OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Tribology Transactions is 5. 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
Varnish Removal Efficiency of Commercial Cleaners	45
Improvement of Surface Properties and Wear Resistance of Selective Laser Melting-Fabricated Inconel 625 Alloy by Ultrasonic Nanocrystal Surface Modification for Demanding Applications	33
12-Hydroxystearic Acid (HSA) Gel with UiO-66-NH ₂ -O as a Nanocomposite Lubricant Additive to Enhance the Tribological Performance of Poly-Α-Olefin (PAO)-6	27
Abrasive Wear Behaviors of 4145H Drilling Tool Steel in Water-Based Slurries of Different Sands	24
Significant Tribological Enhancement and Mechanical Property Maintenance in Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) Matrix Composites With Minimal Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Incorporation	24
Influence of Homogenization and Quench-Aging Heat Treatments on Dry Wear Behavior of Al-40Zn-3Cu Alloy	23
Effect of Outsole Material and Wear on Traction Performance of Nurse’s Footwear in Hospitals	21
Experimental and Theoretical Study on Forming Film Properties of Hollow Cylindrical Rollers	21
Recycling Automotive Plastic Waste: Residual Polyvinyl Butyral (rPVB) as Solid Lubricant in Polyoxymethylene (POM) Blends	18
Study of the Initial Cycles Number Influence on the Retentivity of a Commercial Friction Modifier Using the Twin-disk Test	18
Tribological Properties of Recycled Polyvinyl Butyral (rPVB) and Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polyamide Blends in Dry and Microabrasive Contacts	16
Surface Interaction and Wear Due to Sliding Electrical Contact of Materials	15
Oil-Loaded Mesoporous Silica to Enhance the Lubrication of Polypropylene Resin Composite Materials	14
Investigation on the Dynamic Pressure Effect of Clearance Oil Film at a Stepped Hydrostatic Thrust Bearing Working in Heavy Loading Duty	13
Simplified Wear Model for Power Cylinder under Engine Operating Conditions	13
Power Losses of Oil-Jet Lubricated Ball Bearings With Limited Applied Load: Part 1—Theoretical Analysis	13
Comparative Analysis of Tribological Behavior in Aluminum Matrix Composites Incorporating Fe ₇₅ Si ₁₅ Zr ₅	13
In Situ Visualization and Analysis of Oil Starvation in Ball Bearing Cages	12
Investigation on the Influence of Moisture Content and Wood Section on the Frictional Properties of Beech Wood Surface	12
Hitherto Unexplored Three-Membered Heterocyclic Rings Favorably Alter Tribological Properties of Fatty Acid Linear Esters	12
Effect of Erucamide as Polyurea Grease Additive on Tribological Properties of GCr15 Steel	11
Natural Latxa Sheep Wool as an Environmentally Friendly Substitute for Specific Organic Fibers in Railway Friction Materials: A Preliminary Approach	11
Lubrication Performance Distribution of Large Aspect Ratio Water-Lubricated Bearings Considering Deformation and Shaft Bending	11
Impact Symmetry on Tribology Performance of 2,5-Bis-Cycloalkylsulfenyl[1,3,4]Thiadiazole Derivatives	11
Mechanical Characteristics Regulation of V-Shaped Standing-Wave Ultrasonic Motors With Minimal Quantity Lubrication	10

Study of the Lubricity of Oil Film at Constant Cutting Speed Under Different Loads of a Hydrostatic Turntable	10
Effect of Impact-Sliding Angle on the Wear Performance of the H13 Steel of a Tunnel Boring Machine Cutter	10
Mechanical Properties of Coupled Bending and Contact to Hollow Cylindrical Roller Contacts	10
An Experimental Investigation on the Lubrication Performance of Water-Based Nanolubricant With TiO ₂ as Nanoadditive	10
Theoretical and Experimental Study on Normal Contact Stiffness of Plane Joint Surfaces With Surface Texturing	10
Friction at Ring–Liner Interface Analyzed with a Systematic Surface Characterization	9
Study on Work Roll Vertical Vibration Under Periodic Spalling of the Oxide Film	9
Friction Mechanism and Application of PTFE Coating in Finger Seals	9
Investigating the Tribological Properties of the High-Hardness, Low-Young’s-Modulus 60NiTi Alloy: A Combined FEM Simulation and Experimental Study	9
Safety Threshold of the Oil Film Stiffness of a CVT Pulley–Sheet Friction Pair Based on Mixed Lubrication Theory	9
Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Method of Rail Corrugation Based on the Vision Detection	9
An Investigation on Phase Transitions in a Supercritical CO₂ Dry Gas Seal	8
Evolution of Fretting-Induced Cracks and Delamination Wear on Alloy 690 Steam Generator Tubes During Mixed Fretting Regime in Air at Room Temperature	8
Prediction of Rolling Bearing Cage Dynamics Using Dynamic Simulations and Machine Learning Algorithms	8
Design of an Eccentric Vacuum Preloaded Aerostatic Bearing to Improve the Lateral Stiffness of Guideway	8
Simulation and Experimental Study on Rolling Friction and Wear of Heavy Haul Wheel Tread	8
Effect of Mo Content on Friction and Wear Properties of Fe-Mn-Al-C Alloys Under Different Working Conditions	8
Effect of Component Position and Inward–Outward Rotation on the Wear of Different Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylenes in an Orbital Bearing Type Hip Joint Simulator	8
Effect of Solution Treatment on the Cavitation Erosion Behavior of Mn-N Duplex Stainless Steel Coating	8
Modeling of Friction Forces for Linear Motion Ball Guides Considering Variation of the Friction Parameter with Operating Condition	8
Solid Particle Erosion Performance and Damage Mechanism of AlTiN Coating	8
Braking Performance of Fe-Based and Cu-Based Powder Metallurgy Pads Paired with C/C-SiC Disk on Full-Scale Dynamometer	8
Theoretical and Experimental Investigations on Directly Lubricated Tilting Pad Journal Bearing under Starved Lubrication	8
Lubrication and Wear Analysis of Planetary Roller Screw Mechanism With Threaded Surface Roughness in Thermal Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication	8
Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Porous Tilting Pad Gas Bearings with Hermetic Squeeze Film Dampers Based on Multilayer Diaphragm Structure	7
Numerical and Experimental Study of Reciprocating Seals in Seawater Hydraulic Variable Ballast Components for 11,000-m Operation	7
The Influence of the Chemical Composition on the Microstructural Changes and on the Resistance to Abrasion of Low-Alloy Casting Steels	7
Methodology for Counter Torque, Power Loss, and Frictional Heat for Brush Seals Under Eccentric Transients	7
Development of Cavitation Erosion–Resistant Microwave Processed WC-based Cladding	7
A First Approximation of the Global Energy Consumption of Ball Bearings	7
Mechanical Properties and Unlubricated Sliding Wear Behavior Study of Silicon Nitride-Based Cermets	6
Load-Independent Power Losses of Fully Flooded Lubricated Tapered Roller Bearings: Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Operating Temperature and Housing Wall Distances	6
A Study on the Lubrication and Cooling Mechanism of Nano–Silicon Carbide Cutting Fluids for Diamond-Wire Sawing	6
Investigation of Rolling Contact Fatigue Damage Behavior of a ER9 Wheel Tread in Relation to Surface Microstructural Evolution	6
The Influence of Load on Dry and Tribocorrosive Sliding of AISI 4330 and 15-5PH against Cast Iron	6
Investigations on the Influence of Synthetic Lubricants on the Pitting Load Carrying Capacity of Cylindrical Gears	6
Tribological Behaviors of OA-ZIF-8/GO as Additives of the Lubricating Oil	6
Grease Performance in Ball and Roller Bearings for All-Steel and Hybrid Bearings	6
Effect of Tempering on Tribological Properties of 13Cr Martensitic Stainless Steel and Alumina Material Pair in Dry Sliding	6
Evaluation of a Newly Developed Analytic Model for Predicting Drag Torque in Wet Clutches under Single- and Two-Phase Conditions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics	6
Novel Approach to Address Brownish Edge Band in Low Alloy Cold Rolled Steel Used in Tin Plate	6
An Optimized E/CRC Erosion Model of Round Particles for Hydraulic Spool Valves With Euler–Lagrange Two-Phase Simulation	5
Research on Plunging Resistant Force of Drive-Shaft Systems Based on Fractal Methods	5
Tribological Behavior of VN-MoS₂/Ag Composites over a Wide Temperature Range	5
Influence of Recess Dimensions and Jacking Oil Flow Rate on the Performance of Tilting Pad Journal Bearings with Jacking Oil Mechanism	5
An Iterative Numerical Approach to Evaluate the Variable Friction Coefficient of Steel AMS5643 Using Ring Compression Tests	5
A Novel Test Rig for the Investigation of Ball Bearing Cage Friction	5
Experimental Study of the Effect of Thickener on the Film Thickness in the Contacts of a Grease-Lubricated Ball Bearing at Low Speed	5
Effect of Molybdenum Bisulfide (MoS ₂ ) Particle Size on Tribological and Vibration Reduction Properties of Thermoplastic Polyurethane	5
A Mixed Lubrication Model for Lip Seals Based on Deterministic Surface Microdeformation	5

Influence of a Comb-Like Polymer Functionalized Phosphate Ionic Liquid as a Lubricant Additive on Micropitting	5
Influence of Black Oxide Coating on Micropitting and ZDDP Tribofilm Formation	5
Improvement in Tribological Properties with Addition of Hexagonal Boron Nitride (h-BN) and Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS ₂ ) Nanoparticles in Aerospace Lubricants	5
Fabrication and Tribological Properties of Nickel-Based Cellular Structure Self-Lubricating Composites by Selective Laser Melting and Metal Infiltration	5
Methods to Measure Viscosity of Tiny Volumes of Oil With Blotter Paper	5
Direct Measurements of Grease Film Thickness in a Rolling Bearing Using a Novel Sapphire Bearing Rig with Optical Interferometry	5
Friction Modifier Performance in Twin-Disk Tests Using Disks of the Same Microstructure and Hardness	5
Study of the Tribological Properties of Nano-TiO ₂ Additive Water-Based Lubricants in Microrolling of Ultrathin Stainless Steel Strips	5
Tribological Properties of TiO₂/BP Nanocomposites as Lubricant Additives for Titanium Alloy Tribopairs	5
Synergistic Effects of Different Graphite on the Braking Performance of Cu-Matrix Friction Materials for High-Speed Trains Based on Pin–Disc Tests	5
Study on Cavitation Erosion Mechanism of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) and Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)	5
Effect of textured shapes on slot entry hybrid conical journal bearing with ER lubricant behavior	5
Effect of Elastic Contact Force on Tribological Characteristics of Current-carrying Roll Rings in Rotating Conductive Joints	5
Evolution of Different Third Bodies and their Influences on the Tribological Properties of C/C-SiC Composites	5
Sliding Friction and Wear Behavior of Flash-Welded U75V Steel Joints in Air and Water Environments	5
Exploring Tribological Behaviors of Profile-Shifted Spur Gears: An Experimental Investigation	5
Experimental Measurements of Oil Films in a Dynamically Loaded Journal Bearing	5
Comparison of the Braking Behavior Among Cast Steel, Carbon/Carbon (C/C) and Carbon/Carbon-Silicon Carbide (C/C-SiC) Materials Mated with Copper-Based Composites	5
Research on Rotating Machinery Fault Diagnosis Based on Multi-Strategy Feature Extraction	5