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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

0036-8792

Published by: Emerald Publishing

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0036-8792

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 418 15 15 3
Engineering and Technology 1285 12 13 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 69
Documents by Best Scientists*: 75
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 43
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.334
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Industrial Lubrication and Tribology?

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology facilitates discussions on Lubrication, Tribology, Composite material, Metallurgy and Mechanical engineering. The research on Lubrication featured in Industrial Lubrication and Tribology combines topics in other fields like Surface finish, Grease, Lubricant, Mechanics and Bearing (mechanical). Many of the studies tackled connect Surface finish with a similar field of study like Surface roughness.

The in-depth study on Lubricant also explores topics in the intersecting field of Viscosity. The Mechanics study featured in Industrial Lubrication and Tribology draws connections with the study of Fluid bearing. The research on Bearing (mechanical) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Structural engineering and Finite element method.

Issues in Tribology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Chemical engineering and Scanning electron microscope. The study on Composite material presented in Industrial Lubrication and Tribology intersects with the topics under Forensic engineering. Metallurgy research discussed connects with the study of Coating.

  • Lubrication (28.16%)
  • Tribology (24.47%)
  • Composite material (20.81%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Microstructure and tribological behavior of polymeric nanocomposites (132 citations)
  • Size effects of SiO2 nanoparticles as oil additives on tribology of lubricant (127 citations)
  • High performance ester lubricants from natural oils (103 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Industrial Lubrication and Tribology:

The most cited papers focus largely on the fields of Tribology, Composite material, Lubrication, Mechanical engineering and Lubricant. The published papers focus on Tribology research conducted under the discipline of Metallurgy. While the primary focus in the published papers is Composite material, they also dissect topics surrounding Forensic engineering and Sustainable development and Brake as a whole.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Composite material, Tribology, Lubrication, Bearing (mechanical) and Mechanics. The journal focuses on Tribology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Grease, Nanoparticle, Chemical engineering, Copper and Alloy. The Lubrication study which was featured in the journal aims to expound on the research in Mechanical engineering.

While it focused on Bearing (mechanical), it was also able to explore topics like Genetic algorithm, Structural engineering and Heat transfer. The subject of Seal (mechanical), which is connected to the field of Groove (music), serves as the foundation of the Mechanics research featured in Industrial Lubrication and Tribology. The featured Lubricant studies mainly concentrate on Surface roughness but also cover areas of interest in Laser.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Tribology meets sustainability (9 citations)
  • The effect of environmental humidity/water absorption on tribo-mechanical performance of polymers and polymer composites – a review (3 citations)
  • DLC-coated spur gears : part I: friction reduction (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Industrial Lubrication and Tribology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bill Wilson (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David Margaroni (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yuan Kang (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jaw-Ren Lin (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Weimin Liu (16 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Industrial Lubrication and Tribology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • China University of Mining and Technology (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Royal Dutch Shell (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chung Yuan Christian University (19 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 99.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Enhanced performance of bio-lubricant properties with nano-additives for sustainable lubrication

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Fabrication of high-aspect-ratio grooves with high surface quality by using femtosecond laser

    Ru Zhang;Chuanzhen Huang;Jun Wang;Hongtao Zhu

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Machine learning approach for the prediction of mixed lubrication parameters for different surface topographies of non-conformal rough contacts

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • An analytical solution of Reynolds equation for evaluating the characteristics of surface textured bearing

    Yazhou Mao;Yang Jianxi;Jinchen Ji;Wenjing Xu

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Effect of plastic pyrolytic oil and waste cooking biodiesel on tribological properties of palm biodiesel–diesel fuel blends

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Rotor-dynamic performance of porous hydrostatic thrust bearing operating under magnetic field

    Vivek Kumar;Vatsalkumar Ashokkumar Shah;Simran Jeet Singh;Kuldeep Narwat

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Laser interference patterned ta-C-coated dry forming tools

    Theresa Jähnig;Andrés F. Lasagni

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Influence of manufacturing surface topography on torque and load bearing capacity of hydro-viscous drive clutch under mixed lubrication stage

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Lubricated friction behaviour of thermal spray steel coated cylinder bores studied using a long-stroke reciprocating tribometer

    Ming Lou;Ahmet T. Alpas

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Effect of unbalanced magnetic pull on the thermal characteristics of traction motor bearing

    Tingting Wang;Dongli Song;Weihua Zhang;Shiqi Jiang

    (2021)
    2 Citations

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