D. Tabor

19.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
161 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

D. Tabor is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Tabor has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 32 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in D. Tabor's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (52 papers), Tribology and Wear Analysis (33 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (26 papers). D. Tabor is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (52 papers), Tribology and Wear Analysis (33 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (26 papers). D. Tabor collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Sudan. D. Tabor's co-authors include Frank Philip Bowden, Frederic Palmer, Brian K. Gullett, B.J. Briscoe, A.G. Atkins, Jacob N. Israelachvili, J. A. Greenwood, K. C. Ludema, S. Bahadur and J. B. Pethica and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Science & Technology and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

D. Tabor

160 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Friction and Lubrication of Solids

1951 4.6k citations D. Tabor et al. profile →
Surface forces and surface interactions

1977 955 citations D. Tabor profile →
The Friction and Lubrication of Solids

2001 715 citations D. Tabor et al. profile →
The hardness of solids

1970 519 citations D. Tabor profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Tabor United Kingdom	45	8.2k	5.2k	3.2k	2.9k	1.8k	161	13.6k
B.V. Derjaguin Russia	44	3.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.3×	3.3k 1.0×	3.8k 1.3×	2.8k 1.6×	217	12.9k
Manoj K. Chaudhury United States	60	4.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	2.8k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	5.1k 2.9×	125	16.4k
Kevin Kendall United Kingdom	30	3.8k 0.5×	1.8k 0.3×	3.6k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	96	11.0k
Robert J. Good United States	43	2.5k 0.3×	1.2k 0.2×	2.9k 0.9×	952 0.3×	3.3k 1.9×	109	13.4k
Paul Munroe Australia	69	4.2k 0.5×	5.2k 1.0×	7.4k 2.3×	859 0.3×	3.2k 1.8×	566	20.6k
Jan D. Miller United States	62	1.5k 0.2×	5.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	5.2k 2.9×	467	16.0k
Yongfeng Lu United States	67	5.8k 0.7×	2.4k 0.5×	5.5k 1.7×	2.0k 0.7×	5.2k 2.9×	750	18.6k
L.E. Murr United States	77	2.7k 0.3×	17.9k 3.4×	9.6k 3.0×	419 0.1×	4.2k 2.4×	558	25.3k
Jarosław Drelich United States	59	2.1k 0.3×	3.1k 0.6×	4.2k 1.3×	737 0.3×	3.0k 1.7×	186	12.4k
Huiling Duan China	48	3.0k 0.4×	1.8k 0.3×	3.4k 1.1×	550 0.2×	1.9k 1.1×	284	8.3k

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Oudejans, Lukas, Emily Snyder, D. Tabor, et al.. (2020). Remediating Indoor Pesticide Contamination from Improper Pest Control Treatments: Persistence and Decontamination Studies. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 397. 122743–122743. 18 indexed citations

Starr, James M., et al.. (2018). The impact of wipe sampling variables on method performance associated with indoor pesticide misuse and highly contaminated areas. The Science of The Total Environment. 655. 539–546. 8 indexed citations

Holder, Amara L., Brian K. Gullett, S. P. Urbanski, et al.. (2017). Emissions from prescribed burning of agricultural fields in the Pacific Northwest. Atmospheric Environment. 166. 22–33. 33 indexed citations

Aurell, Johanna, William J. Mitchell, Ved Chirayath, et al.. (2017). Field determination of multipollutant, open area combustion source emission factors with a hexacopter unmanned aerial vehicle. Atmospheric Environment. 166(11). 433–440. 39 indexed citations

Aurell, Johanna, et al.. (2017). Characterization of Emissions from Liquid Fuel and Propane Open Burns. Fire Technology. 53(6). 2023–2038. 7 indexed citations

Zhou, Xiaochi, Johanna Aurell, William J. Mitchell, D. Tabor, & Brian K. Gullett. (2017). A small, lightweight multipollutant sensor system for ground-mobile and aerial emission sampling from open area sources. Atmospheric Environment. 154. 31–41. 33 indexed citations

Aurell, Johanna, et al.. (2016). Emissions from prescribed burning of timber slash piles in Oregon. Atmospheric Environment. 150. 395–406. 23 indexed citations

Aurell, Johanna, et al.. (2014). Aerostat-based sampling of emissions from open burning and open detonation of military ordnance. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 284. 108–120. 12 indexed citations

Aurell, Johanna, et al.. (2011). Aerostat-lofted instrument and sampling method for determination of emissions from open area sources. Chemosphere. 85(5). 806–811. 24 indexed citations

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Gullett, Brian K., et al.. (2011). Open burning of household waste: Effect of experimental condition on combustion quality and emission of PCDD, PCDF and PCB. Chemosphere. 87(9). 1003–1008. 40 indexed citations

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Samara, Fatin, et al.. (2010). Toxicity comparison of chlorinated and brominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in industrial source samples by HRGC/HRMS and enzyme immunoassay. Environment International. 36(3). 247–253. 18 indexed citations

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Singh, Pramila, David M. DeMarini, Colin A. J. Dick, et al.. (2003). Sample characterization of automobile and forklift diesel exhaust particles and comparative pulmonary toxicity in mice.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 112(8). 820–825. 119 indexed citations

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Tabor, D.. (1984). Future Directions of Research in Adhesion and Friction. Status of Understanding. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 48(4). 377–85. 4 indexed citations

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Goodman, D. J. & D. Tabor. (1978). Fracture Toughness of Ice: A Preliminary Account of Some New Experiments. Journal of Glaciology. 21(85). 651–660. 38 indexed citations

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Briscoe, B.J. & D. Tabor. (1978). Shear Properties of Thin Polymeric Films. The Journal of Adhesion. 9(2). 145–155. 94 indexed citations

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Barnes, David J, et al.. (1975). The effect of temperature and environment on the friction of some well characterized refractory surfaces. Wear. 31(1). 63–76. 7 indexed citations

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Briscoe, B.J., et al.. (1974). The friction and wear of high density polythene: The action of lead oxide and copper oxide fillers. Wear. 27(1). 19–34. 119 indexed citations

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Briscoe, B.J. & D. Tabor. (1972). Friction and adhesion. Surface forces in friction and adhesion. 2. 7–7. 8 indexed citations

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Tabor, D. & J. C. F. Walker. (1970). Creep and Friction of Ice. Nature. 228(5267). 137–139. 18 indexed citations

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Rabinowicz, E. & D. Tabor. (1951). Metallic transfer between sliding metals: an autoradiographic study. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 208(1095). 455–475. 85 indexed citations

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