Durward K. Sobek

2.6k total citations
43 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Durward K. Sobek is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Management of Technology and Innovation and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Durward K. Sobek has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 15 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 12 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Durward K. Sobek's work include Design Education and Practice (20 papers), Product Development and Customization (15 papers) and Engineering Education and Curriculum Development (11 papers). Durward K. Sobek is often cited by papers focused on Design Education and Practice (20 papers), Product Development and Customization (15 papers) and Engineering Education and Curriculum Development (11 papers). Durward K. Sobek collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Durward K. Sobek's co-authors include Allen C. Ward, Jeffrey Κ. Liker, John J. Cristiano, Cindy Jimmerson, David N. Ford, Andrew Ward, Brian Kennedy, Manimay Ghosh, Jack A.A. van der Veen and Sam Solaimani and has published in prestigious journals such as Long Range Planning, Journal of Mechanical Design and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

In The Last Decade

Durward K. Sobek

40 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Durward K. Sobek United States 15 697 483 421 418 418 43 1.7k
John Gershenson United States 18 1.0k 1.5× 652 1.3× 417 1.0× 528 1.3× 568 1.4× 74 1.8k
Aarnout Brombacher Netherlands 28 565 0.8× 165 0.3× 176 0.4× 192 0.5× 180 0.4× 153 2.0k
Bo Bergman Sweden 23 216 0.3× 119 0.2× 351 0.8× 129 0.3× 247 0.6× 95 1.9k
Chris Hicks United Kingdom 27 259 0.4× 60 0.1× 589 1.4× 837 2.0× 414 1.0× 85 1.9k
Ming‐Chuan Chiu Taiwan 25 291 0.4× 152 0.3× 166 0.4× 353 0.8× 400 1.0× 79 1.4k
Ronald E. Giachetti United States 20 310 0.4× 78 0.2× 473 1.1× 241 0.6× 258 0.6× 56 1.5k
Rob Basten Netherlands 23 128 0.2× 108 0.2× 444 1.1× 367 0.9× 347 0.8× 64 1.5k
Leslie Monplaisir United States 19 304 0.4× 99 0.2× 153 0.4× 154 0.4× 248 0.6× 48 901
Gül E. Okudan United States 18 373 0.5× 283 0.6× 88 0.2× 152 0.4× 246 0.6× 65 1.4k
T. N. Goh Singapore 37 194 0.3× 133 0.3× 722 1.7× 435 1.0× 513 1.2× 139 3.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sobek, Durward K.. (2020). Use Of Journals To Evaluate Student Design Processes. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 7.1234.1–7.1234.9. 9 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K., et al.. (2020). The Engineering Problem Solving Process: Good For Students?. 9.1256.1–9.1256.15. 4 indexed citations
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Plumb, Carolyn & Durward K. Sobek. (2020). Measuring Student Ability To Work On Multi Disciplinary Teams: A Method For Determining Validity And Reliability Of A Rubric. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 13.876.1–13.876.8. 1 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K.. (2020). Preliminary Findings From Coding Student Design Journals. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 7.932.1–7.932.12. 6 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K.. (2020). Understanding The Importance Of Intermediate Representations In Engineering Problem Solving. 6.1083.1–6.1083.8. 1 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K. & Susan Freeman. (2020). Assessment Of Hands On Introductions To Industrial Engineering. 11.252.1–11.252.11. 1 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Manimay & Durward K. Sobek. (2015). A problem-solving routine for improving hospital operations. Journal of Health Organization and Management. 29(2). 252–270. 17 indexed citations
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Al-Ashaab, Ahmed & Durward K. Sobek. (2013). Lean product and process development: a value creation paradigm that goes beyond lean manufacturing. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. 26(12). 1103–1104. 6 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K., Durward K. Sobek, & Carolyn Plumb. (2007). AC 2007-693: USING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS TO RE-ENVISION MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS. 1 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K., et al.. (2006). Relating Design Process to Quality: A Virtual Design of Experiments Approach. Journal of Mechanical Design. 129(5). 483–490. 14 indexed citations
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Ford, David N. & Durward K. Sobek. (2005). Adapting Real Options to New Product Development by Modeling the Second Toyota Paradox. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 52(2). 175–185. 77 indexed citations
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Jimmerson, Cindy, et al.. (2005). Reducing Waste and Errors: Piloting Lean Principles at Intermountain Healthcare. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 31(5). 249–257. 213 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K., et al.. (2004). How Process Affects Performance: An Analysis of Student Design Productivity. 2004. 137–143. 11 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K., et al.. (2004). Relating Design Activity to Quality of Outcome: A Regression Analysis of Student Projects. 2004. 307–313. 5 indexed citations
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Ford, David N. & Durward K. Sobek. (2003). Modeling Real Options to Switch Among Alternatives in Product Development. 7 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K.. (2002). Student design processes in capstone projects: preliminary findings. 3. S2G–S27. 2 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K., Allen C. Ward, & Jeffrey Κ. Liker. (1999). Toyota's Principles of Set-Based Concurrent Engineering. 40(2). 67–83. 442 indexed citations
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Sobek, Durward K., et al.. (1998). Another look at how Toyota integrates product development. Harvard business review. 76(4). 36–47. 150 indexed citations
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Liker, Jeffrey Κ., Durward K. Sobek, Allen C. Ward, & John J. Cristiano. (1996). Involving suppliers in product development in the United States and Japan: evidence for set-based concurrent engineering. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 43(2). 165–178. 156 indexed citations
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Ward, Andrew, et al.. (1995). The Second Toyota Paradox: How Delaying Decisions Can Make Better Cars Faster. Long Range Planning. 4(28). 129. 118 indexed citations

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