Staffan Söderberg

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Staffan Söderberg is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Staffan Söderberg has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Staffan Söderberg's work include Advanced machining processes and optimization (8 papers), Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (8 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (8 papers). Staffan Söderberg is often cited by papers focused on Advanced machining processes and optimization (8 papers), Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (8 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (8 papers). Staffan Söderberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden and United States. Staffan Söderberg's co-authors include O. Vingsbo, Sture Hogmark, Mikael Olsson, Per Hedenqvist, Staffan Jacobson, M. Olsson, Bengt Stridh, Ulf Jansson, J.‐O. Carlsson and I. Reineck and has published in prestigious journals such as Materials Science and Engineering A, Thin Solid Films and Wear.

In The Last Decade

Staffan Söderberg

25 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

On fretting maps 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 200 400 600
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.

  1. On fretting maps
    1988 704 citations O. Vingsbo, Staffan Söderberg Wear profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Staffan Söderberg Sweden 19 1.2k 865 596 126 117 25 1.6k
T. N. Farris United States 28 1.8k 1.5× 1.6k 1.9× 381 0.6× 32 0.3× 307 2.6× 119 2.6k
P.F. Thomson Australia 26 848 0.7× 1.5k 1.7× 1.1k 1.9× 7 0.1× 38 0.3× 102 2.1k
Léo Morin France 18 555 0.5× 691 0.8× 371 0.6× 19 0.2× 14 0.1× 51 827
H.J.M. Geijselaers Netherlands 20 419 0.4× 753 0.9× 296 0.5× 7 0.1× 22 0.2× 79 984
S. Ali Faghidian Iran 38 2.0k 1.7× 348 0.4× 1.9k 3.2× 12 0.1× 112 1.0× 70 2.5k
Itzhak Green United States 24 1.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.9× 129 0.2× 9 0.1× 357 3.1× 77 2.3k
Xinbin Li China 19 417 0.4× 720 0.8× 178 0.3× 17 0.1× 175 1.5× 64 1.0k
Nicolas Ranc France 19 818 0.7× 869 1.0× 485 0.8× 18 0.1× 13 0.1× 55 1.3k
Weian Yao China 24 1.8k 1.5× 512 0.6× 239 0.4× 5 0.0× 149 1.3× 99 2.1k
M.K. Samal India 19 759 0.6× 814 0.9× 643 1.1× 4 0.0× 91 0.8× 125 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Staffan Söderberg

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Staffan Söderberg's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Staffan Söderberg with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Staffan Söderberg more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Staffan Söderberg

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Staffan Söderberg. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Staffan Söderberg. The network helps show where Staffan Söderberg may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Staffan Söderberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Staffan Söderberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Staffan Söderberg based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Staffan Söderberg. Staffan Söderberg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (2001). Advances in coating technology for metal cutting tools. Metal Powder Report. 56(4). 24–30. 23 indexed citations
2.
Reineck, I., et al.. (1993). Chemically vapor deposited diamond as a cutting tool material— a study of failure mechanisms. Surface and Coatings Technology. 57(1). 47–50. 31 indexed citations
3.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (1990). Factors influencing the adhesion of diamond coatings on cutting tools. Vacuum. 41(4-6). 1317–1321. 54 indexed citations
4.
Olsson, M., Bengt Stridh, Ulf Jansson, J.‐O. Carlsson, & Staffan Söderberg. (1990). Chemical vapour deposition of boron carbides on uncoated and TiC-coated cemented carbide substrates. Surface and Coatings Technology. 42(2). 187–201. 6 indexed citations
5.
Olsson, Mikael, Staffan Söderberg, Staffan Jacobson, & Sture Hogmark. (1989). Simulation of cutting tool wear by a modified pin-on-disc test. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 29(3). 377–390. 71 indexed citations
6.
Olsson, M., Per Hedenqvist, Bengt Stridh, & Staffan Söderberg. (1989). Solid particle erosion of hard chemically vapour- deposited coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology. 37(3). 321–337. 25 indexed citations
7.
Hedenqvist, Per, M. Olsson, & Staffan Söderberg. (1989). Influence of Tin Coating on Wear of High Speed Steel Tools as Studied by New Laboratory Wear Test. Surface Engineering. 5(2). 141–150. 39 indexed citations
8.
Jansson, Ulf, J.‐O. Carlsson, Bengt Stridh, Staffan Söderberg, & M. Olsson. (1989). Chemical vapour deposition of boron carbides I: Phase and chemical composition. Thin Solid Films. 172(1). 81–93. 44 indexed citations
9.
Olsson, M., Bengt Stridh, Ulf Jansson, J.‐O. Carlsson, & Staffan Söderberg. (1988). Mechanical and tribological properties of chemically vapour-deposited boron carbide coatings. Materials Science and Engineering A. 105-106. 453–463. 12 indexed citations
10.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (1988). Contact conditions and surface degradation mechanisms in low amplitude fretting. Wear. 125(1-2). 39–52. 31 indexed citations
11.
Vingsbo, O. & Staffan Söderberg. (1988). On fretting maps. Wear. 126(2). 131–147. 704 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (1986). Contact conditions in fretting. Wear. 110(1). 1–17. 40 indexed citations
13.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (1986). Accelerated fretting wear testing using ultrasonics. Ultrasonics. 24(6). 348–353. 13 indexed citations
14.
Söderberg, Staffan & Sture Hogmark. (1986). Wear mechanisms and tool life of high speed steels related to microstructure. Wear. 110(3-4). 315–329. 39 indexed citations
15.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (1983). A metallurgical study of the wear of band-saw blades. Wear. 85(1). 11–27. 18 indexed citations
16.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (1983). Mechanisms of Material Removal During Erosion of a Stainless Steel. A S L E Transactions. 26(2). 161–172. 18 indexed citations
17.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (1983). Wear resistance of high-speed steel milling tools. Metals Technology. 10(1). 471–481. 11 indexed citations
18.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (1982). Performance and failure of high speed steel drills related to wear. Wear. 75(1). 123–143. 17 indexed citations
19.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (1981). Erosion classification of materials using a centrifugal erosion tester. Tribology International. 14(6). 333–343. 91 indexed citations
20.
Söderberg, Staffan, et al.. (1963). A Combinatory Detection Problem. American Mathematical Monthly. 70(10). 1066–1070. 118 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by T. N. Farris Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by P.F. Thomson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Léo Morin Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by H.J.M. Geijselaers Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by S. Ali Faghidian Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Itzhak Green Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Xinbin Li Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Nicolas Ranc Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Weian Yao Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by M.K. Samal
Rankless by CCL
2026