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Integrating Aesthetics and Ergonomics in Product Design: A Bibliometric Analysis
Mahdieh Jafarnejad Shahri1 , Ali Bonyadi Naeini2 , Amir Rahmani3 , Nasser Koleini Mamaghani4 , Hassan Sadeghi Naeini5
1- Ph.D candidate,Department of Industrial Design, School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST),
2- Assoc. Prof.,Neurobusiness Lab, Department of Business Administration and Engineering, School of Management, Economics, and Progress Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran
3- School of Management, Economics and Progress Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST),
4- Assoc. Prof., Department of Industrial Design, School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran
5- Assoc. Prof.Department of Industrial Design, School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST), Narmak, Tehran , naeini@iust.ac.ir
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This study explores how aesthetics and ergonomics intersect in product design through a bibliometric analysis of 317 publications. Scopus was used as the data source, and VOSviewer and RStudio were used to draw a scientific knowledge map. Visual analysis was used to sort out the research lineage. The study found that the number of literature within the search scope is increasing, with countries like China and the United States at the forefront. Results show that China leads in research output but has relatively low international collaboration, while Europe and North America demonstrate stronger cross-country networks. The analysis of the keywords demonstrates that ergonomics-related terms are the dominant term in the literature. Aesthetics emerged as an increasingly important theme, yet it is presented as a less integrated area of inquiry. Thematic mapping indicated four important clusters in the literature: ergonomics and human factors, aesthetics and emotional design, technology/simulation tools, and sustainability and innovation. These findings indicate that ergonomics continues to provide the primary conceptual framework of the discipline, while aesthetics and sustainability represent emerging areas of inquiry. The current study contributes to the fields of design theory and practice with a conceptual framework that integrates ergonomics and aesthetics in design, and by outlining policy implications that could lead to collaboration, interdisciplinarity, and sustainable innovation.
Keywords: Aesthetic, Ergonomic, Product Design, Bibliometric Analysis, Sustainability
     
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Human Factors Engineering/Ergonomics
Received: 2025/01/26 | Accepted: 2025/10/11
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