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Journal of Tribology
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Journal of Tribology

0742-4787

Published by: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/tribology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 186 62 118 14
Materials Science 536 37 47 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 142
Documents by Best Scientists*: 211
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 102
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.679
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Japanese journal of tribology?

Japanese journal of tribology focuses largely on the fields of Tribology, Composite material, Mechanical engineering, Forensic engineering and Metallurgy. The concepts on Tribology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Lubrication, Optics, Lubricant, Thesaurus (information retrieval) and Bearing (mechanical). Japanese journal of tribology focuses on Composite material but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Thin film, Surface (mathematics) and Engineering drawing.

The Metallurgy study tackling the subject of Alloy is the focus of Japanese journal of tribology.

  • Tribology (85.13%)
  • Composite material (30.36%)
  • Mechanical engineering (16.43%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Investigation of the effects of frictional constraint with application of palm olein oil lubricant and paraffin mineral oil lubricant on plastic deformation by plane strain extrusion (46 citations)
  • Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (36 citations)
  • Study on morphology and lubrication of articular cartilage surface with atomic force microscopy (14 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Japanese journal of tribology:

The journal papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Tribology, Composite material, Forensic engineering, Layer (electronics) and Lubricant. The most cited articles aim to investigate interdisciplinary topics such as Tribology and Fluoride. The most cited papers discuss concepts in Lubrication under Composite material and how they intertwine with disciplines like Point contact.

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

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Tribology, Thesaurus (information retrieval), Mechanical engineering, Lubrication and Chemical engineering. The Tribology study featured falls within the wider field of Composite material. Topics in Composite material explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Magazine and Chemical substance.

Japanese journal of tribology holds forums on Thesaurus (information retrieval) that merges themes from other disciplines such as Surface finish and Cosmetics. While work presented in Japanese journal of tribology provided substantial information on Mechanical engineering, it also covered topics in Adhesion, Electrical conductor, Strength of materials and Solid-state chemistry. The journal explores topics in Lubrication which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Connecting rod and Automotive engine.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Technologies for improving lubricating performances in a viscosity index improver for low viscosity lubricants (2 citations)
  • Friction drive mechanisms of ultrasonic motors and their improvement (1 citations)
  • Boundary friction characteristics of steel under a wide range of sliding speed from a quasi-static state (0 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 Japanese journal of tribology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Shigeyuki Mori (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Takahisa Kawaguchi (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joichi Sugimura (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jujiro Kagami (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Takahisa Kato (11 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 Japanese journal of tribology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kyushu University (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Okayama University (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tokyo Institute of Technology (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tokyo University of Science (7 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 2008 edition, 83.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 66.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 33.33% 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 0.00% 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

  • A Simulation Analysis of Ball Bearing Lubrication Characteristics Considering the Cage Clearance

    Unknown

    (2022)
    89 Citations
  • Triboinformatics Approach for Friction and Wear Prediction of Al-Graphite Composites Using Machine Learning Methods

    Syam Hasan;Amir Kordijazi;Pradeep K. Rohatgi;Michael Nosonovsky

    (2022)
    74 Citations
  • A Review on Corrosion and Wear of Additively Manufactured Alloys

    Peter Renner;Swarn Jha;Yan Chen;Ajinkya Raut

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • Numerical Investigation of Erosive Wear of a Centrifugal Slurry Pump Due to Solid–Liquid Flow

    Rahgul Tarodiya;Bhupendra K. Gandhi

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • A Reconstruction and Contact Analysis Method of Three-Dimensional Rough Surface Based on Ellipsoidal Asperity

    Yuqin Wen;Jinyuan Tang;Wei Zhou;Lin Li

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Effect of Laser Shock Peening on the Wear–Corrosion Synergistic Behavior of an AZ31B Magnesium Alloy

    Arpith Siddaiah;Bo Mao;Yiliang Liao;Pradeep L. Menezes

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Stochastic analysis of lubrication in misaligned journal bearings

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Wear and Friction Mechanism of Stainless Steel 420 Under Various Lubrication Conditions: A Tribological Assessment With Ball on Flat Test

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • A Stiffness Model for Bolted Joints Considering Asperity Interactions of Rough Surface Contact

    Hua Zhou;Xinhua Long;Guang Meng;Xianbo Liu

    (2022)
    18 Citations

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