Topic · Mechanical Engineering
Lubricants and Their Additives
Lubricants and Their Additives is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the tribological properties, including friction and wear, of various lubricants and additives such as nanoparticles, ionic liquids, and graphene. It also explores the development of biodegradable and renewable resource-based lubricants for environmentally friendly applications.
- Lubricants
- Tribology
- Nanoparticles
- Ionic Liquids
- Graphene
- Additives
- Friction
- Wear
- Biodegradable
- Renewable Resources
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +10% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
China
48% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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