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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Tribological Performance of Gradient Ag-Multilayer Graphene/TC4 Alloy Self-Lubricating Composites Prepared By Laser Additive Manufacturing	34
Synergism of TiO₂ and Graphene as Nano-Additives in Bio-Based Cutting Fluid—An Experimental Investigation	31
Experimental Study on Cage Dynamic Characteristics of Angular Contact Ball Bearing in Acceleration and Deceleration Process	21
Evaluation of Methods for Viscosity Simulations of Lubricants at Different Temperatures and Pressures: A Case Study on PAO-2	21
Simulation and Experimental Study on Pressure Transfer Mechanism in Multitooth Magnetic Fluid Seals	19
A Novel Test Rig for the Investigation of Ball Bearing Cage Friction	19
Influence of High Electrical Currents on WEC Formation in Rolling Bearings	16
Numerical Analysis of Grease Film Thickness and Thickener Concentration in Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication of Point Contacts	14
Investigations on Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of a Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Nickel-Based Superalloy	14
Sliding Behavior and Particle Emissions of Cu-Free Friction Materials with Different Contents of Phenolic Resin	14
Tribological Behavior and Abrasion Resistance Mechanism of Laser Micro-Bulge Texturing Surface under Full Oil Lubrication	14
Tribological Properties of B₄C Ceramics Prepared by Pressureless Sintering and Annealed at Different Temperatures	13
Tribological and Vibration Studies of Textured Spur Gear Pairs under Fully Flooded and Starved Lubrication Conditions	13
Electroplated Co-Ni/WS₂ Composite Coating with Excellent Tribological and Anticorrosion Performance	13
Study on the Mechanism of the Abnormal Phenomenon of Rail Corrugation in the Curve Interval of a Mountain City Metro	12
Dynamic Mixed Lubrication Investigation of Water-Lubricated Bearing With Unbalanced Rotor During Start-Up	12
Power Loss Estimation and Thermal Analysis of an Aero-Engine Cylindrical Roller Bearing	12
Barefoot Slip Risk in Indian Bathrooms: A Pilot Study	12
Experimental Study on the Pressure Transfer Mechanism of Embedded Magnetic Fluid Seals	11
Effects of Textured Surface Combined with Sn-Ag-Cu Coating on Tribological Properties and Friction-Induced Noise of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy	11
Wear and Friction Behavior of TiB₂ Thin Film–Coated AISI 52100 Steels under the Lubricated Condition	11
Study on Wheel Polygonal Wear of Metro Trains Caused by Frictional Self-Excited Oscillation	11
The Temperature Field of Friction Disc in Wet Clutch Involving the Unconventional Heat Dissipation on the Contact Surface	10
Lubrication, Flow Visualization, and Multiphase CFD Modeling of Ball Bearing Cage	10
Lubrication Performance Distribution of Large Aspect Ratio Water-Lubricated Bearings Considering Deformation and Shaft Bending	10

Effect of the Material Parameter and Shape of Brake Pads on Friction-Induced Disc Brake Squeal of a Railway Vehicle	10
An Experimental–Theoretical Methodology to Develop Scuffing Limits for Relatively Smooth High-Speed Contacts	10
Prediction of Rolling Bearing Cage Dynamics Using Dynamic Simulations and Machine Learning Algorithms	10
A Finite Element Model for Static Performance Analysis of Gas Foil Bearings Based on Frictional Contacts	10
An Efficient Cavitation Model for Compressible Fluid Film Bearings	10
A Small-Scale Experimental Study of the Damage Due to Intermittent Shoe Braking on the Tread of High-Speed Train Wheels	9
Brake Performance Maps for a Cu-Free Friction Material with Different Scorching Conditions	9
Grease Performance in Ball and Roller Bearings for All-Steel and Hybrid Bearings	9
Experimental Investigation on Fretting Wear Behavior of Piezoceramics under Sphere-on-Flat Contact	9
Running Performance of a Squeeze Film Air Bearing with Flexure Pivot Tilting Pad	9
Effect of Wheel Structure on Friction-Induced Wheel Polygonal Wear of High-Speed Train	8
Minimum Energy Hypothesis in Quasi-Static Equilibrium Solutions for Angular Contact Ball Bearings	8
Investigation of Aviation Lubricant Aging under Engine Representative Conditions	8
Influence of Oleic Acid–Treated LaF₃ Nanoparticles as an Additive on Extreme Pressure Properties of Various Grades of Polyalphaolefins	8
Measuring Film Thickness in Starved Grease-Lubricated Ball Bearings: An Improved Electrical Capacitance Method	8
On the Modeling of Wear in Grease-Lubricated Spherical Roller Bearings	8
A Comparative Investigation on the Tribological Performance and Physicochemical Properties of Biolubricants of Various Sources, a Petroleum-Based Lubricant, and Blends of the Petroleum-Based Lubricant	7
Study on Oil Distribution and Oil Content of Oil Bath Lubrication Bearings Based on MPS Method	7
Influence of Black Oxide Coating on Micropitting and ZDDP Tribofilm Formation	7
A First Approximation of the Global Energy Consumption of Ball Bearings	7
Thermal Modeling of the FZG Test Rig: Application to Starved Lubrication Conditions	7
High-Temperature Tribological Behaviors of In Situ–Formed TiAl-TiB₂ Composites in Low-Pressure Oxygen	7
Optimization of Textured Parameters to Improve the Tribological Behavior of TC4-Based Bionic Coating Using RSM	7
Influence of Pits on the Tribological Properties and Friction-Induced Vibration Noise of Textured Tapered Roller Bearings	7
Friction Mechanism and Application of PTFE Coating in Finger Seals	7
Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Turbocharger Whirl and Dynamics	7
Water-Lubricated Stern Bearing Rubber Layer Construction and Material Parameters: Effects on Frictional Vibration Based on Computer Vision	7
Study on tribological behavior of grooved-texture surfaces under sand–oil boundary lubrication conditions	7
Enhanced Antiwear Property of Cu-Sn-Bi Bimetal Composites with TiB₂under Different Working Conditions	7
Improved Braking Performance of Cu-Based Brake Pads by Utilizing Cu-Coated SiO₂ Powder	7
Effect of Diamond-Like Carbon Coating on Preventing the Ingress of Hydrogen into Bearing Steel	6
Effect of Grp on Microstructure and Properties of SiCp/Al Composites for Brake Discs	6
Natural Latxa Sheep Wool as an Environmentally Friendly Substitute for Specific Organic Fibers in Railway Friction Materials: A Preliminary Approach	6
Performance and Lubrication Mechanism of New TiO₂ Nanoparticle-Based High-Performance Lubricant Additives	6
Investigation into the Reciprocating Sealing Performance Based on an Optical Test Method	6
Corrosion Sensor for Water-Contaminated Grease	6
Effect of Temperature on Fe–Polytetrafluoroethylene Friction Coefficient Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation	6
Tribological Performance of Si₃N₄-PTFE Composites Prepared by High-Pressure Compression Molding	6
Investigation on the Influence of Moisture Content and Wood Section on the Frictional Properties of Beech Wood Surface	6
Lubrication and Wear Analysis of Planetary Roller Screw Mechanism With Threaded Surface Roughness in Thermal Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication	6
Water-Lubricated Friction Properties of C/C-SiC Composites with Different SiC-Phase Contents Fabricated by RMI	6
Study on the Friction Performance of Textured Surface on Water Hydraulic Motor Piston Pair	6
Frictional Vibration Performances of Dry Gas Seal Rings with DLC Film Textured Surface via Chaos Theory	6
Simulation and Experimental Study on Abrasive Wear of Brake Discs	6
Tribological Characterization of AlCrN, AlTiN, AlTiON, and AlCrON Coatings on CoCrMo Alloy	6
An Experimental Study on Factors Affecting the Friction Coefficients in Electroplated Bolts	6
Development of a Tribotester for Investigation of Ferrofluids Lubrication Performance on the Thrust Pad Bearing	6
Breakdown voltages in thrust bearings: Behavior and Measurement	6
An Evaporation Model for Base Oil from Grease-Lubricated Rolling Bearings including Breathing	6
A Curve-fit Traction Coefficient Relation of Mixed EHL Line Contact with Hydraulic Fluid and Steel Surfaces	5

An Advanced Anti-Tarnish Process for Silver Coins and Silverware—Monomolecular Octadecanethiol Protective Film	5
Scuffing Resistance and Starved Lubrication Behavior in Helicopter Gear Steels Coated with Nanocomposite Surface Coatings with and without a Hard Sublayer	5
High-Temperature Tribological Behavior of Nickel-Based Hardfacing Alloys	5
The Grease Worker and Its Applicability to Study Mechanical Aging of Lubricating Greases for Rolling Bearings	5
Tribological Performance of Inorganic Borate at Elevated Temperatures	5
Hitherto Unexplored Three-Membered Heterocyclic Rings Favorably Alter Tribological Properties of Fatty Acid Linear Esters	5
On Tilting Pad Carbon–Graphite Porous Journal Bearings: Measurements of Imbalance Response and Comparison to Predictions of Bearing Performance and System Dynamic Response	5
Microstructure and Tribology Performance of Plasma-Clad Intermetallic-Reinforced CoCrFeMnNi-Based High-Entropy Alloy Composite Coatings	5
Behavior of Conical Porous Hybrid Journal Bearing with Pseudoplastic Lubricant	5
A Model Configuration For Studying Stationary Grease Bleed In Rolling Bearings	5
Influence of Axial Microvibration on the Transient Hydrodynamic Lubrication Performance of Misaligned Journal–Thrust Microgrooved Coupled Bearings under Water Lubrication	5
Effects of Porosity and SEBS Fraction on Dry Sliding Friction of EVA Foams for Sports Shoe Sole Applications	5
Abrasive Wear Behaviors of 4145H Drilling Tool Steel in Water-Based Slurries of Different Sands	5
A Methodology to Measure Power Losses of Rolling Element Bearings under Combined Radial and Axial Loading Conditions	5
Thermohydrodynamic Model of Cavitating Flow and Dynamic Characteristic Calculation for High-Speed Water-Lubricated Pump-Out Spiral Groove Bearing	5
Thermodynamic Characterization of Grease Oxidation–Thermal Stability via Pressure Differential Scanning Calorimetry	5
Failure Progression of Spur Gears during a Simulated Loss-of-Lubrication Event in a Rotorcraft Drive System	5
Study on Sliding Wear Characteristics of Non-Gaussian Rough Surface in Mixed Lubrication	5