David Tabor

11.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
64 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

David Tabor is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Tabor has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Tabor's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (23 papers), Tribology and Wear Analysis (11 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (10 papers). David Tabor is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (23 papers), Tribology and Wear Analysis (11 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (10 papers). David Tabor collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Sudan. David Tabor's co-authors include K. N. G. Fuller, R.H.S. Winterton, Jacob N. Israelachvili, Kevin Kendall, Piers R. F. Barnes, J. C. F. Walker, Frank Philip Bowden, K. Rachel Makinson, A. D. Roberts and Г. М. Бартенев and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

David Tabor

61 papers receiving 6.6k citations

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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 Hardness of Metals

2000 1.9k citations David Tabor profile →
The effect of surface roughness on the adhesion of elastic solids

1975 771 citations K. N. G. Fuller, David Tabor Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →
The direct measurement of normal and retarded van der Waals forces

1969 540 citations David Tabor, R.H.S. Winterton Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →
The friction and creep of polycrystalline ice

1971 351 citations David Tabor et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Tabor United Kingdom	30	4.4k	2.6k	1.9k	1.7k	1.1k	64	7.1k
Frank Philip Bowden United Kingdom	29	5.4k 1.2×	3.3k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.6×	872 0.8×	81	8.6k
W. W. Gerberich United States	46	5.2k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	4.4k 2.7×	1.8k 1.6×	234	8.3k
P. Haasen Germany	41	1.4k 0.3×	3.2k 1.2×	978 0.5×	4.0k 2.4×	803 0.7×	210	6.4k
J. A. Greenwood United Kingdom	40	9.0k 2.1×	7.5k 2.9×	2.4k 1.3×	756 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	105	11.9k
P. Fauchais France	49	2.9k 0.7×	3.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	3.2k 1.9×	480 0.4×	316	9.5k
K. Kendall United Kingdom	41	1.5k 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	590 0.3×	2.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	135	6.4k
Frederic Palmer United States	3	3.1k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	984 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	464 0.4×	3	4.7k
D. Hüll United Kingdom	43	4.0k 0.9×	4.6k 1.8×	458 0.2×	3.9k 2.3×	623 0.6×	122	8.8k
S.J. Bull United Kingdom	45	5.9k 1.3×	3.0k 1.2×	727 0.4×	5.1k 3.0×	1.5k 1.3×	240	9.0k
D. Kuhlmann‐Wilsdorf United States	42	3.2k 0.7×	5.0k 1.9×	933 0.5×	5.9k 3.5×	534 0.5×	176	8.2k

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Rennie, Adrian R. & David Tabor. (1982). Diffusion in molten polymers: the influence of hydrostatic pressure. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 383(1784). 1–14. 13 indexed citations

Enomoto, Yûji & David Tabor. (1981). The frictional anisotropy of diamond. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 373(1755). 405–417. 61 indexed citations

Doyle, E.D., et al.. (1979). Frictional interactions between chip and rake face in continuous chip formation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 366(1725). 173–183. 65 indexed citations

Fuller, K. N. G. & David Tabor. (1975). The effect of surface roughness on the adhesion of elastic solids. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 345(1642). 327–342. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

Gane, N., et al.. (1974). Adhesion between clean surfaces at light loads. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 340(1623). 495–517. 66 indexed citations

Tabor, David, et al.. (1972). Friction and molecular structure: the behaviour of some thermoplastics. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 329(1578). 251–274. 243 indexed citations

Israelachvili, Jacob N. & David Tabor. (1972). The measurement of van der Waals dispersion forces in the range 1.5 to 130 nm. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 331(1584). 19–38. 438 indexed citations

Kendall, Kevin & David Tabor. (1971). An utrasonic study of the area of contact between stationary and sliding surfaces. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 323(1554). 321–340. 270 indexed citations

Roberts, A. D. & David Tabor. (1971). The extrusion of liquids between highly elastic solids. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 325(1562). 323–345. 104 indexed citations

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Tabor, David & R.H.S. Winterton. (1969). The direct measurement of normal and retarded van der Waals forces. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 312(1511). 435–450. 540 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cohen, Steven C. & David Tabor. (1966). The friction and lubrication of polymers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 291(1425). 186–207. 65 indexed citations

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Atkins, A.G. & David Tabor. (1966). Hardness and deformation properties of solids at very high temperatures. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 292(1431). 441–459. 61 indexed citations

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Makinson, K. Rachel & David Tabor. (1964). The friction and transfer of polytetrafluoroethylene. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 281(1384). 49–61. 140 indexed citations

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Greenwood, J. A., et al.. (1961). Hysteresis losses in rolling and sliding friction. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 259(1299). 480–507. 118 indexed citations

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Tabor, David. (1959). Junction growth in metallic friction: the role of combined stresses and surface contamination. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 251(1266). 378–393. 264 indexed citations

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Tabor, David, et al.. (1958). The friction of wood. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 246(1247). 539–555. 55 indexed citations

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Tabor, David, et al.. (1956). The friction and deformation of polymers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 235(1201). 210–224. 87 indexed citations

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Tabor, David. (1955). The mechanism of rolling friction II. The elastic range. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 229(1177). 198–220. 117 indexed citations

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King, R. F. & David Tabor. (1954). The strength properties and frictional behaviour of brittle solids. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 223(1153). 225–238. 73 indexed citations

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Sanders, J. V. & David Tabor. (1951). Structure of thin films of aliphatic esters and alcohols on metals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 204(1079). 525–533. 7 indexed citations

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