OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Wear is 28. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A novel and quantitative determination method for the running-in process through dimensionless real contact area	113
Editorial Board	92
Wear of driving versus driven discs in a twin disc rolling-sliding test	91
Influence of the microstructure on the rolling contact fatigue of rail steel: Spheroidized pearlite and fully pearlitic microstructure analysis	79
Tribological properties of PTFE/PPS films deposited on the ultrasonic rolling textured substrates by electrohydrodynamic atomization under dry reciprocating sliding	72
Transmission-error- and vibration-based condition monitoring of gear wear with contaminated lubricant	55
A new correlation for estimating solid particle erosion in elbows	52
How the micro-mechanical stability of carbides in chromium-rich hardfacings influences the impact-abrasion resistance at elevated temperatures	47
Effects of air bubble quantity on the reduction of cavitation erosion	40
High temperature sliding wear behavior of detonation sprayed Ni-5wt%Al coating	39
Effect of particle impact on spatial and temporal erosion characteristics of turboshaft engine compressor	37
Prediction of brake pad wear and remaining useful life considering varying vehicle mass and an experimental holistic approach	36
Rolling contact fatigue resistance and damage evolution of carburized bearing steel treated by surface ultrasonic rolling process (SURP)	35
Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and wear behavior of AISI H13 hot work tool steel produced via laser powder bed fusion	35
Subsurface microstructural dynamic recrystallization in multiscale abrasive wear	34
Contribution of Raman analysis on tribological study of PEEK reinforced with micro or nano SiC particles	33
Optimization of heavy haul railway wheel profile based on rolling contact fatigue and wear performance	32
A prediction model of fluid–solid erosion wear in hydraulic spool valve orifice	32
Leveraging trace nanofillers to engineer ultra-low wear polymer surfaces	32
The role of crystal orientation and grain boundaries in the cavitation resistance of EN 1.4301 austenitic stainless steel: An EBSD study	31
The effect of a time-varying contact surface on interfacial tribological behaviour via a surface groove and filler	31
Physics-based data-driven interpretation and prediction of rolling contact fatigue damage on high-speed train wheels	31
Wear properties of cemented carbides with new binder solutions for rock drilling inserts	30
Fabrication of surface-carbonated boron nitride nanosheets and their application as water-based lubrication additives	30
Grease-lubricated tribological contacts – Influence of graphite, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide as lubricating additives in lithium complex (LiX)- and polypropylene (PP)-thickened greases	30

Estimation and modelling the wear resistance of plough points and knife coulters by discrete element method	29
Fabrication and wear property of NiCo coated ZrO2–Al2O3 ceramic particles reinforced high manganese steel-based composites	29
Corrigendum to “Comparison between the tribological aspects of AISI M-35 with and without diamond-like carbon coating” [Wear 564–565 (2025) 205733]	29
How to establish a relationship between physical characteristics of the third body and friction factor?	28
Experimental investigation on the penetration characteristics of low-frequency impact of pulsed water jet	28
Modeling of material removal rate considering the chemical mechanical effects of lubricant, oxidant, and abrasive particles for aluminum chemical mechanical polishing at low pressure	28
How transfer film formation in bronze/silver-graphite sliding contact drives its electrical performance	28