Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering

Aims & Scope

Research in Engineering Design is an international journal that publishes research papers on design theory and methodology in all fields of engineering, focussing on mechanical, civil, architectural, and manufacturing engineering.

The journal is designed for professionals in academia, industry and government interested in research issues relevant to design practice.

Papers emphasize underlying principles of engineering design and discipline-oriented research where results are of interest or extendible to other engineering domains.

General areas of interest include theories of design, foundations of design environments, representations and languages, models of design processes, and integration of design and manufacturing.

Representative topics include functional representation, feature-based design, shape grammars, process design, redesign, product data base models, and empirical studies.

The journal also publishes state-of-the-art review articles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.576

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	79

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10068

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	227

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• A model-based method for organizing tasks in product development

  Citation: 652

  Authors: Steven D., Daniel E., Robert P., David A.

• A functional basis for engineering design: Reconciling and evolving previous efforts

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Julie, Robert B., Daniel A., Simon, Kristin L.

• C-K design theory: an advanced formulation

  Citation: 445

  Authors: Armand, Benoit

• Change and customisation in complex engineering domains

  Citation: 422

  Authors: Claudia, P. John, Winfried

• Design for variety: developing standardized and modularized product platform architectures

  Citation: 381

  Authors: Mark V., Kosuke

• Product platform design: method and application

  Citation: 379

  Authors: Timothy W., Jonathan R., Farrokh

• Axiomatic Design Theory for Systems

  Citation: 376

  Authors: Nam P.

• Managing computational complexity using surrogate models: a critical review

  Citation: 340

  Authors: Reza, Janet K., Farrokh

• Engineering change: an overview and perspective on the literature

  Citation: 317

  Authors: T. A. W., C. M., N. H. M., P. J.

• A review of research in mechanical engineering design. Part I: Descriptive, prescriptive, and computer-based models of design processes

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Susan, John R.

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