| Qualitative methods for engineering systems: Why we need them and how to use them Z Szajnfarber, E Gralla Systems Engineering 20 (6), 497-511, 2017 | 97 | 2017 |
| Experiments in systems engineering and design research JH Panchal, Z Szajnfarber Systems Engineering 20 (6), 529-541, 2017 | 31 | 2017 |
| So you think your system is complex?: Why and how existing complexity measures rarely agree A Hennig, TG Topcu, Z Szajnfarber Journal of Mechanical Design 144 (4), 041401, 2022 | 28 | 2022 |
| A process model of technology innovation in governmental agencies: Insights from NASA’s science directorate Z Szajnfarber, AL Weigel Acta Astronautica 84, 56-68, 2013 | 28 | 2013 |
| Challenges to innovation in the government space sector Z Szajnfarber, MG Richards, AL Weigel Defense Acquisition Review Journal, 2011 | 25 | 2011 |
| A facilitated expert‐based approach to architecting “openable” complex systems Z Szajnfarber, A Vrolijk Systems Engineering 21 (1), 47-58, 2018 | 24 | 2018 |
| Who is in the crowd? Characterizing the capabilities of prize competition competitors Z Szajnfarber, L Zhang, S Mukherjee, J Crusan, A Hennig, A Vrolijk IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 69 (4), 1537-1551, 2020 | 22 | 2020 |
| Building a path to elegant design MD Watson, M Griffin, PA Farrington, L Burns, W Colley, P Collopy, J Doty, ... Proceedings of the International Annual Conference of the American Society …, 2014 | 21 | 2014 |
| A framework for studying cost growth on complex acquisition programs M Dwyer, B Cameron, Z Szajnfarber Systems Engineering 18 (6), 568-583, 2015 | 20 | 2015 |
| The dark side of modularity: How decomposing problems can increase system complexity TG Topcu, S Mukherjee, A Hennig, Z Szajnfarber Journal of Mechanical Design 144 (3), 031403, 2022 | 19 | 2022 |
| Revisiting flexibility in design: an analysis of the impact of implementation uncertainty on the value of real options SJ Sapol, Z Szajnfarber Journal of Mechanical Design 142 (12), 121701, 2020 | 19 | 2020 |
| Innovation dynamics in the defense space sector Z Szajnfarber, M Richards, A Weigel Defense Innovation Handbook: Guidelines, Strategies, and Techniques, 353, 2018 | 19* | 2018 |
| Innovation dynamics of large, complex, technological products in a monopsony: the case of ESA science missions Z Szajnfarber, AL Weigel 2007 Atlanta Conference on science, technology and innovation policy, 1-13, 2007 | 19 | 2007 |
| Innovation pathways in technology intensive government organizations: insights from NASA Z Szajnfarber Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011 | 18 | 2011 |
| Analysis and design of sociotechnical systems B Heydari, Z Szajnfarber, J Panchal, MA Cardin, K Holtta-Otto, GE Kremer, ... Journal of Mechanical Design 141 (11), 118001, 2019 | 17 | 2019 |
| A call for consensus on the use of representative model worlds in systems engineering and design Z Szajnfarber, PT Grogan, JH Panchal, EL Gralla Systems Engineering 23 (4), 436-442, 2020 | 16 | 2020 |
| Space science innovation: How mission sequencing interacts with technology policy Z Szajnfarber Space Policy 30 (2), 83-90, 2014 | 16 | 2014 |
| Technical professionals’ identities in the R&D context: Beyond the scientist versus engineer dichotomy I Bignon, Z Szajnfarber IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 62 (4), 517-528, 2015 | 14 | 2015 |
| Designing representative model worlds to study socio-technical phenomena: A case study of communication patterns in engineering systems design AM Chaudhari, EL Gralla, Z Szajnfarber, PT Grogan, JH Panchal Journal of Mechanical Design 142 (12), 121403, 2020 | 11 | 2020 |
| Understanding the burden of government oversight on engineering work: Adding empirical data to the debate S Brainard, Z Szajnfarber Space Policy 42, 70-80, 2017 | 11 | 2017 |
