rapid design	26
Assessment of product resilience towards the changing customer requirements	25
A data-driven adaptive algorithm and decision support design of multisensory information fusion for prognostics and health management applications	23
Documenting practice research: constraints and opportunities	23
Resourceful by design: archetypal strategies in startup resource management	23
A novel transformer-enhanced and acoustic-based approach for wind turbine blade fault detection with integrated system implementation	23
An adaptive design approach for AIGC-based VR rehabilitation training systems	21
The research on the aesthetic Metric Entropy Evaluation Model (MEM) and verification for Intelligent screening of automotive design schemes	20
Using linkography to understand the thinking differences of designers between engineering and art backgrounds in the early stages of the design process	20
A fine-grained image classification model for automobile front faces based on deconstruction-reconstruction thinking and CMAL-Net	20
Understanding long-term behaviour change techniques: a mixed methods study	18
A framework for generative intelligent process design of aviation riveting based on transformer-based multimodal information fusion	18
Vivid-persona: customizable persona tool with interactive and immersive experiences	18
Cross-dimensional modelling-driven computational parametric propagation for rapid variant design in equipment customisation	18

Decision-making with eXtended reality and artificial intelligence: practitioner-informed design guidelines for decision support systems	18
An agentic knowledge-infused reasoning framework for engineering design based on large language models	17
Reference model for the development of prototypes based on C-K theory	17
A value-engineering-driven framework for Smart Product-Service System concept evaluation and design steering	16
Reasoning support for predicting requirement change volatility using complex network metrics	16
AIlantern: an AI-assisted workflow for designing and crafting intangible cultural heritage lantern	15
A knowledge graph-based bio-inspired design approach for knowledge retrieval and reasoning	15
Investigating intelligent generation of multimodal creative stimuli in conceptual design: strategies and implications	15
Generative AI for interdisciplinary collaborative design: an agent-based workflow orchestration framework guided by R³ invariants	15
GPB and BAC: two novel models towards building an intelligent motor fault maintenance question answering system	15
Enhancing the environmental sustainability of product through ecodesign: a systematic review	15
Configuring products using NSGA-II: warranty profits, performance–price, and environmental emissions from the contractor perspective	15
Human-robot collaboration assembly personalised safety detection method based on digital twin	14
Machine learning-integrated random shape generation for brand-styled mouse design	14
Research on resource analysis method based on attribute similarity and position weight for conceptual design	14
Multilingual graph retrieval-augmented generation for product design using design knowledge	14
Effect of interdependence on team effectiveness during design problem-solving in first-year engineering	14
Current practices and decision guidelines for usability evaluation tools in intelligent vehicle human-machine interaction	14
Intelligent matching of wood grain texture and furniture design styles driven by emotional imagery	14
Architectural transformation and reliability optimisation in complex engineered systems: a hybrid design structure Matrix-Markov chain framework	13
Exploring designers’ continuance usage intention of AI-assisted design tools: integrating TTF, design processes characteristics, TAM, creative self-efficacy, and social influence	13
Design Research Notes II	13
Ensemble learning based multi-fidelity optimisation design method for radar stealth aircraft	13
AI-driven design and optimisation control of service-oriented smart manufacturing systems: applications, challenges, and future directions	13
Facilitating police equipment design via retrieval-augmented generation with knowledge graphs and small language models	12
Circular rail-guided vehicle scheduling considering multi-type composite operations and task release times	12
Improving functional gene-based conceptual design by functional flows and scientific effects	12
Smart outbound scheduling for textile warehousing: an integrated ALNS optimisation algorithm and LLM-based fuzzy decision-making framework	12
Effects of spatial semantic tactile feedback on emergency takeover and driver trust: an exploratory study for distributed tactile seatbelt	12
An approach to coupling analysis for open architecture product	12
Automating product styling: a novel design approach for emotional product styling based on neural style transfer and MVSNet	12
Dual-channel supply chain management for fresh products logistics based on optimised information sharing and finance decisions	11
Sustainable design of bamboo weaving products based on style generative adversarial network and Grasshopper technology	11
Translating medical device regulations into requirements using environment based design	11
Fostering the progressive deployment and standardisation of engineering processes – proposal of a dedicated framework for manufacturing SMEs	11
Hyperparameter tuning design of performance indicators prediction for hydrogen fuel cells based on Bayesian optimisation with AIGC	11
BICAD bio-inspired design method and BICAD assistant design tool	11
A complex network theory-based changes propagation control approach for variant design of production line	11
A four-dimensional emotional model for the design of bionic machinery installation art	11
Evolving to multi-modal knowledge graphs for engineering design: state-of-the-art and future challenges	11
How best to capture the voice of the customer in new offer design? A Neuro Kano model	11
Dynamic product redesign optimization: integrating Extenics and TRIZ with SO-PMI analysis for time-Dependent customer feedback from online reviews	11
A generation framework of conceptual solutions integrating link prediction and large language model	10
Integrating AIGC with design: dependence, application, and evolution - a systematic literature review	10
Designing dual ontological products for human factors: a machine learning and harmonistic knowledge-based computational support tool	10
Delimiting design: expanding the limits of concurrency through set-based concurrent engineering	10
Decoding technological affordance and affective agency in medical live streaming: a human-AI collaborative DHL approach for service design decisions	10
Emotional design of cockpit central control using interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy DEMATEL and CNN-SE-LSTM	10
Intelligent design exploration method for complex engineered system architecture generation	10
Local absorption of uncertainty in complex systems using resilient objects	10

Modularity and new product performance: the role of new product development speed and task uncertainty	10
A customer requirements analysis method of considering product scenarios for improving product design	10
From theory to practice: a roadmap for applying dual-process theory in design cognition research	10
A systems engineering-integrated approach for functional architecture design of cyber-physical products	9
Aesthetic shape generation system based on novelty and complexity	9
Product emotional design method based on image metaphor: a technical note	9
Demystifying verification and validation in design research methodology – from underdeveloped practice to methodological rigour	9
Kansei analysis for interior design of new energy vehicles: combining rough set theory, eye tracking, and improved gated recurrent unit	9
Confirmation dialog box in the physical world: design strategies on tangible confirmation behavior in human-machine interaction	9
An adaptive digital twin-based method for resilient design: a case study of high-speed train bogie	9
Hybrid gene regulatory network for product styling construction in interactive evolutionary design	9
From ‘data-driven’ to ‘data-informed’ design — grounding AI for design in knowledge, context and decisions	9
Toward sustainable joint optimisation for product family and supply chain configuration with smart contracting consideration	9
Crashworthiness optimisation and environmental impact assessment of a redesigned passenger coach integrating lean design-for-X framework	8
Optimal scheme of open design based on co-designer involvement and the dynamic FBSC model	8
Core components-oriented modularisation methodology for complex products	8
Simulation of variation for manual assembly when mis-constraining occurs	8
A hybrid NSGA-II for energy-efficient flexible job shop scheduling problem with finite multi-load AGV resources	8
Industrial logistics optimisation in transportation with fuzzing techniques and reverse engineering to secure proprietary traffic control systems	8
The power and potential of Behavioural Design: practice, methodology, and ethics	8
Generative re-creation of architectural styles: a co-evolutionary framework based on human-AI bidirectional feedback loops	8
Evaluating reframing in behavioural design	8
An expert system for analysing the printability and integratability of assembly structures under the context of design for additive manufacturing	8
Ebb and flow: design fixation and creativity in professional groups	8
Appreciation of reviewers 2025	8
Knowledge-based product and process design synthesis of additively manufactured non-assembly mechanisms	8
A hierarchical distillation network based on data-derived multi-domain feature pools in self-adaptive bearing fault diagnosis of smart customised manufacturing systems	8
Exploring the complex mapping between user perception and product form: a case study of air purifiers	8
CNN-based facial expression recognition and TRIZ-inspired service redesign in combined medical and elder care	8
Human-centered AI design: developers’ perspectives	7
A comparative study on retrieval-augmented generation and chain-of-thought applications for LLM-assisted engineering design ideation	7
Advancing engineering design problem-exploring practice: interviews with industry professionals	7
Investigating the generation of specific design knowledge: experimental validation of a qualitative modelling method	7
A predictive production-logistics cooperation method for service-oriented smart discrete manufacturing system	7
An optimal resonance sparse signal decomposition model for equipment intelligent maintenance in a smart factory	7
An integrated innovation design process model based on flow analysis for the optimization of innovation solutions	7
A proposed Human-AI collaborative Kansei Engineering methodology for heritage-inspired designs: a study using surveying and eye-tracking with Africans and Asians	7
Multi-scenario-driven innovative tool intelligent push method and system implementation	7
Leveraging deep reinforcement learning for design space exploration with multi-fidelity surrogate model	7
Computerised design, simulation of meshing and stress analysis of bionic logarithmic spiral spur gear drives	7
Association change and its relationship with designs in context and form: how product evaluation is affected by negative framings	7
Online monitoring and evaluation for conceptual design of product morphological structure driven by the retrospective analysis of cognitive behaviour	7
AskNatureGPT: an LLM-driven concept generation method based on bio-inspired design knowledge	7
Managing feasibility risk in vehicle model-year changes: a β-robust fuzzy decision framework for early configuration selection under epistemic uncertainty	7
Extraction and linking of motivation, specification and structure of inventions for early design use	7
Value chain design through synergistic optimisation of configuration and operation of value activities: an application case of cold chain logistics	7
An evolutionary graph of product service system research topics based on bibliometric analysis and topic modelling	7
A bi-level collaborative optimisation framework designed with flexible maintenance windows and service charges for high-speed train overhaul scheduling	7
Research on cross-platform parametric simulation and structural optimisation methods for thickeners	7
Large language model agent as a mechanical designer	7
Social manufacturing supply-demand service matching design based on knowledge graphs and graph convolutional networks	7