OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Lubricants is 33. 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
Simple Laser-Induced Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanospheres for Enhanced Tribological Performance	151
Effect of Thermal Load Caused by Tread Braking on Crack Propagation in Railway Wheels on Long Downhill Ramps	129
Dynamic Temperature Prediction on High-Speed Angular Contact Ball Bearings of Machine Tool Spindles Based on CNN and Informer	84
Precision Machining of Different Metals by Plasma Electrolytic Polishing: A Review for Improving Surface Smoothness and Properties	73
Multi-Objective Optimization of Tribological Characteristics for Aluminum Composite Using Taguchi Grey and TOPSIS Approaches	69
Improving Wear Resistance of DLC-Coated Metal Components During Service: A Review	68
Topology Optimization of Textured Journal Bearings	62
Identification and Validation of Linear Friction Models Using ANOVA and Stepwise Regression	60
Performance Characteristics of Spur Gears Hobbed under MQL, Flood Lubrication, and Dry Environments	58
Study on the Magnetic Contact Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane-Based Magnetorheological Elastomer Sealing Materials	51
Analysis of Coefficient of Friction of Deep-Drawing-Quality Steel Sheets Using Multi-Layer Neural Networks	49
A Multi-Parameter-Driven SC-ANFIS Framework for Predictive Modeling of Acid Number Variations in Lubricating Oils	48
Synthesis, Stability, and Tribological Performance of TiO2 Nanomaterials for Advanced Applications	45
Research on Evaluation Indicator of Ice Rink and Curling Stone Motion for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games Based on Video Recognition Method	44
An Investigation of the Sequential Micro-Laser Drilling and Conventional Re-Drilling of Angled Holes in an Inconel 625 Ni-Based Alloy	44
Revisiting the Influence of Contact Length and Surrounding Medium on Metal Cutting Tribology	44
Influence of Grease Properties on False Brinelling Damage of Rolling Bearings	44
Criteria for Evaluating the Tribological Effectiveness of 3D Roughness on Friction Surfaces	43
Mixed Friction in Fully Lubricated Elastohydrodynamic Contacts—Theory or Reality	42
Vibration Friction Investigation on the NCS of Joints of the CNC Machine Tools Considering Friction Factor	41
Pin-on-Plate vs. Pin-on-Disk Wear Tests: Theoretical and Numerical Observations on the Initial Transient Phase	40
Environmentally Friendly Phosphating Treatment for Wear-Resistant and Anti-Corrosion Coating on Steel Substrate	40
Static Friction in a Cable-Driven Transmission—Modeling and Identification of Load Effects	40
Grease Film Behavior in Ball Bearings	39
Advanced Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Machining Performance in Orthogonal Cutting Process	37

Investigation of the Friction and Wear Behavior of Cr-Mo-V Steel with Different Surface Treatment Processes	37
Wear Prediction and Chaos Identification of Rigid Flexible Coupling Multi-Link Mechanisms with Clearance	37
Comparative Analysis of Fully Floating and Semi-Floating Ring Bearings in High-Speed Turbocharger Rotordynamics	37
Novel Water-Based Biolubricants Using Choline Ionic Liquids	36
Determination of the Preload of Bolts for Structural Health Monitoring of a Multi-Bolted Joint: FEM Approach	35
Theoretical and Experimental Flow Characteristics of a Large-Scale Annular Channel in Terms of Deformation Gradient, Eccentricity, and Water Compressibility	34
Mixed EHL Problems: An Efficient Solution to the Fluid–Solid Coupling Problem with Consideration of Elastic Deformation and Cavitation	34
Exact Model Order Reduction for the Full-System Finite Element Solution of Thermal Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Problems	33
Vibration Analysis of the Double Row Planetary Gear System for an Electromechanical Energy Conversion System	33
On the Salt Bath Cleaning Operations for Removal of Lubricants on the Surface of Titanium Alloy Aerospace Fasteners	33