OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Wear is 31. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A new correlation for estimating solid particle erosion in elbows	117
Estimation and modelling the wear resistance of plough points and knife coulters by discrete element method	97
Influence of ambient humidity on the adhesion and damage behavior of wheel–rail interface under hot weather condition	84
Theoretical study on wheel wear mechanism of high-speed train under different braking modes	78
Influence of the microstructure on the rolling contact fatigue of rail steel: Spheroidized pearlite and fully pearlitic microstructure analysis	60
Optimization of heavy haul railway wheel profile based on rolling contact fatigue and wear performance	53
How transfer film formation in bronze/silver-graphite sliding contact drives its electrical performance	52
Electrical sliding friction wear behaviors and mechanisms of Cu–Sn matrix composites containing MoS2/graphite	45
Sliding wear behavior of high entropy alloy coatings deposited through cold spraying and flame spraying: A comparative assessment	45
The impact of dual ceramic components (WC/B4C) on the friction performance of copper-based powder metallurgy friction materials and wear mechanism	44
Contact point lateral speed effects on contact strip wear in pantograph – catenary interaction for railway operations under 15 kV 16.67 Hz AC systems	44
Effect of particle impact on spatial and temporal erosion characteristics of turboshaft engine compressor	42
Niobium as an alternative cladding material for neutron producing targets: Analysis of erosion response	38
Influence of MoS2-La/CQDs quantum dispersion on the tribological behaviors of PEG200	37
On the tribological and thermal aspects of cryogenic machining of Inconel 718 and their effects on surface integrity	37
The role of tribofilm chemical composition on wear of austenitic stainless steel lubricated with water-glycol containing ionic-liquids as additives	36
The role of crystal orientation and grain boundaries in the cavitation resistance of EN 1.4301 austenitic stainless steel: An EBSD study	35
Wear of driving versus driven discs in a twin disc rolling-sliding test	35
Editorial Board	34
Experimental investigation on the penetration characteristics of low-frequency impact of pulsed water jet	34
Prediction of brake pad wear and remaining useful life considering varying vehicle mass and an experimental holistic approach	33
Rolling contact fatigue resistance and damage evolution of carburized bearing steel treated by surface ultrasonic rolling process (SURP)	33
Dry fretting and sliding wear behavior of 7075-T651 aluminum alloy under linear reciprocating motion: A comparative study	33
Physics-based data-driven interpretation and prediction of rolling contact fatigue damage on high-speed train wheels	32
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	32

Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and wear behavior of AISI H13 hot work tool steel produced via laser powder bed fusion	32
Image-based machine learning model for tool wear estimation in milling Inconel 718	32
Corrigendum to “Comparison between the tribological aspects of AISI M-35 with and without diamond-like carbon coating” [Wear 564–565 (2025) 205733]	32
Laser cladding WC/Fe composite coating on nose rail of turnout: Microstructure characteristics and wear behaviors	32
A novel and quantitative determination method for the running-in process through dimensionless real contact area	31
How to establish a relationship between physical characteristics of the third body and friction factor?	31
How the micro-mechanical stability of carbides in chromium-rich hardfacings influences the impact-abrasion resistance at elevated temperatures	31
Contribution of Raman analysis on tribological study of PEEK reinforced with micro or nano SiC particles	31
Fabrication and wear property of NiCo coated ZrO2–Al2O3 ceramic particles reinforced high manganese steel-based composites	31
Wear properties of cemented carbides with new binder solutions for rock drilling inserts	31