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In terms of consumer purchasing behaviour, consumers increasingly base their decisions on subjective terms or the impression that the product leaves on them, both in terms of functionality, usability, safety, and price adequacy, and regarding the emotions and feelings that it triggers in them. This demand has lead both Asia and Europe to implement new methodologies to develop new products, such as \u201cemotional design\u201d or Kansei engineering. This paper presents a systematic literature review (SLR) on the most relevant methodologies based on Kansei engineering and their relevant results in the specific discipline of product design, addressing these five questions: (RQ1) How many studies on KE and emotional design are there in the Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases from 1995 to February 2021? (RQ2) Which research topics and types of KE are addressed? (RQ3) Who is leading the research on KE and emotional design? (RQ4) What are the benefits and drawbacks of using and applying the methodology? (RQ5) What are the limitations of the current research? We analysed 87 studies focusing on the Kansei methodology used for product design and device technologies (e.g., shape design, actuators, sensors, structure) and aesthetic aspects (e.g., Kansei words selection, the quantification of measured emotions of results, and detected shortcomings), and provided the database with all the collected information. One identified and highlighted sector in the results is the electronic\u2013technological-device sector. Results confirm that this type of methodology has a majority and direct application in these sectors, and they are widely represented in the automotive and electronics industries. Lastly, this SLR provides researchers with a guide for comparative emotional-design work, and facilitates future designers who want to implement emotional design in their work by selecting the specific type according to the results of the SLR.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s21196532","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,8]],"date-time":"2021-10-08T21:26:20Z","timestamp":1633728380000},"page":"6532","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":42,"title":["Systematic Literature Reviews in Kansei Engineering for Product Design\u2014A Comparative Study from 1995 to 2020"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4604-1476","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u00d3scar","family":"L\u00f3pez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical, Energy and Materials Engineering, University Centre of Merida, 06800 M\u00e9rida, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8769-3767","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Clara","family":"Murillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IT and Telematics Services Engineering, School of Technology of C\u00e1ceres, 10003 C\u00e1ceres, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3171-1062","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alfonso","family":"Gonz\u00e1lez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical, Energy and Materials Engineering, University Centre of Merida, 06800 M\u00e9rida, Spain"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"331","DOI":"10.1080\/09544828.2020.1743822","article-title":"The player-interface method: A structured approach to support product-service systems concept generation","volume":"31","author":"Barravecchia","year":"2020","journal-title":"J. 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