Sylvie Descartes

1.6k total citations
63 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sylvie Descartes is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sylvie Descartes has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 36 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 19 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sylvie Descartes's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (23 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (18 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (18 papers). Sylvie Descartes is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (23 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (18 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (18 papers). Sylvie Descartes collaborates with scholars based in France, Canada and United States. Sylvie Descartes's co-authors include Y. Berthier, Richard R. Chromik, Christophe Desrayaud, J. Michael Shockley, Yinyin Zhang, Éric Irissou, Phuong Vo, Ivan Iordanoff, Hooshang Heshmat and S. Fouvry and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Sylvie Descartes

60 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sylvie Descartes France 22 792 752 369 220 123 63 1.2k
Markus Varga Austria 22 950 1.2× 643 0.9× 700 1.9× 155 0.7× 37 0.3× 86 1.4k
Jens Bergström Sweden 25 1.4k 1.7× 1.0k 1.4× 919 2.5× 228 1.0× 166 1.3× 85 1.7k
Abbas Ghaei Iran 19 767 1.0× 541 0.7× 390 1.1× 151 0.7× 71 0.6× 39 1.0k
Yoshiro IWAI Japan 19 988 1.2× 548 0.7× 473 1.3× 265 1.2× 65 0.5× 67 1.4k
Zbigniew Pakieła Poland 21 1.2k 1.5× 393 0.5× 919 2.5× 336 1.5× 83 0.7× 91 1.5k
Sen Yang China 23 1.1k 1.4× 309 0.4× 565 1.5× 311 1.4× 72 0.6× 112 1.5k
Woei-Shyan Lee Taiwan 17 1.1k 1.4× 593 0.8× 978 2.7× 239 1.1× 72 0.6× 40 1.6k
Chengwen Tan China 24 1.0k 1.3× 438 0.6× 910 2.5× 212 1.0× 83 0.7× 98 1.5k
Ana Sofia D'Oliveira Brazil 20 1.2k 1.5× 506 0.7× 545 1.5× 464 2.1× 134 1.1× 87 1.4k
Akira IWABUCHI Japan 23 944 1.2× 954 1.3× 663 1.8× 91 0.4× 47 0.4× 82 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sylvie Descartes

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All Works

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Mollon, Guilhem, et al.. (2025). Using indentation to identify the parameters of a numerical third-body model: Application to a rubber-like material. Tribology International. 212. 110950–110950.
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Ledoux, Gilles, Laurence Bois, Guillaume Pilet, et al.. (2024). Energy Transfer in Mixed Lanthanides Complexes: Toward High‐Performance Pressure Sensors Based on the Luminescence Intensity Ratio. Advanced Optical Materials. 12(11). 17 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhijian, Yue Ren, Rémi Daudin, et al.. (2024). Friction mechanisms of Ni-based and Zr-based bulk metallic glasses under different contact pressures. Tribology International. 197. 109763–109763. 2 indexed citations
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Ledoux, Gilles, Laurence Bois, Sylvie Descartes, et al.. (2023). Er3+ doped nanoparticles as upconversion thermometer probes in confined fluids. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(28). 19254–19265. 1 indexed citations
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Mary, Nicolas, et al.. (2023). Tribological analysis of TiN film during run-in period: An in situ investigation under controlled environment in eSEM. Surface and Coatings Technology. 455. 129228–129228. 5 indexed citations
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Ledoux, Gilles, David Philippon, Sylvie Descartes, et al.. (2022). Laser-Induced Heating in GdVO4: Yb3+/Er3+ Nanocrystals for Thermometry. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5(11). 16388–16401. 9 indexed citations
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Fouvry, S., et al.. (2021). Modeling contact size effect on fretting wear: a combined contact oxygenation - third body approach. Wear. 488-489. 204168–204168. 23 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yinyin, Guilhem Mollon, & Sylvie Descartes. (2020). Significance of third body rheology in friction at a dry sliding interface observed by a multibody meshfree model: Influence of cohesion between particles. Tribology International. 145. 106188–106188. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yinyin, Sergio Sao‐Joao, Sylvie Descartes, et al.. (2020). Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of ultrafine-grained pure α-iron and Fe-0.02%C steel processed by high-pressure torsion: Influence of second-phase particles. Materials Science and Engineering A. 795. 139915–139915. 8 indexed citations
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Sao‐Joao, Sergio, Vincent Barnier, Guillaume Kermouche, et al.. (2018). Experimental study of wear-induced delamination for DLC coated automotive components. Surface and Coatings Technology. 352. 549–560. 22 indexed citations
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Maeder, Xavier, Gaylord Guillonneau, Sergio Sao‐Joao, et al.. (2018). Microstructural and micromechanical investigations of surface strengthening mechanisms induced by repeated impacts on pure iron. Materials & Design. 147. 56–64. 25 indexed citations
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Colas, Guillaume, Aurélien Saulot, Sylvie Descartes, Yann Michel, & Y. Berthier. (2015). Double Transfer Experiments to Highlight Design Criterion for Future Self-Lubricating Materials. ESA Special Publication. 737. 31. 4 indexed citations
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Descartes, Sylvie, et al.. (2015). Friction and lifetime of a contact lubricated by a solid third body formed from an MoS1.6 coating at low temperature. Wear. 330-331. 478–489. 16 indexed citations
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Pelin, Irina Mihaela, Tinca Buruianǎ, Violeta Melinte, et al.. (2015). A Novel Light-Cured Dental Material Based on Maleic Copolymer Functionalized With Urethane Derivative for Dental Applications. International Journal of Polymeric Materials. 64(11). 551–562. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yinyin, Nicolas Brodusch, Sylvie Descartes, Richard R. Chromik, & Raynald Gauvin. (2014). Microstructure Refinement of Cold-Sprayed Copper Investigated By Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 20(5). 1499–1506. 29 indexed citations
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Trunfio-Sfarghiu, Ana-Maria, Daniel Portinha, Sylvie Descartes, et al.. (2013). Nanomechanical and tribological characterization of the MPC phospholipid polymer photografted onto rough polyethylene implants. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 108. 285–294. 24 indexed citations
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Descartes, Sylvie, et al.. (2008). A new mechanical–electrical approach to the wheel-rail contact. Wear. 265(9-10). 1408–1416. 26 indexed citations
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Iordanoff, Ivan, Y. Berthier, Sylvie Descartes, & Hooshang Heshmat. (2002). A Review of Recent Approaches for Modeling Solid Third Bodies. Journal of Tribology. 124(4). 725–735. 84 indexed citations

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