R.T. Spurr

744 total citations
39 papers, 555 citations indexed

About

R.T. Spurr is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R.T. Spurr has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 555 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 10 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in R.T. Spurr's work include Tribology and Wear Analysis (12 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (11 papers) and Brake Systems and Friction Analysis (7 papers). R.T. Spurr is often cited by papers focused on Tribology and Wear Analysis (12 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (11 papers) and Brake Systems and Friction Analysis (7 papers). R.T. Spurr collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. R.T. Spurr's co-authors include F.H. Stott, M. Vaziri, T P Newcomb, G. I. Finch and D. McLean and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Wear and Tribology International.

In The Last Decade

R.T. Spurr

34 papers receiving 469 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R.T. Spurr United Kingdom 12 302 285 264 100 55 39 555
R. J. Allen United Kingdom 10 387 1.3× 112 0.4× 301 1.1× 125 1.3× 91 1.7× 19 547
I. V. Kragel'Skii Belarus 6 347 1.1× 50 0.2× 319 1.2× 29 0.3× 94 1.7× 16 491
Guillaume Robin France 10 137 0.5× 121 0.4× 309 1.2× 110 1.1× 168 3.1× 29 497
Byeong-Choon Goo South Korea 15 242 0.8× 140 0.5× 375 1.4× 75 0.8× 213 3.9× 68 555
Mostefa Bouchetara Algeria 13 302 1.0× 505 1.8× 416 1.6× 66 0.7× 36 0.7× 57 646
John Madsen United States 7 88 0.3× 153 0.5× 259 1.0× 18 0.2× 88 1.6× 21 344
G.X. Chen China 19 696 2.3× 353 1.2× 1.0k 3.8× 132 1.3× 60 1.1× 25 1.1k
Young Suck Chai South Korea 15 652 2.2× 38 0.1× 306 1.2× 63 0.6× 154 2.8× 48 826
R. Gras France 14 509 1.7× 59 0.2× 493 1.9× 40 0.4× 372 6.8× 38 739
Vijaya Kumar India 8 137 0.5× 75 0.3× 373 1.4× 62 0.6× 56 1.0× 10 476

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.T. Spurr

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vaziri, M., R.T. Spurr, & F.H. Stott. (1988). An investigation of the wear of polymeric materials. Wear. 122(3). 329–342. 63 indexed citations
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Vaziri, M., F.H. Stott, & R.T. Spurr. (1988). Studies of the friction of polymeric materials. Wear. 122(3). 313–327. 28 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1983). Braking of road vehicles. Tribology International. 16(5). 274–275. 16 indexed citations
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Newcomb, T P & R.T. Spurr. (1982). DRIVER BEHAVIOUR IN RELATION TO THE OPTIC FLOW FIELD. 1 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1982). The friction of polymers. Wear. 79(3). 301–310. 14 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1981). The abrasive wear of metals. Wear. 65(3). 315–324. 19 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1980). Temperatures reached by sliding thermocouples. Wear. 61(1). 175–182. 3 indexed citations
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Newcomb, T P & R.T. Spurr. (1973). The interaction between friction materials and lubricants. Wear. 24(1). 69–76. 9 indexed citations
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Newcomb, T P & R.T. Spurr. (1971). Friction materials for brakes. Tribology. 4(2). 75–81. 9 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1971). The wear rate of metals. Wear. 17(4). 279–283. 1 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1967). The coefficient of friction of metals at slip. Wear. 10(4). 326–332. 2 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1965). The friction of contaminated metal surfaces. Wear. 8(4). 264–269. 5 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1965). The wear rate of coins. Wear. 8(6). 487–489. 5 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1964). The behaviour of films on sliding surfaces. Wear. 7(6). 551–557. 3 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1962). Frictional behaviour of metals on a crossed cylinder apparatus. Wear. 5(1). 55–59. 4 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T.. (1961). Frictional Behavior of a Simple Rheological Material. Journal of Applied Physics. 32(8). 1450–1453.
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Spurr, R.T.. (1961). The ringing of wine glasses. Wear. 4(2). 150–153. 19 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T. & T P Newcomb. (1957). The Adhesion Theory of Friction. Proceedings of the Physical Society Section B. 70(1). 98–101. 4 indexed citations
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Spurr, R.T., et al.. (1952). Surface changes due to sliding. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 212(1111). 462–464. 2 indexed citations
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Finch, G. I. & R.T. Spurr. (1951). Surface welding and the extreme pressure lubricant. British Journal of Applied Physics. 2(S1). 79–81. 3 indexed citations

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