Journal of Mechanical Design
American Society of Mechanical Engineers · US · ISSN 10500472
SJR Q1
What the numbers say
Per-paper citation influence has softened while topical emphasis has shifted.
Field-weighted citation impact moved from 2.36 to 1.67. If you rely on high citation visibility, consider that citedness per paper has declined. The share of top-10% cited papers moved from 28.3% to 14.3%. Expect fewer articles from the journal to appear among the most-cited in the field. Manufacturing Process and Optimization rose from 5.9% to 10.5% of what the journal runs. Submitters working on manufacturing optimization will find the journal currently more receptive to that theme. Recent titles increasingly carry gripper · compliant · tensegrity · origami · surrogate. Readers seeking hands-on robotic and compliant-mechanism work will see more of those methods in recent articles.
Citation metrics
SJR quartile
Q1
SJR score
0.82
Citations / doc (2y)
4.06
h-index
160
Based on the Scopus and OpenAlex citation graphs. We do not provide Clarivate’s JCR Impact Factor.
Output and citation impact
Whether citation performance keeps up as output grows.
PapersField-weighted impact
2018
184
2.36
2019
174
2.59
2020
174
1.67
2021
175
1.70
2022
151
1.37
2023
166
1.41
2024
138
1.44
2025
189
1.67
Topic shift
Share in the last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) versus the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
Rising
- Manufacturing Process and Optimization5.9%→10.5%+4.6%pPrevNow
- Piezoelectric Actuators and Control4.1%→7.6%+3.5%pPrevNow
- Soft Robotics and Applications2.3%→5.7%+3.4%pPrevNow
- Machine Learning in Materials Science0.0%→2.4%+2.4%pPrevNow
- Structural Analysis and Optimization0.0%→2.4%+2.4%pPrevNow
Falling
- Design Education and Practice24.6%→13.3%−11.2%pPrevNow
- Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design9.1%→4.3%−4.8%pPrevNow
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management2.3%→0.0%−2.3%pPrevNow
Terms appearing more often
Wording in recent paper titles that stands out against the journal's own baseline.
grippercomplianttensegrityorigamisurrogateelectroencephalographytrussflexures
Author countries
Last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) against the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
- US56.4%→46.9%−9.5%pPrevNow
- CN27.5%→30.3%+2.8%pPrevNow
- GB2.6%→4.9%+2.3%pPrevNow
- KR2.9%→4.6%+1.7%pPrevNow
- CA4.6%→4.3%−0.3%pPrevNow
- IT0.0%→3.3%+3.3%pPrevNow
Top 5 institutions
Top 5 institutions publishing in this journal, 2018 – 2026.
Recently published
20The 20 most recent papers — not the full list.
1
Article2026
A Multi-Agent Architecture of Requirement-Driven Mechanical System OptimizationCiming Zhu, Li Yang, Wu Shuai, He Ke, Linlin Jiang
Computational Theory and MathematicsComputer Science
2
Article2026
Mechanistic Learning Based Surrogate-Aided Optimisation: Application to Hydrocephalus Shunt SystemsElizabeth Hayman, José-María Peña, Jayaratnam Jayamohan, Sarah Waters, Antoine Jérusalem
OAStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy
3
Article2026
Natural Language Designing (NLD): Language as a design medium in architectural educationKsenia Nikolaeva, Mirko Guaralda
OAMechanical EngineeringEngineering
4
Article2026
Design and Modeling of a Topology-Morphing Spherical Mechanism with Mobility and Compliance SwitchingYen-Hua Lin, Ting Wei Chou, Guan-Zhong Wu
Control and Systems EngineeringEngineering
5
Preprint2026
Digital Twin-Enabled Multigeneration Control Co-Design With Deep Reinforcement LearningYing-Kuan Tsai, Vispi Karkaria, Yi-Ping Chen, Wei Chen
OAComputational Theory and MathematicsComputer Science
6
Article2026
A Deep Generative Modeling Framework for Reliability-Based Design Optimization Using Conditional Normalizing FlowJice Zeng, Zi-Jun Cao, Zhao Zhao, Rong Chen, P P Wang
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyDecision Sciences
7
Article2026
Fine-Scale Feature Encoding in Geometric Pre-training for Engineering Surrogate ModelingYu-hsuan Chen, Jing Bi, Cyril Ngo Ngoc, Victor Oancea, Jonathan Cagan, Levent Burak Kara
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy
8
Article2026
MCERF: Advancing Multimodal Large Language Model Evaluation of Engineering Documentation With Enhanced RetrievalKiarash Naghavi Khanghah, Hoang Lam Nguyen, Anna C. Doris, Amir Mohammad Vahedi, Daniele Grandi, Faez Ahmed, Hongyi Xu
OAComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionComputer Science
9
Article2026
Hybrid Entropy–Uncertainty Data Acquisition for Global MetamodelingJiayi Zhao, Chenlong Xu, Pingfeng Wang
Computational Theory and MathematicsComputer Science
10
Article2026
Response-Adaptive Space-Filling Sampling Strategy for Efficient Surrogate ModelingYu Wang*
Computational Theory and MathematicsComputer Science
11
Article2026
Variant-Level Interface Standardization Methodology for Complexity Reduction in Product Family DesignK. S. V. Oh, Yoo S. Hong, Jongwook Lim
Management of Technology and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting
12
Article2026
Generative Design of Liquid-Cooled Cold Plates Via Enhanced Cross-Attention Conditional Diffusion ModelHao Wu, Yuwei Zong, Jacob Coaty, Yanwen Xu, Pingfeng Wang
Civil and Structural EngineeringEngineering
13
Article2026
Design and Analysis of A Contact-Aided Compliant Force-Limiting Applicator Mechanism for Microneedle PatchesYiran Wang, Shenyuan Dai, Zhenjie Shi, Xiuyun He, Guangbo Hao
OAPharmaceutical SciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
14
Article2026
A Methodology for Objective Design Fixation Analysis in Constrained Design ToolsJacob G. Hunter, Steven L. Schonlau, Neera Jain, Tahira Reid
OAMechanical EngineeringEngineering
15
Article2026
Design and Performance Analysis of a Novel Ankle Rehabilitation Robot Considering the Human Body Soft Tissue DeformationHongyan Tang, Weiqi Lu, James W. Zhang, Qiaoling Meng, Dan Zhang, Hongliu Yu
Biomedical EngineeringEngineering
16
Article2026
Reliability-Based Design of Additively Manufactured Michell Structures for Aerospace CertificationEdmar A. Silva, John J. Zipay
Civil and Structural EngineeringEngineering
17
Article2026
Gaussian Process Regression With Interquartile Range Selection and Stacking Ensemble for Engineering DesignZhihao Wu, Yang Yang, Chen Jiang, Liming Chen
Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science
18
Article2026
A Novel 3-PU(R)U Dual-Mode Parallel Mechanism: Design, Optimization, and Experimental ValidationYulin Chu, Wei-Shun Yu, Ren-Feng Ding, Pei-Chun Lin
Control and Systems EngineeringEngineering
19
Article2026
Systematic Architecture Generation for the Design of Aircraft Propulsive SystemsEnzo Della Bella, Marija Janković, Valérie Pommier-Budinger, Scott Delbecq, Joël Jézégou, Alain Lefebvre
Global and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Science
20
Article2026
Parametric Design of a Cable-Driven Coaxial Spherical Parallel Mechanism for Ultrasound ScansMaryam Seraj, Mohammad H. Kamrava, Carlo Tiseo
Biomedical EngineeringEngineering
Most cited
20Top 20 most cited, 2018 – 2026.
1
ArticleCitations 4372019
Deep Generative Design: Integration of Topology Optimization and Generative ModelsSangeun Oh, Yongsu Jung, Seongsin Kim, Ikjin Lee, Namwoo Kang
OACivil and Structural EngineeringEngineering
2
ArticleCitations 2422018
Microstructural Materials Design Via Deep Adversarial Learning MethodologyZijiang Yang, Xiaolin Li, L. Catherine Brinson, Alok Choudhary, Wei Chen, Ankit Agrawal
OAMaterials ChemistryMaterials Science
3
ArticleCitations 1842021
TopologyGAN: Topology Optimization Using Generative Adversarial Networks Based on Physical Fields Over the Initial DomainZhenguo Nie, Tong Lin, Haoliang Jiang, Levent Burak Kara
Civil and Structural EngineeringEngineering
4
ArticleCitations 1832018
Hip Implant Design With Three-Dimensional Porous Architecture of Optimized Graded DensityYingjun Wang, Sajad Arabnejad, Michael Tänzer, Damiano Pasini*
Mechanics of MaterialsEngineering
5
ArticleCitations 1822020
Collaborative Robotics: A SurveyFederico Vicentini*
Control and Systems EngineeringEngineering
6
ArticleCitations 1782019
Multi-Fidelity Physics-Constrained Neural Network and Its Application in Materials ModelingDehao Liu, Yan Wang
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy
7
ArticleCitations 1662018
What is a Prototype? What are the Roles of Prototypes in Companies?Carlye Lauff*, Daria Kotys-Schwartz*, Mark E. Rentschler*
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering
8
ArticleCitations 1512019
Design and Optimization of Graded Cellular Structures With Triply Periodic Level Surface-Based Topological ShapesDawei Li, Ning Dai*, Yunlong Tang, Guoying Dong, Yaoyao Fiona Zhao
OACivil and Structural EngineeringEngineering
9
ArticleCitations 1492020
A Knowledge Graph-Aided Concept–Knowledge Approach for Evolutionary Smart Product–Service System DevelopmentXinyu Li, Chun‐Hsien Chen, Pai Zheng, Zuoxu Wang, Zuhua Jiang, Zhixing Jiang
OAMarketingBusiness, Management and Accounting
10
ArticleCitations 1372018
Connecting Microstructures for Multiscale Topology Optimization With Connectivity Index ConstraintsZongliang Du, Xiaoyi Zhou, Renato Picelli, H. Alicia Kim
OACivil and Structural EngineeringEngineering
11
ReviewCitations 1362018
A Review of High-Speed Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator Pumps in Aerospace Applications: Challenges and SolutionsQun Chao*, Junhui Zhang*, Bing Xu*, Hsinpu Huang*, Min Pan*
OAMechanical EngineeringEngineering
12
ArticleCitations 1192021
Design Engineering in the Age of Industry 4.0Jianxin Jiao, Sesh Commuri, Jitesh H. Panchal, Jelena Milisavljevic-Syed, Janet K. Allen, Farrokh Mistree, Dirk Schaefer
OAIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEngineering
13
ArticleCitations 1182019
Kinematic Reliability Analysis of Robotic ManipulatorDequan Zhang, Xu Han
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyDecision Sciences
14
ArticleCitations 1132021
Designing a Shape–Performance Integrated Digital Twin Based on Multiple Models and Dynamic Data: A Boom Crane ExampleXiaonan Lai, Shuo Wang, Zhenggang Guo, Chao Zhang, Wei Sun, Xueguan Song
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEngineering
15
ArticleCitations 1122018
Nested and Simultaneous Solution Strategies for General Combined Plant and Control Design ProblemsDaniel R. Herber*, James T. Allison*
Control and Systems EngineeringEngineering
16
ArticleCitations 1102019
3D Design Using Generative Adversarial Networks and Physics-Based ValidationDule Shu, James Cunningham, Gary Stump, Simon W. Miller, Michael A. Yukish, Timothy W. Simpson, Conrad S. Tucker
OAComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignComputer Science
17
ArticleCitations 1082020
Particle Swarm Optimization-Based Metaheuristic Design Generation of Non-Trivial Flat-Foldable Origami Tessellations With Degree-4 VerticesYao Chen, Jiayi Yan, Jian Feng, Pooya Sareh
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering
18
ArticleCitations 932018
Design Heuristics for Additive Manufacturing Validated Through a User Study1Alexandra Blösch-Paidosh, Kristina Shea
Automotive EngineeringEngineering
19
ArticleCitations 932019
Design Repository Effectiveness for 3D Convolutional Neural Networks: Application to Additive ManufacturingGlen Williams, Nicholas A. Meisel, Timothy W. Simpson, Christopher McComb
Automotive EngineeringEngineering
20
ArticleCitations 892019
Learning to Design From Humans: Imitating Human Designers Through Deep LearningAyush Raina, Christopher McComb, Jonathan Cagan
OAMechanical EngineeringEngineering
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