Most cited papers in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
What are the most cited papers in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering?
The most cited paper in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering is "Verwendung von Schwingquarzen zur W�gung d�nner Schichten und zur Mikrow�gung" (G. Sauerbrey, 1959), with 9,643 citations. Next come "The Friction and Lubrication of Solids" (5,931) and "A survey of models, analysis tools and compensation methods for the control of machines with friction" (2,685).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 437 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verwendung von Schwingquarzen zur W�gung d�nner Schichten und zur Mikrow�gung G. Sauerbrey · The European Physical Journal A | Apr 1959 | 9,643 |
| 2 | The Friction and Lubrication of Solids Frank Philip Bowden, D. Tabor, Frederic Palmer · American Journal of Physics | Oct 1951 | 5,931 |
| 3 | A survey of models, analysis tools and compensation methods for the control of machines with friction Brian Armstrong-Hélouvry, Pierre E. Dupont, Carlos Canudas de Wit · Automatica | Jul 1994 | 2,685 |
| 4 | Theory of Thermal Grooving William W. Mullins · Journal of Applied Physics | Mar 1957 | 2,653 |
| 5 | An Average Flow Model for Determining Effects of Three-Dimensional Roughness on Partial Hydrodynamic Lubrication Nadir Patir, H. S. Cheng · Journal of Lubrication Technology | 1978 | 2,309 |
| 6 | The Analysis of the Stability of General Slip Surfaces N. R. Morgenstern, V. E. Price · Géotechnique | Mar 1965 | 2,001 |
| 7 | Roughness parameters E S Gadelmawla, M M Koura, T.M.A. Maksoud et al. · Journal of Materials Processing Technology | Apr 2002 | 1,952 |
| 8 | The Contact of Two Nominally Flat Rough Surfaces J. A. Greenwood, John H. Tripp · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers | Jun 1970 | 1,751 |
| 9 | Rolling Bearing Analysis Tedric A. Harris, W. J. Crecelius · Journal of Tribology | 1986 | 1,697 |
| 10 | Global energy consumption due to friction in passenger cars Kenneth Holmberg, Peter Andersson, Ali Erdemir · Tribology International | 8 Dec 2011 | 1,610 |
| 11 | Friction Models and Friction Compensation Henrik Olsson, Karl Johan Åström, Carlos Canudas de Wit et al. · European Journal of Control | 1998 | 1,584 |
| 12 | Application of Average Flow Model to Lubrication Between Rough Sliding Surfaces Nadir Patir, H. S. Cheng · Journal of Lubrication Technology | Apr 1979 | 1,461 |
| 13 | State of the Art in Laser Surface Texturing Izhak Etsion · Journal of Tribology | 2005 | 1,408 |
| 14 | An Elastic-Plastic Model for the Contact of Rough Surfaces Wen-Ruey Chang, Izhak Etsion, David B. Bogy · Journal of Tribology | Apr 1987 | 1,317 |
| 15 | Isothermal Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication of Point Contacts: Part III—Fully Flooded Results Bernard J. Hamrock, D. Dowson · Journal of Lubrication Technology | Apr 1977 | 1,183 |
| 16 | Two-Dimensional Motion of Idealized Grain Boundaries William W. Mullins · Journal of Applied Physics | Aug 1956 | 1,006 |
| 17 | Isogeometric shell analysis with Kirchhoff–Love elements Josef Kiendl, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger, Johannes Linhard et al. · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering | 27 Aug 2009 | 996 |
| 18 | Role of Fractal Geometry in Roughness Characterization and Contact Mechanics of Surfaces Arun K. Majumdar, Bharat Bhushan · Journal of Tribology | Apr 1990 | 987 |
| 19 | Experiments on drag-reducing surfaces and their optimization with an adjustable geometry D. W. Bechert, Martin Bruse, W. Hage et al. · Journal of Fluid Mechanics | 10 May 1997 | 952 |
| 20 | Hydrodynamic lubrication of textured surfaces: A review of modeling techniques and key findings Daniel Gropper, Ling Wang, Terry J. Harvey · Tribology International | 25 Oct 2015 | 902 |
| 21 | The properties of random surfaces of significance in their contact David J. Whitehouse, J. F. Archard · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 31 Mar 1970 | 898 |
| 22 | Platelets and shear stress MH Kroll, J. David Hellums, LV McIntire et al. · Blood | Sep 1996 | 898 |
| 23 | An Asperity Microcontact Model Incorporating the Transition From Elastic Deformation to Fully Plastic Flow Yongwu Zhao, David M. Maietta, Lebing Chang · Journal of Tribology | 19 May 1999 | 839 |
| 24 | Theory of Hydrodynamic Lubrication Oscar Pinkus, Beno Sternlicht, Edward A. Saibel · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Mar 1962 | 839 |
| 25 | Experimental analysis of tribological properties of lubricating oils with nanoparticle additives Yuh‐Yih Wu, W.C. Tsui, T.C. Liu · Wear | 11 Oct 2006 | 831 |
| 26 | On the nature of surface roughness with application to contact mechanics, sealing, rubber friction and adhesion B. N. J. Persson, O. Albohr, U. Tartaglino et al. · JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich) | 2005 | 830 |
| 27 | Chamber Dimension Effects on Induced Flow and Frictional Resistance of Enclosed Rotating Disks John W. Daily, R. E. Nece · Journal of Basic Engineering | Mar 1960 | 826 |
| 28 | The elastic contact of a rough surface A.W. Bush, R.D. Gibson, T. R. Thomas · Wear | Nov 1975 | 811 |
| 29 | Fractal characterization and simulation of rough surfaces Arun K. Majumdar, C. L. Tien · Wear | Mar 1990 | 794 |
| 30 | Automotive disc brake squeal Nathan Kinkaid, Oliver M. O’Reilly, Panayiotis Papadopoulos · Journal of Sound and Vibration | 30 Apr 2003 | 782 |
| 31 | DISTORSION D'UNE LAMELLE NÉMATIQUE SOUS CHAMP MAGNÉTIQUE CONDITIONS D'ANCRAGE AUX PAROIS Alessandro Rapini, M. Papoular · Le Journal de Physique Colloques | Nov 1969 | 767 |
| 32 | A critical assessment of surface texturing for friction and wear improvement Carsten Gachot, Andreas Rosenkranz, Stephen M. Hsu et al. · Wear | Dec 2016 | 766 |
| 33 | A mixed formulation for frictional contact problems prone to Newton like solution methods Pierre Alart, A. Curnier · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering | Nov 1991 | 755 |
| 34 | Roles of nanoparticles in oil lubrication Wei Dai, Bassem A. Kheireddin, Hong Jun Gao et al. · Tribology International | 20 May 2016 | 741 |
| 35 | Comparison of Hyperelastic Models for Rubber-Like Materials Gilles Marckmann, Erwan Verron · Rubber Chemistry and Technology | Nov 2006 | 740 |
| 36 | Contact analysis of elastic-plastic fractal surfaces Wei Yan, K. Komvopoulos · Journal of Applied Physics | Oct 1998 | 728 |
| 37 | Rolling bearing analysis Christopher M. Taylor · Wear | Jun 1992 | 727 |
| 38 | The Dynamics of Rotor-Bearing Systems Using Finite Elements H. D. Nelson, J. M. McVaugh · Journal of Engineering for Industry | May 1976 | 719 |
| 39 | Effect of surface texturing on friction reduction between ceramic and steel materials under lubricated sliding contact Manabu Wakuda, Yukihiko Yamauchi, Shuzo Kanzaki et al. · Wear | Feb 2003 | 713 |
| 40 | A numerical method for solving rough contact problems based on the multi-level multi-summation and conjugate gradient techniques I. A. Polonsky, L. M. Keer · Wear | Jul 1999 | 676 |
| 41 | Wettability versus roughness of engineering surfaces Krzysztof J. Kubiak, Mark C. T. Wilson, Thomas G. Mathia et al. · Wear | 17 Apr 2010 | 665 |
| 42 | A Numerical Solution to the Elasto-Hydrodynamic Problem D. Dowson, Gordon Robert Higginson · Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science | Jun 1959 | 659 |
| 43 | The frictional properties of animal joints Charles W. McCutchen · Wear | 1962 | 649 |
| 44 | Improving Tribological Performance of Mechanical Components by Laser Surface Texturing Izhak Etsion · Tribology Letters | Nov 2004 | 629 |
| 45 | Non-linear dynamics of a spur gear pair Ahmet Burak KAHRAMAN, Ram Krishnan Singh · Journal of Sound and Vibration | Oct 1990 | 628 |
| 46 | Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Laser-Textured Mechanical Seal Faces Izhak Etsion, Yuri Kligerman, G. Halperin · Tribology Transactions | 1999 | 614 |
| 47 | A generalized Reynolds equation for fluid-film lubrication D. Dowson · International Journal of Mechanical Sciences | Mar 1962 | 613 |
| 48 | The effect of laser surface texturing on transitions in lubrication regimes during unidirectional sliding contact Andriy Kovalchenko, Oyelayo O. Ajayi, Ali Erdemir et al. · Tribology International | 6 Nov 2004 | 610 |
| 49 | Nectin and afadin: novel organizers of intercellular junctions Yoshimi Takai, Hiroyuki Nakanishi · Journal of Cell Science | 28 Nov 2002 | 606 |
| 50 | A Review of Rolling Contact Fatigue Farshid Sadeghi, Behrooz Jalalahmadi, Trevor S. Slack et al. · Journal of Tribology | 24 Sep 2009 | 603 |
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