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Research in Engineering Design
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Research in Engineering Design

0934-9839

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/163

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 1062 10 12 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 22
Documents by Best Scientists*: 34
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 79
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.576
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Research in Engineering Design?

Engineering design process, Systems engineering, Process (engineering), New product development and Product (category theory) are the subjects of interest in Research in Engineering Design. The journal facilitates discussions on Engineering design process that incorporate concepts from other fields like Management science, Mathematical optimization, Artificial intelligence, Conceptual design and Design process. Most of the Artificial intelligence studies addressed also intersect with Machine learning.

It holds forums on Systems engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Probabilistic design, Risk analysis (engineering), Industrial engineering and Manufacturing engineering. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Probabilistic design, it also covered topics in Computer-automated design, Axiomatic design, Generative Design and Iterative design. The research on Process (engineering) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Structure (mathematical logic), Software engineering, Function (engineering) and Knowledge management.

In addition to New product development research, it aims to explore topics under Product design, Product engineering and Process management. The study on Product engineering presented in Research in Engineering Design intersects with subjects under the field of Product design specification.

  • Engineering design process (84.44%)
  • Systems engineering (22.06%)
  • Process (engineering) (18.10%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Functional Basis for Engineering Design: Reconciling and Evolving Previous Efforts (915 citations)
  • A Model-Based Method for Organizing Tasks in Product Development (872 citations)
  • Design for variety: developing standardized and modularized product platform architectures (492 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Research in Engineering Design:

The journal papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Engineering design process, Systems engineering, New product development, Product (category theory) and Management science. The published papers with studies in Engineering design process featured incorporate elements of Manufacturing engineering, Function (engineering) and Design process, Process (engineering), Iterative design. While Systems engineering is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Design review, Probabilistic design, Information engineering and Conceptual design.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics
  • Programming language

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Engineering design process, Process (engineering), Product (category theory), New product development and Product design. It explores issues in Engineering design process which can be linked to other research areas like Quality (business), Industrial engineering, Scope (project management), Risk analysis (engineering) and Process management. The work on Process (engineering) tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Management science and Aerospace.

Identification (information), Dimension (data warehouse), Structure (mathematical logic), Fuzzy logic and Preference are some topics wherein Product (category theory) research discussed in Research in Engineering Design have an impact. New product development research presented in Research in Engineering Design encompasses a variety of subjects, including Aesthetics, Realm, Industrial design and Creativity. The journal addresses concerns in Product design which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Knowledge management, Matching (statistics), Semantic data model, Supply chain and Empirical research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • An exploration of how creativity, functionality, and aesthetics are related in design (2 citations)
  • A concept map to support the planning and evaluation of artifacts in the initial phases of PSS design (2 citations)
  • Optimal resource allocation for dynamic product development process via convex optimization (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Research in Engineering Design (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yoram Reich (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jonathan Cagan (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • P. John Clarkson (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • David C. Wynn (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Irem Y. Tumer (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Research in Engineering Design (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (56 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Carnegie Mellon University (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Tel Aviv University (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Delft University of Technology (20 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.34% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 37.93% of all publications and 51.72% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Computer-aided mind map generation via crowdsourcing and machine learning

    Bradley Camburn;Ryan Arlitt;David Anderson;Roozbeh Sanaei

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Value analysis for customizable modular product platforms: theory and case study

    E. F. Colombo;N. Shougarian;K. Sinha;G. Cascini

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Modularization for the complex product considering the design change requirements

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Process models: plans, predictions, proclamations or prophecies?

    Martin Stacey;Claudia Eckert;Rafaela Hillerbrand

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • How do you play that makerspace game? An ethnographic exploration of the habitus of engineering makerspaces

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • A modelling framework to support design of complex engineering systems in early design stages

    Shiva Abdoli;Sami Kara

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Optimal resource allocation for dynamic product development process via convex optimization

    Chengyan Zhao;Masaki Ogura;Masako Kishida;Ali Yassine

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Improving the engineering design process by simulating iteration impact with ASM2.0

    David C. Wynn;P. John Clarkson

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Comparing parallel and iterative prototyping strategies during engineering design

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Development and validity evidence investigation of a design for additive manufacturing self-efficacy scale

    (2022)
    3 Citations

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