Tribology and Wear Analysis
Tribology and Wear Analysis is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 15.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the tribological properties, wear behavior, and friction characteristics of polymer composites and nanocomposites. It explores the role of transfer films, filler reinforcement, and nanoscale additives in enhancing the mechanical and tribological performance of polymers.
- Polymer Tribology
- Wear Behavior
- Nanocomposites
- Friction Properties
- Transfer Films
- Filler Reinforcement
- Tribological Performance
- Polymer Composites
- Mechanical Properties
- Tribological Studies
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +36% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Tribology and Wear Analysis research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.1k and 1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.1k works
- 2 India 1k works
- 3 Russia 305 works
- 4 United States 280 works
- 5 Türkiye 230 works
- 6 Germany 157 works
- 7 Japan 147 works
- 8 Poland 136 works
- 9 Malaysia 114 works
- 10 United Kingdom 107 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Tribology and Wear Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Tribology and Wear Analysis research, followed by Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics and Northwestern Polytechnical University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 82 works
- 2 Lanzhou Institute of Chemical PhysicsChina 62 works
- 3 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 51 works
- 4 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 50 works
- 5 Tsinghua UniversityChina 45 works
- 6 Saveetha UniversityIndia 44 works
- 7 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 35 works
- 8 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 33 works
- 9 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina 33 works
- 10 Sichuan UniversityChina 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Tribology and Wear Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Tribology and Wear Analysis include Paul K. Chu, Soo‐Jin Park and Xinliang Feng.
- 1 Paul K. Chu Hong Kong 3.7k citations
- 2 Soo‐Jin Park South Korea 3.2k citations
- 3 Xinliang Feng Germany 3k citations
- 4 Hong Li China 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Tribology and Wear Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Tribology and Wear Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Chennai (India) and Moscow (Russia).
Where is the best place to study Tribology and Wear Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Saveetha University, Wuhan University of Technology and King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok 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 | Saveetha UniversityIndia | 66.8 | 33.9% | 7.7× | 44 | — |
| 2 | Wuhan University of TechnologyChina | 66.7 | 24.2% | 10.2× | 50 | +71.1% |
| 3 | King Mongkut's University of Technology North BangkokThailand | 65.4 | 42.7% | 14.9× | 12 | +10.4% |
| 4 | Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina | 63.7 | 35.4% | 7.5× | 35 | +55.5% |
| 5 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 63.0 | 35.9% | 7.5× | 52 | -23.8% |
| 6 | Yantai UniversityChina | 60.4 | 34.0% | 10.2× | 13 | — |
| 7 | Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahMalaysia | 60.1 | 22.1% | 9.3× | 12 | +165.1% |
| 8 | Visvesvaraya Technological UniversityIndia | 58.9 | 34.0% | 13.1× | 11 | — |
| 9 | Luleå University of TechnologySweden | 58.6 | 23.8% | 14.0× | 10 | +62.0% |
| 10 | Shaanxi University of Science and TechnologyChina | 58.4 | 16.0% | 10.3× | 15 | +370.3% |
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 Tribology and Wear Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Tribology and Wear Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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