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Design Research

Design Research is a systematic academic inquiry into the processes, methods, and outcomes of design as a creative and problem-solving practice, distinguished by its focus on generating knowledge that informs and advances design theory, practice, and education across domains such as industrial design, design thinking, and participatory urban design.

11.5K

Publications

782.2K

Citations

19.5K

Authors

3.3K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3.2K

Variants

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Publications

11.5K

Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research

Priscilla Robinson · Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health · 2007 · 23.5K citations

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Design Science in Information Systems Research1

Alan R. Hevner, March March, Jinsoo Park · MIS Quarterly · 2004 · 9.9K citations

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Motivation through the design of work: test of a theory

J. Richard Hackman, Greg R. Oldham · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · 1976 · 8.7K citations

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Design science in information systems research

Alan R. Hevner, Salvatore T. March, Jinsoo Park et al. · Journal of the Association for Information Systems · 2004 · 7.7K citations

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A Design Science Research Methodology for Information Systems Research

Ken Peffers, Tuure Tuunanen, Marcus A. Rothenberger et al. · Journal of Management Information Systems · 2007 · 7.2K citations

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Authors

19.5K

  1. JS
    John S. Gero

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    74 publications · 4.9K citations

    33

    h-index

  2. NC
    Nigel Cross

    The Open University, United Kingdom

    39 publications · 10K citations

    30

    h-index

  3. OS
    Ole Sejer Iversen

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    35 publications · 2.8K citations

    29

    h-index

  4. RW
    Ron Wakkary

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    38 publications · 2.6K citations

    28

    h-index

  5. KL
    Kristin L. Wood

    Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore

    39 publications · 4.4K citations

    27

    h-index

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Institutions

3.3K

  1. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    65 h-index

    473 publications

    35.3K citations

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    64 h-index

    354 publications

    32.7K citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    62 h-index

    353 publications

    27.3K citations

  4. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    56 h-index

    314 publications

    19.8K citations

  5. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    53 h-index

    276 publications

    18.1K citations

  6. Eindhoven University of Technology

    Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    51 h-index

    257 publications

    18.6K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    50 h-index

    204 publications

    21.5K citations

  8. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    48 h-index

    210 publications

    14.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Design Studies

    576 publications · 56.7K citations

    125

    h-index

  2. Design Issues

    223 publications · 21.5K citations

    63

    h-index

  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 117 publications · 20.2K citations

    55

    h-index

  4. CoDesign

    147 publications · 13.4K citations

    50

    h-index

  5. 44

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