Friction

Papers
(The TQCC of Friction is 11. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Friction will be published monthly from 2022172
Macro-superlubricity in sputtered MoS2-based films by decreasing edge pinning effect149
A robust membrane with dual superlyophobicity for solving water-caused lubricant deterioration and water contamination138
Modeling and analysis for material removal and surface roughness in fluid jet polishing of optical glass135
Electrostatic charging at the solid–liquid interface: Strategies for liquid flow sensing118
Predicting the coefficient of friction in a sliding contact by applying machine learning to acoustic emission data110
Bioinspired self-adhesive coating for surface functionalization of medical devices with lubrication and antibacterial properties103
A new method to solve the Reynolds equation including mass-conserving cavitation by physics informed neural networks (PINNs) with both soft and hard constraints87
Status and prospects of tribology in the Republic of Korea85
Fabrication of PMMA nanocomposite biomaterials reinforced by cellulose nanocrystals extracted from rice husk for dental applications78
Environmental limitations of PTFE for ultralow friction composites and alternatives to using liquid lubricants77
Probing the intriguing frictional behavior of hydrogels during alternative sliding velocity cycles71
An overview of functional biolubricants69
Stochastic uncertain lubrication in gear transmission subjected to tribodynamic loading60
Electrically promoted tribological changes at diamond-like carbon/steel interface under lubrication conditions60
Academic and industrial tribology research in India—Current status56
Oxygen-induced contact evolution enables friction reduction in MoS 2/Ag composite films54
Monitoring of lubrication and wear in-situ by triboelectrification under grease lubrication54
Roughness induced variation as a new mechanism for hydrodynamic lubrication between parallel surfaces51
Unlocking wear resistance in an ultrastrong dual-phase high-entropy alloy by interface-constrained deformation of brittle Laves phases45
Experimental investigation of drag reduction induced by hydrogels crosslinked with Fe 3+ in water-soluble and -insoluble liquid oils45
Characterization of ultrafine particles from hardfacing coated brake rotors44
Starved lubrication analysis of angular contact ball bearing based on a multi-degree-of-freedom tribo-dynamic model43
Effect of functional groups on tribological properties of lubricants and mechanism investigation42
Electron transfer dominated triboelectrification at the hydrophobic/slippery substrate—water interfaces42
Modelling acoustic emission generated by microslip friction between bolted joint interfaces41
Carbon-based solid lubricants: An overview40
Effect of superficial collagen fibre orientation of articular cartilage on its anisotropic tribological behaviour38
Dual in-situ observation of tribochemical and morphological evolution of single-layer WS2 and multi-layer WS2/C coatings38
Subsurface deformation mechanism and the interplay relationship between strength-ductility and fretting wear resistance during fretting of a high-strength titanium alloy37
Ultralow friction PTFE/PEEK heterolayer: A new solid lubrication approach toward simplicity37
In memoriam: Shizhu Wen (1932–2023)35
Large-scale fabrication of decoupling coatings with promising robustness and superhydrophobicity for antifouling, drag reduction, and organic photodegradation35
Semi-analytical calculation model for friction of polymers on the example of POM ∣ PE-UHMW and steel ∣ PE-UHMW33
Macroscopic superlubricity of potassium hydroxide solution achieved by incorporating in-situ released graphene from friction pairs32
Graphene superlubricity: A review31
Deformation-leading load-dependent friction hysteresis of suspended graphene31
Decomposing of lubricating oil caused the blackening wear of porous polyimide—Or is it?31
Ion energy-induced nanoclustering structure in a-C:H film for achieving robust superlubricity in vacuum31
A theoretical justification of the slip index concept in fretting analysis30
Effects of annealing treatment on tribological behavior of tungsten-doped diamond-like carbon film under lubrication (Part 2): Tribological behavior under MoDTC lubrication30
Additive manufacturing of flexible 3D surface electrodes for electrostatic adhesion control and smart robotic gripping29
The critical role of machining-induced damages in tribological and wear behavior of C f/SiC composite29
Prediction model of volume average diameter and analysis of atomization characteristics in electrostatic atomization minimum quantity lubrication29
Prediction of ball-on-plate friction and wear by ANN with data-driven optimization29
Experimental study on boundary lubricity of superficial area of articular cartilage and synovial fluid29
Hydrophobic soft cone-assisted rolling robot inspired by sea urchin for gastrointestinal tract delivery29
In-situ TEM studies on stick-slip friction characters of sp2 nanocrystallited carbon films29
Long short-term memory based semi-supervised encoder—decoder for early prediction of failures in self-lubricating bearings28
Superlubricity by polyimide-induced alignment28
A comparative study on mechanical integrity and tribological performance of innovative 3D fabric liners versus conventional 2D fabrics27
Lubrication condition monitoring of journal bearings in diesel engine based on thermoelectricity27
Attachment ability of combined biomimetic adhesive micro-textures of different shapes27
Mechanism of superlubricity of a DLC/Si3N4 contact in the presence of castor oil and other green lubricants27
Surface forces dominating tribological phenomena in nanoconfined liquids: A review26
Synergistic lubrication of few-layer Ti3C2Tx/MoS2 heterojunction as a lubricant additive26
Recent progress of hydrogel-based biomimetic articular cartilage in mechanical and lubricated enhancement25
Enhanced dispersion stability of shear thickening fluid based on PS@ZIF-8 core-shell nanospheres and ionic liquids for functional applications25
Improving the superelastic wear resistance of laser powder bed fusing (LPBF) Ni-rich NiTi alloys by mechanical training24
Influence of the surface free energy of liquids and the liquid distribution on the friction of paper wipers24
Tribology of enzymatically degraded cartilage mimicking early osteoarthritis24
Whole course oil-based superlubricity for polyetheretherketone-bearing steel sliding pair by introducing tribocatalytically active dialkyl-dithiophosphoric-modified copper nanoparticles in poly-alpha 24
Tribological enhancement of continuous polytetrafluoroethylene composites interpenetrated by a 3D nickel network and their frictional heat transfer mechanism24
Experiment and modelling of texture and sliding direction dependence on finger friction behavior24
Impact of surface roughness on the coefficient of friction of polymer-on-polymer contacts for deflection pulley-rope systems in the lift industry23
Synergistic lubrication reinforce and storage debris behaviors and mechanisms of biomimetic leaf-microgrooves friction pairs23
Surface modification of steel runner with improved hydrophobicity for reducing the coefficient of friction for ice23
Carbon fiber cannot always reduce the wear of PEEK for orthopedic implants under DPPC lubrication22
Study on current-carrying friction process based on surface damage evolution22
Fretting wear behavior of silicone rubber with biomimetic surface texture22
Recognizing and controlling water friction in nanoconfinement from the first water layer22
Research on ultra-low wear of steel/steel based on Water/Span 60 composite semi-solid lubricant21
Sedimentation-driven one-step fabrication of bifunctional single-layered triboelectric nanogenerator from sol-state composite precursor21
Flexoelectricity Driven Elastic Contact-Separation Model for Triboelectrification21
Superlubrication of poly-α-olefin-8 (PAO8) enabled by MXene/PI coating21
Reclined trend of alkyl chain of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate molecules induced by friction21
Physical models of sliding friction: A review21
A robust low-friction triple network hydrogel based on multiple synergistic enhancement mechanisms21
Crystallographic orientation dependence on nanoscale friction behavior of energetic β-HMX crystal20
Synergistic effects of oleic acid modified TiO 2 and alkyl polysulfide in forming extreme pressure tribo-films: A mechanistic study20
The roles of microstructural anisotropy in tribo-corrosion performance of one certain laser cladding Fe-based alloy20
A numerical study on tread wear and fatigue damage of railway wheels subjected to anti-slip control20
The effect of electrical current on lubricant film thickness in boundary and mixed lubrication contacts measured with ultrasound19
Wear mechanism and debris analysis of PEEK as an alternative to CoCrMo in the femoral component of total knee replacement19
Friction and wear performance of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers in three lubrication regimes19
Molecules with a TEMPO-based head group as high-performance organic friction modifiers19
Bioinspired ceramic scaffold-reinforced PTFE composites achieving near-zero wear and self-lubrication under extreme conditions19
Polymer transfer film formation from cryogenic to elevated temperatures18
Regulation and control of wet friction of soft materials using surface texturing: A review18
Tribochemical synthesis of functionalized covalent organic frameworks for anti-wear and friction reduction18
C@Ag core-shell structure as lubricating additives towards high efficient lubrication18
Topographic variation and fluid flow characteristics in rough contact interface17
Lignin composite ionic liquid lubricants with excellent anti-corrosion, anti-oxidation, and tribological properties17
A strategy for contact fatigue life prediction of polymer gears via an experimental-simulated hybrid data-driven model17
Tribological performance enhanced of PTFE composites by ultra-thin amorphous carbon films: Synergistic mechanism of fillers and films17
Saffman–Taylor instability in eccentric cylinders at gaseous cavitation17
Gecko-inspired contact-sensible and self-adaptive soft gripping of curved flexible surfaces17
Tribological performance and lubrication mechanism of phosphate nanoflowers as oil-based additives17
Photo-induced grease/oil switched lubricant for friction regulation17
Anisotropic tribology and electrification properties of sliding-mode triboelectric nanogenerator with groove textures16
A preliminary experimental investigation on the biotribocorrosion of a metal-on-polyethylene hip prosthesis in a hip simulator16
How ploughing and frictional melting regulate ice-skating friction16
Experimental study on deuterium–deuterium thermonuclear fusion with interface confinement16
Design and characterization of metallic glass/graphene multilayer with excellent nanowear properties16
A wear-resistant metastable CoCrNiCu high-entropy alloy with modulated surface and subsurface structures16
Bioinspired surface functionalization of biodegradable mesoporous silica nanoparticles for enhanced lubrication and drug release16
Comparison-embedded evidence-CNN model for fuzzy assessment of wear severity using multi-dimensional surface images16
Interfacial slip modulated by water structure at negatively charged surface16
Nano-enhanced biolubricant in sustainable manufacturing: From processability to mechanisms16
Boundary-lubricated biomaterials with drug delivery for osteoarthritis treatment15
Ice friction: A brief review of the influencing factors and experimental methods15
Mechanic model of water-based boundary lubricated contact based on surface force effects15
A 2.5D peridynamic model for turnout rail crack propagation under wheel rolling contact action15
Effects of graphite-based material size on mechanical and tribological performance of polyimides under drying sliding condition14
Screening of low-friction two-dimensional materials from high-throughput calculations using lubricating figure of merit14
A review of recent advances in the effects of surface and interface properties on marine propellers14
An inorganic-organic hybrid CQDs@PVP lubricant additive: Achieving low friction and wear in PEG and water14
Development of wet adhesion of honeybee arolium incorporated polygonal structure with three-phase composite interfaces14
Design of bidirectional frictional behaviour for tactile contact using ellipsoidal asperity micro-textures14
The influence of various grease compositions and silver nanoparticle additives on electrically induced rolling-element bearing damage14
Ultralow wear in boundary lubrication: A tribological study of Bi-alloyed steel under high normal loads and sliding speeds14
Nanostructured lubricant additives for titanium alloy: Lubrication by the solid-liquid interface with Coulomb repulsion14
Diversified applications of triboelectric and electrostatic effect14
Tribological performance of iron- and nickel-base self-lubricating claddings containing metal sulfides at high temperature14
Frictional shear stress of ZnO nanowires on natural and pyrolytic graphite substrates14
Lubrication performance of graphene in the sliding electrical contact interface13
Numerical micro-texture optimization for lubricated contacts—A critical discussion13
Thermal shock of subsurface material with plastic flow during scuffing13
Real-time measurement of dynamic film thickness via ultrasonic technology13
Predicting EHL film thickness parameters by machine learning approaches13
Feasibility of wear reduction for soft nanostructured thin film through enhanced elastic recoverability and contact stress relief13
Phononic insights into sliding friction13
Photorheological fluids of azobenzene polymers for lubrication regulation13
Model of atomized droplets average particle size and verification of eco-friendly hybrid lubrication (CAMQL)13
Research on the effect of tribological behavior on magnetization process of ferromagnetic materials13
In-situ formation of nitrogen doped microporous carbon nanospheres derived from polystyrene as lubricant additives for anti-wear and friction reduction13
Wear modeling and friction-induced noise: A review13
Comparative analysis of frictional behavior and mechanism of molybdenum ditelluride with different structures13
Active control of friction in electrified ball bearing prototypes using electro-sensitive clay mineral-based lubricating fluids13
High temperature lubrication performance of chlorophenyl silicone oil13
Numerical method for thermoelastic contact of coated materials with thermal imperfections based on a modified conjugate gradient method12
On the origin of plasticity-induced microstructure change under sliding contacts12
Load dependent microstructural evolution in an as-cast 26% Cr high chromium cast iron during unlubricated sliding12
Probing dynamics and ion structuring of imidazolium ionic liquid confined at charged graphene surfaces using graphene colloid probe AFM12
Macroscale superlubricity achieved via hydroxylated hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets with ionic liquid at steel/steel interface12
Role of temperature in tribolayers in fretting wear of γ-TiAl alloy12
3D finite element analysis of a two-surface wear model in fretting tests12
Does friction contribute to formability improvement using servo press?12
Towards direct superlubricity and superlow wear via amino modification of polyhydroxy alcohol solutions12
Microencapsulated paraffin as a tribological additive for advanced polymeric coatings12
MoS2 reinforced PEEK composite for improved aqueous boundary lubrication12
Influence and optimization of swirler parameters on elbow wear of deep coal fluidization pipeline transportation system12
Why insect pretarsi are equipped with two claws: Elastically connected claws and their interlocking dynamics with the rough substrate12
Stable oral lubrication enhancer obtained from thiolated polyethylene glycol and mucin12
Current-carrying friction in carbon coated ball bearing11
A comprehensive review on the fretting wear of electrical contact interface11
Preparation of B 4C/CS/SiO 2 coating on SS316L for bone implants: Tribological, biological, and antibacterial properties11
A review of drag reduction methods and principles in bionic interface11
Drop impact dynamic and directional transport on dragonfly wing surface11
Erratum to: Nano-enhanced biolubricant in sustainable manufacturing: From processability to mechanisms11
Modeling and experimental research on rough tooth surface contact fatigue calculation considering hardness gradient and residual stress11
A novel polyionic liquid with lubricity and viscosity-increasing dual functionalities as the additive in aqueous lubrication system11
A tribo-chemical view on astringency of plant-based food substances11
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