工业设计作为工业时代的产物, 伴随着物质文化的繁荣发展与科学技术的进步已逐渐向多元化、多学科化、多需求化迈进, 且渐成为各国各行各业以及人们日常生活中不可或缺的一部分。 但目前该领域缺乏全面化和定量化的研究。本研究采用文献计量软件Bibliometrix和Biblioshiny R语言软件包分析了Web of Science核心收集数据库1925—2021年期间2535篇工业设计文章的发展历程和现状, 揭示其研究热点并预测未来发展趋势。结果表明: (1) 过去96年间, 工业设计发表论文数量、年平均引用量持续增加。 (2) 83个国家/地区在工业设计研究领域有科研产出, 发达国家在该领域具有强大的研究实力。中国、美国、意大利是发文量前三的国家。此外, 6625位作者中, 发文量前三的作者是WANG Y、WANG YF和WU Y。 (3) 工业设计领域排名前3的关键词是“system/systems”“optimization”、和“performance”。研究主题可分为三个阶段: 第一阶段 (1925—2003年) , 学者们多从“性能”和“模拟”两个方面开始探索; 第二阶段 (2004—2017年) 工业设计研究内容逐渐丰富, 主要与“模型”“优化”“动力学”“创新”和“技术”等方面进行研究; 第三阶 段 (2018—2021年) 工业设计研究主要集中在“系统”“优化”“行为”和“创新”等方面。总体而言, 从 1925年到2021年“优化”与“创新”一直是工业设计领域的核心议题之一。

As a product of the industrial age, industrial design has gradually become more diversified and more multi-disciplinary, and it is now catered to multi-demands. It has gradually become an indispensable part of all industries as well as in people’s daily life along with the prosperity and development of material culture and the progress of science and technology. However, there is a lack of comprehensive and quantitative research in this field. In this study, the Bibliometrix and Biblioshiny R packages are used to analyze the development history and current situation of 2535 industrial design papers in the Web of Science core collection database from 1925 to 2021 to reveal their research hotspots and predict future development trends. The results show that: (1) In the past 96 years, the number of published papers and annual average citations of industrial design continue to increase. (2) 83 countries/regions have scientific research output in the field of industrial design research, and developed countries have strong research strength in this field. China, the United States and Italy are the top three countries in terms of literature output. In addition, among the 6625 authors, the top three authors were WANG Y, WANG YF and WU Y. (3) The top 3 keywords in the field of industrial design are “system/systems”, “optimization”, and “performance”. The research topic can be divided into three stages. In the first stage (from 1925 to 2003) , scholars explored industrial design from the two aspects of “performance” and “simulation”. In the second stage (2004-2017) , the research content of industrial design is gradually enriched, mainly in the aspects of “model”, “optimization”, “ dynamics”, “innovation” and “technology”. The third phase (2018-2021) focuses on “system”, “optimization”, “ behavior” and “innovation”. Overall, “optimization” and “innovation” have been among the core issues in the field of industrial design from 1925 to 2021.