OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Tribology Letters is 8. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Triboelectrochemistry: Influence of Applied Electrical Potentials on Friction and Wear of Lubricated Contacts	44
Polymers Tribology Exposed: Eliminating Transfer Film Effects to Clarify Ultralow Wear of PTFE	42
Ionic Liquids as Additives in Water-Based Lubricants: From Surface Adsorption to Tribofilm Formation	37
Study of Nanoscale Wear of SiC/Al Nanocomposites Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations	34
Tribological Investigations of Nano and Micro-sized Graphite Particles as an Additive in Lithium-Based Grease	33
Effects of Thickness and Particle Size on Tribological Properties of Graphene as Lubricant Additive	33
Percolation and Reynolds Flow in Elastic Contacts of Isotropic and Anisotropic, Randomly Rough Surfaces	32
Tribofilm Formation, Friction and Wear-Reducing Properties of Some Phosphorus-Containing Antiwear Additives	30
Activation Volume in Shear-Driven Chemical Reactions	28
Contributions of Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication	28
Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Nitrile Rubber Reinforced by Nano-SiO2: Molecular Dynamics Simulation	25
Plastic Deformation of Rough Metallic Surfaces	25
Effect of Porosity on the Friction Properties of Porous Polyimide Impregnated with Poly-α-Olefin in Different Lubrication Regimes	24
Paradoxical Filler Size Effect on Composite Wear: Filler–Matrix Interaction and Its Tribochemical Consequences	23
The Tribological Mechanism of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles as Lubricant Additive of Poly-Alpha Olefin	21
Synthesis of MXene-Based Self-dispersing Additives for Enhanced Tribological Properties	21
Effect of Surface Modification on the Tribological Properties of Friction Blocks in High-Speed Train Brake Systems	19
Macroscale to Nanoscale Tribology of Magnesium-Based Alloys: A Review	18
Fluid Leakage in Metallic Seals	18
Tribological Properties of Polytetrafluoroethylene Improved by Incorporation of Fluorinated Graphene with Various Fluorine/Carbon Ratios Under Dry Sliding Condition	18
The Tribocorrosion Behaviour of Ti-6Al-4 V Alloy: The Role of Both Normal Force and Electrochemical Potential	18
A Study on Microstructure, Friction and Rheology of Four Lithium Greases Formulated with Four Different Base Oils	18
Surface Gel Layers Reduce Shear Stress and Damage of Corneal Epithelial Cells	18
Tribological Properties of SiO2@Cu and SiO2@MoS2 Core–Shell Microspheres as Lubricant Additives	17
Improved Load-Bearing Capacity and Tribological Properties of PTFE Coatings Induced by Surface Texturing and the Addition of GO	17

Inducing High-Energy-Barrier Tribochemical Reaction Pathways; Acetic Acid Decomposition on Copper	17
The Influence of Friction Blocks Connection Configuration on High-Speed Railway Brake Systems Performance	17
Influence of Sample Tilt and Applied Load on Microscratch Behavior of Copper Under a Spherical Diamond Indenter	17
Ionic Liquid-Nanoparticle-Based Hybrid-Nanolubricant Additives for Potential Enhancement of Tribological Properties of Lubricants and Their Comparative Study with ZDDP	17
Friction and Wear Behaviors of Steel Ball Against Polyimide-PTFE Composite Under Rolling-Sliding Motion	16
Adjusting for Running-in: Extension of the Archard Wear Equation	16
A Modified Wear Model Considering Contact Temperature for Spur Gears in Mixed Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication	16
A New Film Parameter for Rough Surface EHL Contacts with Anisotropic and Isotropic Structures	16
Review: Friction and Lubrication with High Water Content Crosslinked Hydrogels	16
Boundary Friction of ZDDP Tribofilms	16
The Effect of Cu2+ Ions and Glycine Complex on Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) Performance of SiC Substrates	16
Effect of Finger Sliding Direction on Tactile Perception, Friction and Dynamics	16
Different Tribological Behaviors in Multilayer 2D Graphene and 3D Graphene Foam Modified DLC/H-DLC Film in Moist Air	15
On the Stability of Spinning Asteroids	15
Potential-Controlled Boundary Lubrication Using MoS2 Additives in Diethyl Succinate	15
Effect of Water Temperature on Tribological Performance of B4C-SiC Ceramics under Water Lubrication	15
Influence of Hydrogen Bonding and Ionicity of Protic Ionic Liquids on Lubricating Steel–Steel and Steel–Aluminum Contacts: Potential Ecofriendly Lubricants and Additives	14
Fretting Behaviors of Steel Wires with Tensile-Torsional Coupling Force Under Different Wire Diameters and Crossing Angles	14
The Impact of Composition in Non-steel and Low-Steel Type Friction Materials on Airborne Brake Wear Particulate Emission	14
High Wear Resistance and Mechanical Performance of NiAl Bronze Developed by Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion	14
Structurally Driven Environmental Degradation of Friction in MoS2 Films	14
Transitions of Wear Characteristics for Rubber/Steel Seal Pairs During the Abrasive Wear Process	14
Articular Cartilage Inspired the Construction of LTi–DA–PVA Composite Structure with Excellent Surface Wettability and Low Friction Performance	13
Controlling the Friction of Gels by Regulating Interfacial Oxygen During Polymerization	13
The Removal Mechanism of Monocrystalline Si in the Process of Double Diamond Abrasive Polishing by Molecular Dynamics Simulation	13
Cooperativity Between Zirconium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Extreme Pressure Additives in Forming Protective Tribofilms: Toward Enabling Low Viscosity Lubricants	13
Lubrication Performance of Hydrogenated Graphene on Diamond-Like Carbon Films Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulation	13
Organic-Sulfonate Functionalized Graphene as a High Temperature Lubricant for Efficient Antifriction and Antiwear in Water Based Drilling Fluid	13
On the Degree of Irreversibility of Friction in Sheared Soft Adhesive Contacts	13
On Opening Crack Propagation in Viscoelastic Solids	13
Friction of Metals: A Review of Microstructural Evolution and Nanoscale Phenomena in Shearing Contacts	13
Modeling of Formation and Removal of ZDDP Tribofilm on Rough Surfaces	13
A Combined Experimental and Atomistic Investigation of PTFE Double Transfer Film Formation and Lubrication in Rolling Point Contacts	13
Probing the Rheological Properties of Liquids Under Conditions of Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Using Simulations and Machine Learning	12
Engine Oils in the Field: A Comprehensive Tribological Assessment of Engine Oil Degradation in a Passenger Car	12
Tribological Performance of Magnesium Silicate Hydroxide/Ni Composite as an Oil-Based Additive for Steel–Steel Contact	12
Low Friction of Diamond-Like Carbon Film Due to Liquid Hydrocarbon Generated by Laser Heating in a Nitrogen Gas Environment	12
Towards a Polymer-Brush-Based Friction Modifier for Oil	12
On the Electric Contact Resistance	12
Dry-Sliding Wear Mechanisms of Shot-Peened Additive Manufactured Alpha Titanium Featuring TiB Particles	12
Tribological Properties of the Functionalized Graphene/Montmorillonite Nanosheets as a Lubricant Additive	12
Facile Preparation and Tribological Properties of Water-Based Naphthalene Dicarboxylate Ionic Liquid Lubricating Additives	12
Effects of Dispersant and ZDDP Additives on Fretting Wear	12
Laser Cladding Treatment for Refurbishing Disc Brake Rotors: Environmental and Tribological Analysis	12
Influence of Steel Surface Composition on ZDDP Tribofilm Growth Using Ion Implantation	12
Atomic Simulations of Deformation Mechanism of 3C-SiC Polishing Process with a Rolling Abrasive	11
High-Temperature Wear Behavior of Cobalt Matrix Composites Reinforced by LaF3 and CeO2	11
Environment-Dependent Tribological Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses	11
The Enhanced Lubrication of Water-Based Cutting Fluid by Functionalized GO	11
Tribological Rehydration and Its Role on Frictional Behavior of PVA/GO Hydrogels for Cartilage Replacement Under Migrating and Stationary Contact Conditions	11

On the Tribological Properties of RGO–MoS2 Composites Surface Modified by Oleic Acid	11
Contact Stiffness Model of Joint Surface Considering Continuous Smooth Characteristics and Asperity Interaction	11
The Influence of Steel Composition on the Formation and Effectiveness of Anti-wear Films in Tribological Contacts	11
Effects of hBN and CaCO3 Nanoparticles on Tribological and Vibration Properties of Polyurea Grease on Rolling Bearing	11
Phononic Friction in Monolayer/Bilayer Graphene	10
Vulcanization Modeling and Mechanism for Improved Tribological Performance of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber at the Atomic Scale	10
Adhesive Wear Regimes on Rough Surfaces and Interaction of Micro-contacts	10
Experimental Study of Material Pick Up on Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) Heads	10
Characterization and Tribological Performance of Polyethersulfone/PTFE Compound Filled with Na-Montmorillonite	10
Review of Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Phosphonium Ionic Liquid Lubricants	10
Modeling of 3D Surface Morphologies for Predicting the Mechanical Contact Behaviors and Associated Electrical Contact Resistance	10
Impact of Sliding Speed on the Tribological Behaviors of Cermet and Steel Balls Sliding Against SiC Lubricated with Seawater	10
Lubricated Sliding of a Rigid Cylinder on a Viscoelastic Half Space	10
A 3D Finite Element Model of Rolling Contact Fatigue for Evolved Material Response and Residual Stress Estimation	10
A Numerical Study on Thermal Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication of Coated Polymers	10
Molecular Dynamics-Based Cohesive Law for Epoxy–Graphene Interfaces	10
Comparison of Microscratch Responses of Metals Between Berkovich and Rockwell C Indenters Under Progressive Normal Force	10
Highly Swollen Adsorption Layer Formed by Polymeric Friction Modifier Providing Low Friction at Higher Temperature	10
Ultra-Low Friction of Graphene/Honeycomb Borophene Heterojunction	10
Study of Surface Roughness on Friction in Rolling/Sliding Contacts: Ball-on-Disc Versus Twin-Disc	10
Application of Tribological Artificial Neural Networks in Machine Elements	10
Effect of Zinc Dialkyl Dithiophosphate Replenishment on Tribological Performance of Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Oil	9
Elucidating the Onset of Plasticity in Sliding Contacts Using Differential Computational Orientation Tomography	9
A Multi-scale Contact Temperature Model for Dry Sliding Rough Surfaces	9
Lubrication–Contact Interface Conditions and Novel Mixed/Boundary Lubrication Modeling Methodology	9
In Situ Observation of Crystal Grain Orientation During Scuffing Process of Steel Surface Using Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction	9
Investigating the Influence of Friction and Material Wear on Triboelectric Charge Transfer in Metal–Polymer Contacts	9
Effects of a Cylinder Liner Microstructure on Lubrication Condition of a Twin-Land Oil Control Ring and a Piston Skirt of an Internal Combustion Engine	9
Study of Friction and Wear Characteristics of PEEK by Reciprocating Sliding Experiment and Temperature Dependences Simulation	9
Effect of pH on the Tribological Behavior of Eu-Doped WO3 Nanoparticle in Water-Based Fluid	9
Investigation of the Tribological Performances of Graphene and WS2 Nanosheets as Additives for Perfluoroalkylpolyethers Under Simulated Space Environment	9
Quality Control Metrics to Assess MoS2 Sputtered Films for Tribological Applications	9
Interaction Models and Molecular Simulation Systems of Steel–Organic Friction Modifier Interfaces	9
A Quantitative Determination of Minimum Film Thickness in Elastohydrodynamic Circular Contacts	9
Active Control of Boundary Lubrication of Ceramic Tribo-Pairs in Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Aqueous Solutions	9
Tribological Behavior of a Shot-Peened Nickel-Based Single Crystal Superalloy at High Temperature	9
Fluid Leakage in Static Rubber Seals	9
Ambient and Nitrogen Environment Friction Data for Various Materials & Surface Treatments for Space Applications	9
Superficial Modulus, Water-Content, and Mesh-Size at Hydrogel Surfaces	9
Distribution of Gaps and Adhesive Interaction Between Contacting Rough Surfaces	9
Fluorine-Doped Amorphous Carbon-Coated Magnesium Silicate Hydroxide as Lubricant Additive and Atomic Simulation	9
On the Effect of Shear Loading Rate on Contact Area Shrinking in Adhesive Soft Contacts	8
Probing Tribological Behaviors of Cr-DLC in Corrosion Solution by Tailoring Sliding Interface	8
Friction Force During Lubricated Steady Sliding of a Rigid Cylinder on a Viscoelastic Substrate	8
Bi2S3 and MoS2 Soft Coatings: A Comparative Study of Their Frictional Behavior Under Different Humidity Levels, Normal Loads, and Sliding Speeds	8
QCM Study of Tribotronic Control in Ionic Liquids and Nanoparticle Suspensions	8
An EHL Extension of the Unsteady FBNS Algorithm	8
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Interaction Between Graphene and Lubricating Oil Molecules	8
Friction Laws for Saturated/Unsaturated Fatty Acid Layers	8
Experimental Study on the Expended Energy on Structural Degradation of Lubricating Greases	8
Cylinder-Flat Contact Mechanics with Surface Roughness	8
On the Long and Short-Range Adhesive Interactions in Viscoelastic Contacts	8
On the Use of Surface Roughness Parameters	8
Lubricant Effects on Articular Cartilage Sliding Biomechanics Under Physiological Fluid Load Support	8
Molecular Simulations of Electrotunable Lubrication: Viscosity and Wall Slip in Aqueous Electrolytes	8
Soft EHL Simulations of Lubricant Film Thickness in Textured Hard-on-Soft Bearings Considering Different Cavitation Models, in the Context of Prosthetic Hip Implants	8
Interfacial Interactions and Tribological Behavior of Metal-Oxide/2D-Material Contacts	8
Influence of Base oil Polarity on the Tribological Performance of Surface-Active Engine Oil Additives	8
Nanoscale Simulations of Wear and Viscoelasticity of a Semi-Crystalline Polymer	8
Effect of Ti3SiC2 Amount on Microstructures and Properties of TiAl Matrix Composites	8
Preparation of Well-Dispersed Lubricant Additives with Excellent Antiwear Ability Under High Load	8
Influence of Crystallographic Orientation on Nanoscale Friction and Wear Mechanisms of the AZ91 Alloy	8
Wear Mechanism of High Chromium White Cast Iron and Its Microstructural Evolutions During the Comminution Process	8
A Review of Ultrasonic Reflectometry for the Physical Characterization of Lubricated Tribological Contacts: History, Methods, Devices, and Technological Trends	8
Coupled Optimization of Groove Texture for Parallel Ring–Ring Friction Pairs: Theory and Experiments	8
On the Effect of Adhesive Strength and Scratching Depth on Material Transfer During Nanoscale Scratching	8