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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Theoretical Calculation and Experimental Verification of Wear Prediction During the Tightening Process of Bolted Joint	37
Scalable Generation of Hybrid Graphene Nanoscrolls for High-Performance Solid Lubricants	37
First-Principles Study of Superlubricity of Two-Dimensional Graphene/ WS2 Heterostructures	35
Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Mechanisms of Aqueous Polyethylene Glycols	34
Retraction Note: Effects of Copper Nanoparticles Located in Different Regions of Polytetrafluoroethylene/Polyimide Blends on the Morphology, Mechanical and Tribological Properties of PTFE Composites	33
Single-Bubble Cavitation-Induced Pitting on Technical Alloys	26
The Ultralow Wear Tipping Point Between Wear and Tribochemistry	26
Analytical Investigation of Touchdown Characteristics of Flying Head Slider for Quasi-Contact Recording	26
Adhesion and Damage Behaviour of Wheel–Rail Rolling–Sliding Contact Suffering Intermittent Airflow with Different Humidities and Ambient Temperatures	25
Control of Nanoscale Ripple Formation on Ionic Crystals by Atomic Force Microscopy	25
Application of Tribological Artificial Neural Networks in Machine Elements	25
Tribocorrosion Behavior of 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel in Sodium Chloride and Sodium Sulfate Environments	23
Refined Hydrodynamic Lubrication Model with a High-Accuracy Numerical Algorithm for Starved Lubrication with Free Surfaces	22
Piston Ring Mixed Lubrication Model Including Real Geometry Using Analytical Correction Coefficients: Theory and Experimental Validation	22
Research on the Dynamic Behaviors in the Sliding Friction of Silicone	21
Improved Friction and Wear Performance Utilized with Aminoguanidine-Based Ionic Liquid Over Wide Temperature Range for Reciprocating Frictional Contact Surface	21
Development of Vegetable Oil-Based Greases for Extreme Pressure Applications: An Integration of Non-toxic, Eco-Friendly Ingredients for Enhanced Performance	20
Modelling Friction Reduction Based on Molybdenum Disulphide Tribofilm Formation and Removal in Boundary Lubrication	20
Effects of Environmental Moisture and Functional Groups on the Sliding Adhesive Behaviour of Graphene Steps	19
Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study on Atomic-Scale Adhesive Wear Mechanisms of Single Crystalline Body-Centered Cubic Iron	19
Effect of Temperature on Rheological Behaviors and Tribological Properties of Nano-silica Greases Prepared from Base Oils with Different Viscosities	19
Resistance to Oxidation and Tribological Behavior of MoS2 Nanoparticles in Severe Environmental Conditions	19
A Computational Study of Cluster Dynamics in Structural Lubricity: Role of Cluster Rotation	19
A Molecular Dynamics Study on the Adhesive Contact with Effect of Tangential Forces	18
A General Load–Displacement Relationship Between Random Rough Surfaces in Elastic, Non-adhesive Contact, with Application in Metal Additive Manufacturing	18

Evaluating Wear Volume of Oligoether Esters with an Interpretable Machine Learning Approach	18
In situ Growth and Characterization of Lubricious Carbon-Based Films Using Colloidal Probe Microscopy	18
Preparation and Tribological Behavior of Silica Nano-Additives with Good Applicability for Both Polar and Non-Polar Base Oils	18
Size Effect of CeO2 Particle on Nanoscale Single-Asperity Sliding Friction	18
Influence of the Nature and Orientation of the Terminal Group on the Tribochemical Reaction Rates of Carboxylic Acid Monolayers on Copper	17
Rheological Characterization and Tribological Evaluation of Water-Based Lubricants in AISI 52100 Bearing Steel	17
Effect of Water on Wear of DLC Coatings in High Temperature and Pressurized Ethanol	16
Multiple Scratching: An Atomistic Study	16
Composite Lubricating Films with Silane Coupling Agent-Modified Carbon Nanotubes on a Silicon Substrate with Enhanced Wear-Resistant Properties	16
Tribological Behavior of Novel Core–Shell Fe3O4@PEG Nano-Additives	16
Gluten Adhesion and Shearing in a Contact-Based Coarse-Grained Model	16
Quantitative Relationship Between Sliding-Generated Acoustic Emission and Friction Conditions at Bolted Joint Interfaces	16
Investigation of Contact Clusters Between Rough Surfaces	16
Characterization and Tribological Performance of Polyethersulfone/PTFE Compound Filled with Na-Montmorillonite	16
Enhancement of Lubricant Replenishment Under Limited Lubricant Supply in Rolling Bearings	15
Tribo-Electric Analysis of Multi-Cycle Wear in Asymmetric Laser-Structured Cu-Sn Connectors	15
Substantiating the Process Parameters of Frictional Treatment with a Sliding Indenter for an Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Steel	15
Expanding Fluidized Zones: A Model of Speed-Invariant Lubricity in Biology	15
Mechanism of Influence of Graphene on Rheological and Tribological Properties of Polyurea Greases Considering Temperature and Load Effects	15
Tribological Behavior of 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]Undecane-7-Ene–Organophosphoric Acid-Based Protic Ionic Liquids as Lubricant Additives	15
Effect of Running-In Conditions on the Super Low EHD Sliding Friction of Si3N4 Ball and WC Plate in Glycerol–Water Solution	15
Active Control of Boundary Lubrication of Ceramic Tribo-Pairs in Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Aqueous Solutions	14
Tribological Properties of the Functionalized Graphene/Montmorillonite Nanosheets as a Lubricant Additive	14
EBSD Study on Proeutectoid Ferrite and Eutectoid Ferrite Refinement Mechanism of D2 Wheel Steel Under a Rolling Condition	14
The Effect of Friction Radius Variation on the Friction-Induced Vibration and Noise	13
Assessing the Performance of TOR Lubricants in Humid Environments and Under Dew Conditions	13
Molecular Structure and Environment Dependence of Shear-Driven Chemical Reactions: Tribopolymerization of Methylcyclopentane, Cyclohexane and Cyclohexene on Stainless Steel	13
Molecular Dynamics Examination of Sliding History-Dependent Adhesion in Si–Si Nanocontacts: Connecting Friction, Wear, Bond Formation, and Interfacial Adhesion	13
Study on the Correlation Mechanism Between Wear Failure Behavior and the TRIP Effect of Retained Austenite in Bainitic Steel	13
Derjaguin and the DMT Theory: A Farewell to DMT?	13
Effect of Surface Topography on ZDDP Tribofilm Formation During Running-in Stage Subject to Boundary Lubrication	13
Effect of Compatibilizers on the Structure and Dynamics at Polymer Blend Interfaces	13
Numerical Simulation of Solid Particle Erosion of Alumina by Overlapping Irregular-Shaped Particle Impacts	13
Ionic Liquids as Extreme Pressure Additives for Bearing Steel Applications	13
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	13
The Tribological Property of a-C:H Coating with Tribolayer by Additive Having Glycerol and Phosphate Oxide Structure	13
Editorial: In Memory of Mark Robbins	13
The Effects of Humidity on the Velocity-Dependence and Frictional Ageing of Nanoscale Silica Contacts	12
Prandtl–Tomlinson-Type Models for Coupled Molecular Sliding Friction: Chain-Length Dependence of Friction of Self-assembled Monolayers	12
Development of a Protective Coating for Evaluating the Sub-surface Microstructure of a Worn Material	12
Particle Erosion Performance of Additive Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel Materials	12
Effect of Zinc Dialkyl Dithiophosphate Replenishment on Tribological Performance of Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Oil	12
In-Situ Observation of the Effect of the Tribofilm Growth on Scuffing in Rolling-Sliding Contact	12
In-Depth Microstructural Analysis of Galling Deformation in Stainless Steels	12
QCM Study of Tribotronic Control in Ionic Liquids and Nanoparticle Suspensions	12
An Inlet Computation Zone Optimization for EHL Line Contacts	12
DLC-Coated Thermoplastics: Tribological Analyses Under Dry and Lubricated Sliding Conditions	11
Tribofilm Formation of Simulated Gear Contact Along the Line of Action	11
Is Elastohydrodynamic Minimum Film Thickness Truly Governed by Inlet Rheology?	11
Differences in Wear Tongue Development: Thermal Degrade Effect on the Tribological Behavior of FKM O-Ring Seals	11

In-situ Investigation of the Onset of Cavitation Damage from Single Bubbles on Technical Alloys	11
Proof of Concept: In-Situ Wear Differentiation of Simultaneously Wearing Counterparts	11
An Incremental Contact Model for Hyperelastic Solids with Rough Surfaces	11
Frictionless vs. Frictional Contact in Numerical Wear Predictions of Conformal and Non-conformal Sliding Couplings	11
Concentrated Polymer Brush in Reciprocating Seal Improves Sealing Performance with Low Friction Even for Rough Surfaces and Immiscible Fluids	11
The ta-C Hardness Effect on Wear Properties Under MoDTC Contained Boundary Lubrication	11
On the Use of Foam Rubber for Sealing Applications	11
The Influence of Stress Concentration Caused by Surface Dimples on Tribochemical Reaction of Solid Lubricants Encapsulated in Surface Dimples	11
Clarification of the Puzzled Effects of Cold Work on Wear of Metals from the Viewpoint of Wearing Energy Consumption	10
Dead Weight Microtribometer Calibration for Improved Tolerance to Transducer Crosstalk and Cantilever Torsion	10
Analyzing Ball Bearing Capacitance Using Single Steel Ball Bearings	10
Thickener Behaviour in Rolling Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Contacts	10
Role of Cr-carbide Coating on Graphite Particles in the Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Graphite/Copper Composites	10
Understanding the Tribological Behavior of Graded (Cr,Al)N + Mo:S in Fluid-Free Friction Regime	10
Damage Behavior Between Two Pt(111) Surfaces with Adsorbed Benzene Molecules	10
Effect of Nano-BN/Si and BN/Al2O3 on Friction and Wear Properties of AlN Plate Immersed in the Lubricants	10
Explore the Tribological Effects of Two N-Containing Functional Groups on O/W Emulsion	10
Lubrication Behavior of n-hexadecane on ZnO Layer at the Nanoscale: A Molecular Dynamic Exploration	10
Multi-scale Friction Simulation and Experimental Verification of Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced PTFE Composites	10
Influence of Finger Movement Direction and fingerprints Orientation on Friction and Induced Vibrations with Textile Fabrics	10
Experimental Investigation of Tribological and Rheological Behaviour of Hybrid Nanolubricants for Applications in Internal Combustion Engines	10
Correction to: Thickener Behaviour in Rolling Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Contacts	10
The Flow of Lubricant as a Mist in the Piston Assembly and Crankcase of a Fired Gasoline Engine: The Effect of Viscosity Modifier and the Link to Lubricant Degradation	10
On the Shear-Thinning of Alkanes	10
Characterisation of Friction Between Glass Tows: Comparison of Experiments and Finite Element Simulations Using an ALE Formulation	9
High Temperature Induced Brittle-Ductile Transition of Monocrystalline Silicon via In Situ Indentation	9
Effect of Electrical Current on the Tribological Property of Cu-Graphite Brush	9
Performance of Carboxyl Groups in Chemical Mechanical Polishing of GCr15 Bearing Steel: Effects of Carbon Chain Length and pH	9
Enhanced Wear Resistance of Cobalt Oxide Over Nickel Oxide	9
Local Directional Fractal Signature Method for Surface Texture Analysis	9
Adhesive Wear Regimes on Rough Surfaces and Interaction of Micro-contacts	9
Polyacrylic Acid as a Lubricant and a Complement to 1,2,4-Triazole for Copper Chemical Mechanical Polishing	9
Influence of Atmosphere on Carbonaceous Film Formation in Rubbing, Metallic Contacts	9
Anne Neville’s Fascination with Nature	9
Low Friction Mechanism Survey of Tungsten Disulfide by Using XRD, XPS, and XAFS	9
Electric Field Effect on Friction Coefficient of Diamond-Like Carbon Film Heated by Laser Irradiation	9
Possible Origin of D- and G-band Features in Raman Spectra of Tribofilms	9
Influence of the Heat Transfer Field on Anomalous Lubricant Film Formation in Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Conditions	9
Effect of Counterface Material on Dry Sliding Wear of PEEK–PTFE Composites	8
Sliding Viscoelastic Contacts: The Role of Adhesion, Boundary Conditions, and Finite Geometry	8
Proof of Friction Law: Static Friction is Higher than Dynamic Friction	8
Influence of Lubricated Rolling/Sliding Tribotesting on Hydrogen Trapping in 100Cr6 Bearing Steel	8
In-situ Synthesis of Nickel Nanoparticles in Olive Oil and Study of Their Tribological Properties as Vegetable Oil Additives	8
Friction Properties and Mechanism of Aluminum Sheets Under an Eco-Friendly CMCS Lubrication Condition	8
Analytical Models for the Chain-Length- and Velocity-Dependent Tribochemical Reaction Rates of Molecular Monolayers on Copper	8
A Method for Tribological Measurements of Coated Abrasives using a Rheometer	8
Comparative Study on Surface Contact Fatigue of Machine Tool Bearing Raceways with Different Rolling Elements: Two Failure Bearings Case Studies	8
Insights into the Tribological Properties and Electrical Conductivity of Cu–C Coating Under Grease Lubrication	8
Insights of the Ultralow Wear and Low Friction of Carbon Fiber Reinforced PTFE in Inert Trace Moisture Environment	8
Invasion-Migration-Wear Mechanism of Hard Particles at the Interface of Water-Lubricated Rubber Bearing Under Friction Vibration Excitation	8
Time-Varying Wear Behavior of CuSn12Ni2 Used for Sliding Planet Gear Bearings During Mixed Lubrication: Experiments and Modeling	8
Atomic Force Microscopy of Transfer Film Development	8
In-Situ Observation and Discrete Element Simulation of Solid Graphite Lubrication Mechanism	8
Lubricated Sliding of a Rigid Cylinder on a Viscoelastic Half Space	8
Tribological Properties of Bi2S3/MoS2 Composite Coatings Deposited on Biomimetic Leaf Vein Textured Surfaces	8
Linking Molecular Structure and Lubrication Mechanisms in Tetraalkylammonium Orthoborate Ionic Liquids	8
On the Stability of Spinning Asteroids	8
Impact of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes as an Additive in Lithium Grease to Enhance the Tribological and Dynamic Performance of Roller Bearing	8
The Effect of Lubricity of Calcium Sulfonate on ZnDTP and MoDTC	8
Design, Synthesis and Tribological Properties of Fatty Acid Diethanolamide Borate Esters with Different Carbon Chain Lengths	8
Activation Volumes in Tribochemistry; What Do They Mean and How to Calculate Them?	8
Tribological Investigations on Additively Manufactured Inconel 718 Features with Silicon Carbide Ball: Role of the Tribo-Oxide Layer	8
Investigating the Roles of Protein on the Cobalt Alloy Surface Degradation for Biomedical Implant Through Tribocorrosion Mechanisms	8
Controlling Friction and Wear with Anisotropic Microstructures in MoN-Coated Surfaces	8
Correction to: Study of Micro- and Nanoscale Wetting Properties of Lubricants Using AFM Force–Distance Curves	8
Preparation of Liquid Metal-based SiC/Graphene Binary Hybrid Nanofluid and Its Basic Properties as Hydraulic Transmission Medium	8
Ionic Liquids Based on Chromotropic Acid: Excellent Lubricating Additives for Aqueous System	8
In Situ Friction Coefficient Measurement of Complex Contact Configuration from Dialog Between Digital Image Correlation and Numerical Modeling	8
Effect of Nickel Acetyl Acetonate as Lubricant Additive in Base Oils with Different Molecular Structure on In-Situ Formation and Tribomechanism of Carbon-Based Tribofilms of Steel-Steel Sliding Pair	8
Unraveling Adhesion Mechanisms: Exploring the Impact of Thickness on Viscoelastic Layers and Wavy Profiles	8