OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Friction is 31. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Influence of external magnetic field on the tribological performance of magnetic fluids in different lubrication regimes	154
Weighted physics-informed neural network (Weighted PINN) for obtaining elastic responses under Hertzian-like contact	118
Mechanochemical control of graphene etching along zigzag and armchair edge directions	99
Status and prospects of tribology in the Republic of Korea	98
An overview of functional biolubricants	93
Tailored surface textures to increase friction—A review	79
Influence of Monstera riedrichsthalii bionic textures on the tribological and vibration behavior of rolling bearings	71
Interface characteristics of textured composite solid lubricant coating to improve the tribological performance of TC4	71
Nano-enhanced biolubricant in sustainable manufacturing: From processability to mechanisms	67
Bioinspired self-adhesive coating for surface functionalization of medical devices with lubrication and antibacterial properties	65
Molecular adsorbate effects on graphite-silica superlubricity: A ReaxFF investigation	64
Cr doping modification for tribological behavior of Cr/a-C multilayer coatings against PEEK under diverse operational conditions	50
Inspired by spider silk to prepare biomimetic high-performance bovine serum albumin adhesive to strengthen the interfacial and tribological performance of fabric composites	46
Multiscale analysis on the wear process of cemented carbide tools during titanium alloy machining	46
Tribological properties and tribomechanism of nickel nanoparticles in-situ synthesized in rapeseed oil	45
Influence of aging treatment on mechanical properties and wear resistance of medium manganese steel reinforced with Ti(C,N) particles	44
Stochastic uncertain lubrication in gear transmission subjected to tribodynamic loading	41
Macro-superlubricity in sputtered MoS2-based films by decreasing edge pinning effect	36
Tribological properties of multilayer tetrahedral amorphous carbon coatings deposited by filtered cathodic vacuum arc deposition	36
Mitigation of tribocorrosion of metals in aqueous solutions by potential-enhanced adsorption of surfactants	36
Dynamic friction energy dissipation and enhanced contrast in high frequency bimodal atomic force microscopy	35
Design and characterization of metallic glass/graphene multilayer with excellent nanowear properties	35
A wear-resistant metastable CoCrNiCu high-entropy alloy with modulated surface and subsurface structures	35
How to improve superlubricity performance of diketone at steel interface: Effects of oxygen gas	34
Investigation on the oil transfer behaviors and the air-oil interfacial flow patterns in a ball bearing under different capillary conditions	34

Experimental study on the feasibility of alternative materials for tilting pad thrust bearings operating in transition to mixed friction	33
Is laser surface texturing good or bad for rolling element bearings?	32
Mono-dispersed Ag nanoparticles decorated graphitic carbon nitride: An excellent lubricating additive as PPESK composite film	32
Impact-sliding wear response of 2.25Cr1Mo steel tubes: Experimental and semi-analytical method	31
Investigations for vibration and friction torque behaviors of thrust ball bearing with self-driven textured guiding surface	31
Friction will be published monthly from 2022	31
Effects of groove-textured surfaces filled with Sn-Ag-Cu and MXene-Ti3C2 composite lubricants on tribological properties of CSS-42L bearing steel	31