Design Studies

1.5k papers and 49.2k indexed citations i.

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The 1.5k papers published in Design Studies in the last decades have received a total of 49.2k indexed citations. Papers published in Design Studies usually cover Mechanical Engineering (882 papers), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (350 papers) and Management of Technology and Innovation (236 papers) specifically the topics of Design Education and Practice (875 papers), Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (300 papers) and Product Development and Customization (168 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Design Studies are Nigel Cross, Kees Dorst, John S. Gero, Sydney Gregory, Rivka Oxman, Gabriela Goldschmidt, Nathan Crilly, Donald A. Schön, Louis L. Bucciarelli and Rachael Luck.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in Design Studies

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in Design Studies

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