| Knowing through making: The role of the artefact in practice-led research M Mäkelä Knowledge, Technology & Policy 20, 157-163, 2007 | 301 | 2007 |
| On reflecting and making in artistic research M Mäkelä, N Nimkulrat, DP Dash, FX Nsenga Journal of Research Practice 7 (1), E1-E1, 2011 | 80 | 2011 |
| The art of research: Research practices in art and design M Mäkelä, S Routarinne University of Art and Design Helsinki, 2006 | 79 | 2006 |
| Why our brains love arts and crafts implications of creative practices on psychophysical well-being M Huotilainen, M Rankanen, C Groth, P Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, ... | 65 | 2018 |
| Documentation as a practice-led research tool for reflection on experiential knowledge M Mäkelä, N Nimkulrat FormAkademisk 11 (2), 2018 | 56 | 2018 |
| Making sense. What can we learn from experts of tactile knowledge? C Groth, M Mäkelä, P Seitamaa-Hakkarainen FORMakademisk 6 (2), 2013 | 55 | 2013 |
| Editorial/drawing as a research tool: Making and understanding in art and design practice M Mäkelä, T Heikkinen, N Nimkulrat Studies in Material Thinking 10, 2014 | 50 | 2014 |
| The knowing body in material exploration C Groth, M Mäkelä Studies in Material Thinking 14 (2), 1-11, 2016 | 48 | 2016 |
| Negotiation between the maker and material: Observations on material interactions in felting studio B Aktas, M Mäkelä International Journal of Design 13 (2), 55-67, 2019 | 45 | 2019 |
| Personal exploration: Serendipity and intentionality as altering positions in a creative process M Mäkelä FormAkademisk 9 (1), 2016 | 41 | 2016 |
| Ambient and biological monitoring of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at a coking plant L Pyy, M Mäkelä, E Hakala, K Kakko, T Lapinlampi, A Lisko, E Yrjänheikki, ... Science of the Total Environment 199 (1-2), 151-158, 1997 | 40 | 1997 |
| How can neuroscience help understand design and craft activity? The promise of cognitive neuroscience in design studies. P Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, M Huotilainen, M Mäkelä, C Groth, ... FORMakademisk 9 (1), 1-16, 2016 | 38 | 2016 |
| Connecting different practices M Mäkelä, S Routarinne THE ART OF, 11, 2006 | 37 | 2006 |
| Tactile augmentation: A multimethod for capturing experiential knowledge C Groth, M Mäkelä, P Seitamaa-Hakkarainen Craft Research 6 (1), 57-81, 2015 | 36 | 2015 |
| Saveen piirtyviä muistoja: subjektiivisen luomisprosessin ja sukupuolen representaatioita M Mäkelä Taideteollinen korkeakoulu, 2003 | 33 | 2003 |
| Rethinking materialities in higher education M Mäkelä, T Löytönen Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education 16 (2), 241-258, 2017 | 31 | 2017 |
| The promise of cognitive neuroscience in design studies P Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, M Huotilainen, M Mäkelä, C Groth, ... | 27 | 2014 |
| Materiality and emotions in making P Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, TK Laamanen, J Viitala, M Mäkelä Techne serien-Forskning i slöjdpedagogik och slöjdvetenskap 20 (3), 2013 | 27 | 2013 |
| Designing platform for exploring and reflecting on creative process K Kosonen, M Mäkelä Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences 45, 227-238, 2012 | 27 | 2012 |
| Framing (a) practice-led research project M Mäkelä THE ART OF, 61, 2006 | 27 | 2006 |
