O. Pinkus

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

O. Pinkus is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, O. Pinkus has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 15 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 8 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in O. Pinkus's work include Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (36 papers), Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis (19 papers) and Lubricants and Their Additives (12 papers). O. Pinkus is often cited by papers focused on Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (36 papers), Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis (19 papers) and Lubricants and Their Additives (12 papers). O. Pinkus collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Israel. O. Pinkus's co-authors include B. Sternlicht, Edward Saibel, Hooshang Heshmat, J. A. Walowit, D. F. Wilcock, J. W. Lund, I. Etsion, Maurice Godet, Y. Narkis and Samuel N. Karp and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, Tribology International and Journal of Tribology.

In The Last Decade

O. Pinkus

46 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

Theory of Hydrodynamic Lubrication

1962 689 citations O. Pinkus, B. Sternlicht et al. Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
O. Pinkus United Kingdom	17	1.8k	576	260	151	136	51	2.0k
Edward Saibel United States	13	1.1k 0.6×	549 1.0×	137 0.5×	156 1.0×	110 0.8×	70	1.4k
B. Sternlicht Switzerland	14	1.1k 0.6×	409 0.7×	179 0.7×	86 0.6×	71 0.5×	49	1.2k
J. A. Walowit United States	15	1.5k 0.9×	975 1.7×	122 0.5×	183 1.2×	69 0.5×	35	1.8k
J. W. Lund Denmark	20	1.9k 1.1×	317 0.6×	835 3.2×	71 0.5×	63 0.5×	49	2.0k
M. J. Braun United States	21	1.4k 0.8×	358 0.6×	236 0.9×	254 1.7×	65 0.5×	156	1.6k
Shigeka YOSHIMOTO Japan	22	1.1k 0.6×	370 0.6×	131 0.5×	129 0.9×	43 0.3×	99	1.4k
Donald F. Hays United States	11	572 0.3×	242 0.4×	77 0.3×	98 0.6×	64 0.5×	20	760
Jaw‐Ren Lin Taiwan	25	1.6k 0.9×	563 1.0×	79 0.3×	200 1.3×	175 1.3×	104	1.8k
J. Prakash India	22	1.4k 0.8×	548 1.0×	53 0.2×	391 2.6×	100 0.7×	86	1.7k
Ahmet N. Eraslan Türkiye	21	514 0.3×	892 1.5×	283 1.1×	151 1.0×	87 0.6×	66	1.2k

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All Works

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Pinkus, O., et al.. (2002). Tribological limitations in gas turbine engines: a workshop to identify the challenges and set future directions, September 15-17, 1999, in Albany, New York. American Society of Mechanical Engineers eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O., et al.. (1989). Workshop on Thermal Aspects of Fluid Film Lubrication—A Summary. Journal of Tribology. 111(4). 567–568. 1 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O., et al.. (1987). Misalignment in Thrust Bearings Including Thermal and Cavitation Effects. Journal of Tribology. 109(1). 108–114. 20 indexed citations

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Wilcock, D. F. & O. Pinkus. (1985). Effects of Turbulence and Viscosity Variation on the Dynamic Coefficients of Fluid Film Journal Bearings. Journal of Tribology. 107(2). 256–261. 15 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O., et al.. (1985). Experimental Study of Stable High-Speed Oil Rings. Journal of Tribology. 107(1). 14–22. 1 indexed citations

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Heshmat, Hooshang, J. A. Walowit, & O. Pinkus. (1983). Analysis of Gas Lubricated Compliant Thrust Bearings. Journal of Lubrication Technology. 105(4). 638–646. 159 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O.. (1982). Model Testing of Magnetic-Fluid Seals. A S L E Transactions. 25(1). 79–87. 10 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O., et al.. (1981). Increasing turbine-generator efficiency through improved bearing design. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States). 1 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O. & J. W. Lund. (1981). Centrifugal Effects in Thrust Bearings and Seals Under Laminar Conditions. Journal of Lubrication Technology. 103(1). 126–136. 49 indexed citations

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Walowit, J. A. & O. Pinkus. (1981). Analysis of Magnetic-Fluid Seals. A S L E Transactions. 24(4). 533–541. 14 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O. & D. F. Wilcock. (1977). Strategy for energy conservation through tribology. American Society of Mechanical Engineers eBooks. 39 indexed citations

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Etsion, I. & O. Pinkus. (1976). The Hydrodynamics of a Plug Bearing. Journal of Lubrication Technology. 98(3). 433–440.

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Pinkus, O. & I. Etsion. (1976). Leakage-Free Journal Bearings. Journal of Lubrication Technology. 98(3). 441–445. 2 indexed citations

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Etsion, I. & O. Pinkus. (1975). Solutions of Finite Journal Bearings With Incomplete Films. Journal of Lubrication Technology. 97(1). 89–93. 18 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O., et al.. (1968). Three-Dimensional Boundary Layers on Cones at Small Angles of Attack. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 35(4). 634–640. 3 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O.. (1966). The Dynamics of Real Air From Subcritical Temperatures to 1500 K. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 33(3). 662–667. 1 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O.. (1961). Solution of Reynolds Equation for Arbitrarily Loaded Journal Bearings. Journal of Basic Engineering. 83(2). 145–151. 8 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O. & B. Sternlicht. (1957). The Maximum Temperature Profile in Journal Bearings. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 79(2). 337–341. 2 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O.. (1957). Analysis of Journal Bearings With Arbitrary Load Vector. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 79(6). 1213–1217. 2 indexed citations

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Pinkus, O.. (1953). Note on Oil Whip. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 20(3). 450–451. 6 indexed citations

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