International Journal of Vehicle Design

Aims & Scope

IJVD, the journal of vehicle engineering, automotive technology and components, has been established for over a quarter of a century as an international authoritative reference in the field.

It publishes the Proceedings of the International Association for Vehicle Design, which is an independent, non-profit-making learned society that exists to develop, promote and coordinate the science and practice of vehicle design and safety.

Topics covered include Vehicle engineering design Automotive technology R&D of all types of self-propelled vehicles R&D of vehicle components Interface between aesthetics and engineering Integration of vehicle and components design into the development of complete vehicle systems Social and environmental impacts of vehicle design Energy Safety.

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Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Optimisation and robustness for crashworthiness of side impact

  Citation: 216

  Authors: L., R.J., C.H., M., O., Y.

• Aluminium foams for lighter vehicles

  Citation: 189

  Authors: John

• Power spectral density approximations of longitudinal road profiles

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Peter

• A comparison of recent metaheuristic algorithms for crashworthiness optimisation of vehicle thin-walled tubes considering sheet metal forming effects

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Selçuk, Ali Rıza

• Effects of nanoparticle additive in the water-diesel emulsion fuel on the performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a diesel engine

  Citation: 114

  Authors: J. Sadhik, R.B.

• Multi-surrogate-assisted metaheuristics for crashworthiness optimisation

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Cho Mar, Nantiwat, Ali R., Sujin, Sadiq M.

• Multidisciplinary design optimisation - some formal methods, framework requirements, and application to vehicle design

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Srinivas, Jaroslaw

• Hybrid real-code population-based incremental learning and differential evolution for many-objective optimisation of an automotive floor-frame

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Nantiwat, Sujin, Ali Rıza

• Integrated vehicle dynamics control using active brake, steering and suspension systems

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Ansgar

• Brake disc hot spotting and thermal judder: an experimental and finite element study

  Citation: 92

  Authors: T.K., J.W., A.