| Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Honor Category | Outside School Honor |
| Award Name | Top 25 Hottest Articles of Advanced Engineering Informatics |
| Honoree | Trappey Charles V. |
| Awarding Unit | Elsevier's ScienceDirect (Article: “A patent quality analysis for innovative technology and product development,’ Advanced Engineering Informatics, Volume 26, Pages 26-34) |