Brake Systems and Friction Analysis
Brake Systems and Friction Analysis is a research topic within Automotive Engineering. Science Explorer counts 8.6k research works in it since 1950. 13.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the tribological properties and performance of automotive brake friction materials, including studies on disc brake squeal, thermal analysis, wear mechanisms, friction-induced vibrations, and the environmental impact of friction materials.
- Automotive Brake
- Friction Materials
- Tribological Properties
- Disc Brake Squeal
- Thermal Analysis
- Wear Mechanism
- Friction-Induced Vibrations
- Composite Friction Materials
- Mode-Coupling Instability
- Environmental Impact
- Research works
- 8.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Brake Systems and Friction Analysis research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (568 and 153 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 568 works
- 2 India 153 works
- 3 Germany 80 works
- 4 United States 75 works
- 5 Indonesia 71 works
- 6 Italy 53 works
- 7 Japan 51 works
- 8 Türkiye 47 works
- 9 France 40 works
- 10 United Kingdom 37 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Brake Systems and Friction Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Southwest Jiaotong University publishes the most Brake Systems and Friction Analysis research, followed by Tongji University and Central South University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 36 works
- 2 Tongji UniversityChina 24 works
- 3 Central South UniversityChina 13 works
- 4 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 11 works
- 5 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 11 works
- 6 Northeastern UniversityChina 11 works
- 7 Hefei University of TechnologyChina 10 works
- 8 Tsinghua UniversityChina 10 works
- 9 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 10 works
- 10 Dalian Jiaotong UniversityChina 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Brake Systems and Friction Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Brake Systems and Friction Analysis include Laifei Cheng and J. Karl Hedrick.
- 1 Laifei Cheng China 1.8k citations
- 2 J. Karl Hedrick United States 1.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Brake Systems and Friction Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Brake Systems and Friction Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Chengdu (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chengdu.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ChengduCN · 46.6 works4.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Brake Systems and Friction Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Brake Systems and Friction Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Southwest Jiaotong University, Northeastern University and Tongji University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina | 76.4 | 19.3% | 29.9× | 36 | -2.0% |
| 2 | Northeastern UniversityChina | 60.4 | 26.3% | 8.0× | 11 | -15.9% |
| 3 | Tongji UniversityChina | 52.5 | 5.2% | 11.9× | 24 | -33.4% |
| 4 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia | 51.4 | 19.4% | 7.2× | 11 | — |
| 5 | Central South UniversityChina | 47.8 | 24.2% | 5.0× | 13 | -54.0% |
| 6 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 43.2 | 9.7% | 5.9× | 11 | +103.6% |
| 7 | Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina | 41.7 | 10.6% | 9.1× | 9 | -8.1% |
| 8 | Hefei University of TechnologyChina | 40.8 | 4.5% | 11.8× | 10 | +7.8% |
| 9 | Wuhan University of TechnologyChina | 40.1 | 11.5% | 7.8× | 10 | -8.1% |
| 10 | Bialystok University of TechnologyPoland | 40.1 | 3.5% | 89.1× | 10 | -12.2% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Brake Systems and Friction Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Brake Systems and Friction Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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