Tribology Letters 94.8k citations
3.7k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Lubricants and Their Additives Tribology and Wear Analysis Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Tribology Letters
Comparison fields: 5 of 209 Mechanical Engineering 62.3k Mechanics of Materials 58.9k Materials Chemistry 28.0k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15.1k Biomedical Engineering 9.3k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7.0k Polymers and Plastics 5.0k Automotive Engineering 4.0k Catalysis 3.7k Aerospace Engineering 3.2k Computational Mechanics 3.1k Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2.7k Ceramics and Composites 2.1k Surgery 2.1k Civil and Structural Engineering 1.7k Biomaterials 1.6k Organic Chemistry 1.5k Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1.3k Control and Systems Engineering 1.2k Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1.1k Cognitive Neuroscience 860 Ecological Modeling 707 Ocean Engineering 693 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 669 Molecular Biology 622 Metals and Alloys 553 Geophysics 509 Analytical Chemistry 502 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 477 Food Science 453 Rheumatology 453 Electrochemistry 437 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 436 Public Health, 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Mechanical Engineering 62.3k Mechanics of Materials 58.9k Materials Chemistry 28.0k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15.1k Biomedical Engineering 9.3k Measurement Science and Technology China
Diamond and Related Materials China
MRS Bulletin United States
Materials Research Express China
Materials science forum China
Journal of Heat Transfer United States
Sensors and Actuators A Physical China
Journal of Electronic Materials United States
Optics & Laser Technology China
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About Tribology Letters The 3.7k papers published in Tribology Letters in the last decades have received a total of 94.8k indexed citations . Papers published in Tribology Letters usually cover Mechanics of Materials (2.6k papers), Mechanical Engineering (2.4k papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (768 papers) specifically the topics of Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (1.2k papers), Lubricants and Their Additives (1.1k papers) and Tribology and Wear Analysis (1.0k papers). The most active scholars publishing in Tribology Letters are H. A. Spikes , I. Etsion , W. Gregory Sawyer , B. N. J. Persson , Ali Erdemir , Bharat Bhushan , Nicholas D. Spencer , J.S. Zabinski , Esteban Broitman and David L. Burris .
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