OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Wear is 35. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A new correlation for estimating solid particle erosion in elbows	135
Niobium as an alternative cladding material for neutron producing targets: Analysis of erosion response	93
Editorial Board	91
A novel and quantitative determination method for the running-in process through dimensionless real contact area	89
A study on the fretting wear characteristic of Inconcel 718 alloys formed by selective laser melting(SLM)	79
Prediction of brake pad wear and remaining useful life considering varying vehicle mass and an experimental holistic approach	64
How to establish a relationship between physical characteristics of the third body and friction factor?	57
Corrigendum to “Comparison between the tribological aspects of AISI M-35 with and without diamond-like carbon coating” [Wear 564–565 (2025) 205733]	56
Interpretability ML and AI accelerate the computation of fretting wear behaviours and parameter response of corroded copper-magnesium alloy for the prediction model	53
Asphalt wear evaluation using functional volume parameters: Overcoming the limits of the three-line method	51
Editorial Board	47
Wear of driving versus driven discs in a twin disc rolling-sliding test	45
Estimation and modelling the wear resistance of plough points and knife coulters by discrete element method	45
The characterization of wear-causing particles and silica sand in particular	45
Influence of surfactants on the tribological characteristics of copper oxide nanoparticles as lubricant oil additives	45
High-temperature tribological behaviour and wear mechanisms of SAMs-modified Zr-Cu-Al-Ni bulk metallic glass	45
Electrical sliding friction wear behaviors and mechanisms of Cu–Sn matrix composites containing MoS2/graphite	44
Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and wear behavior of AISI H13 hot work tool steel produced via laser powder bed fusion	43
A prediction model of fluid–solid erosion wear in hydraulic spool valve orifice	42
How transfer film formation in bronze/silver-graphite sliding contact drives its electrical performance	42
High temperature sliding wear behavior of detonation sprayed Ni-5wt%Al coating	41
Dry fretting and sliding wear behavior of 7075-T651 aluminum alloy under linear reciprocating motion: A comparative study	41
Fabrication of surface-carbonated boron nitride nanosheets and their application as water-based lubrication additives	39
Effect of particle impact on spatial and temporal erosion characteristics of turboshaft engine compressor	39
Sliding wear behavior of high entropy alloy coatings deposited through cold spraying and flame spraying: A comparative assessment	39

Wear properties of cemented carbides with new binder solutions for rock drilling inserts	38
Modeling of material removal rate considering the chemical mechanical effects of lubricant, oxidant, and abrasive particles for aluminum chemical mechanical polishing at low pressure	37
Transmission-error- and vibration-based condition monitoring of gear wear with contaminated lubricant	37
Characterisation of microstructure, microhardness and tribological properties of Al matrix hybrid nanocomposites reinforced with B4C and in-situ GNSs	36
The impact of dual ceramic components (WC/B4C) on the friction performance of copper-based powder metallurgy friction materials and wear mechanism	36
On the tribological and thermal aspects of cryogenic machining of Inconel 718 and their effects on surface integrity	36
Optimization of heavy haul railway wheel profile based on rolling contact fatigue and wear performance	36
Influence of MoS2-La/CQDs quantum dispersion on the tribological behaviors of PEG200	35
Al2O3 fiber reinforced epoxy / WS2 - PEG composite coatings for wear resistance enhancement by electrohydrodynamic atomization	35
The role of tribofilm chemical composition on wear of austenitic stainless steel lubricated with water-glycol containing ionic-liquids as additives	35
Wear performance of Ni-WC composites and heat-damage behaviour of WC particle during vacuum-induction melting process	35
Enhancing wear resistance of plasma-sprayed NiCr coatings through ZrB2 and Mo dual-phase reinforcement: Microstructure and tribological performance evaluation	35