Kenneth Holmberg

10.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
105 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Kenneth Holmberg is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Holmberg has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 58 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 49 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Holmberg's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (50 papers), Tribology and Wear Analysis (39 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (30 papers). Kenneth Holmberg is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (50 papers), Tribology and Wear Analysis (39 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (30 papers). Kenneth Holmberg collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United Kingdom and United States. Kenneth Holmberg's co-authors include Ali Erdemir, Helena Ronkainen, Peter Andersson, A. Matthews, Simo Varjus, Anssi Laukkanen, Kim Wallin, Kati Valtonen, Jari Koskinen and Päivi Kivikytö-Reponen and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Materials Science and RSC Advances.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Holmberg

101 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Influence of tribology on global energy consumption,... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2017 2011 2019 2017 2014 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth Holmberg Finland 36 5.8k 5.5k 3.8k 708 492 105 8.0k
Andreas Rosenkranz Chile 53 4.9k 0.8× 5.3k 1.0× 3.9k 1.0× 309 0.4× 1.2k 2.4× 202 8.9k
Bin Shen China 39 1.7k 0.3× 2.6k 0.5× 3.4k 0.9× 535 0.8× 765 1.6× 296 5.9k
Prasanta Sahoo India 34 1.7k 0.3× 3.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.4× 723 1.0× 1.1k 2.2× 318 6.0k
Binshi Xu China 33 2.1k 0.4× 2.9k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 167 0.2× 240 0.5× 226 4.2k
J. Rams Spain 38 767 0.1× 2.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 458 0.6× 323 0.7× 161 4.2k
Nuwong Chollacoop Thailand 28 2.0k 0.3× 2.3k 0.4× 2.0k 0.5× 469 0.7× 1.9k 3.8× 134 4.5k
Shan‐Tung Tu China 52 3.8k 0.7× 6.6k 1.2× 3.4k 0.9× 124 0.2× 1.8k 3.7× 463 10.4k
Hejun Li China 65 3.6k 0.6× 10.4k 1.9× 10.0k 2.6× 111 0.2× 687 1.4× 515 16.3k
Zhiqiang Li China 59 1.2k 0.2× 9.4k 1.7× 6.6k 1.7× 138 0.2× 898 1.8× 278 11.5k
Shihong Zhang China 43 2.7k 0.5× 3.3k 0.6× 2.7k 0.7× 63 0.1× 584 1.2× 336 5.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth Holmberg

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All Works

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Holmberg, Kenneth, Helena Ronkainen, Peter Andersson, et al.. (2023). History of Tribology in Finland 1881 – 2023 and the Finnish Society for Tribology 1977 - 2023. Tribologia - Finnish Journal of Tribology. 40(3). 1 indexed citations
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Andersson, Peter, et al.. (2016). Static friction measurements on steel against uncoated and coated cast iron. Tribologia - Finnish Journal of Tribology. 34. 5–40. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Chuan Ting, Timo J. Hakala, Anssi Laukkanen, et al.. (2016). An investigation into the effect of substrate on the load-bearing capacity of thin hard coatings. Journal of Materials Science. 51(9). 4390–4398. 20 indexed citations
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Holmberg, Kenneth & Ali Erdemir. (2015). Global impact of friction on energy consumption, economy and environment. FME Transaction. 43(3). 181–185. 77 indexed citations
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Lindroos, M., et al.. (2014). Wear behavior and work hardening of high strength steels in high stress abrasion. Wear. 322-323. 32–40. 89 indexed citations
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Suhonen, Tomi, et al.. (2014). The Impact and Sliding Wear Performance of Thermal Spray HVAF Thick Carbide Coatings on Steel Substrates. Thermal spray. 83744. 279–284. 1 indexed citations
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Byon, Eungsun, Soo-Wohn Lee, Junya Kitamura, & Kenneth Holmberg. (2013). Adhesion/Cohesion Strength of Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coatings by Scratch Testing On Cross-Section. Thermal spray. 83737. 516–519. 3 indexed citations
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Apostoł, M., et al.. (2013). High velocity particle impactor: Modeling and experimental verification of impact wear tests. 399. 7 indexed citations
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Rombouts, Marleen, et al.. (2013). Microstructure and failure modes during scratch testing of laser cladded WC–NiCrBSi coatings with spherical and angular carbides. Tribology - Materials Surfaces & Interfaces. 7(1). 13–20. 10 indexed citations
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Ronkainen, Helena, Kenneth Holmberg, Anssi Laukkanen, et al.. (2012). The effect of coating properties on the performance of a-C:H and ta-C films. Tribologia - Finnish Journal of Tribology. 31. 3–10. 2 indexed citations
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Ronkainen, Helena, Kenneth Holmberg, Anssi Laukkanen, et al.. (2012). The effect of coating characteristics on the coating performance of a-C:H and ta-C films. 1 indexed citations
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Holmberg, Kenneth, Peter Andersson, & Ali Erdemir. (2011). Global energy consumption due to friction in passenger cars. Tribology International. 47. 221–234. 1208 indexed citations breakdown →
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Holmberg, Kenneth & Aino Helle. (2008). TRIBOLOGY AS BASIS FOR MACHINERY CONDITION DIAGNOSTICS AND PROGNOSTICS. International Journal of Performability Engineering. 4(3). 255–269. 4 indexed citations
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Holmberg, Kenneth & Anssi Laukkanen. (2004). Tribological performance of coated surfaces. Cailiao rechuli xuebao. 25(5). 20–27. 1 indexed citations
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Podgornik, Bojan, J. Vižintin, Helena Ronkainen, & Kenneth Holmberg. (2000). Friction and wear properties of DLC-coated plasma nitrided steel in unidirectional and reciprocating sliding. Thin Solid Films. 377-378. 254–260. 36 indexed citations
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Liu, Guoqiang, et al.. (1994). An expert system for machine part condition assessment. 1 indexed citations
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Holmberg, Kenneth. (1993). Tribology of diamond and diamond coatings. A review. Tribologia - Finnish Journal of Tribology. 12(4). 33–62. 4 indexed citations
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Ronkainen, Helena & Kenneth Holmberg. (1988). Tribologia, mitä ja miksi. Tribologia - Finnish Journal of Tribology. 7(3). 2–9. 3 indexed citations
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Holmberg, Kenneth. (1984). Boundary lubrication conditions. Tribologia - Finnish Journal of Tribology. 3(3). 18–34. 1 indexed citations

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