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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology
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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

1350-6501

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/pij

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 200 56 77 13
Engineering and Technology 876 22 49 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 105
Documents by Best Scientists*: 147
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 70
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.409
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology?

The journal focuses on Tribology, Metallurgy, Rolling-element bearing, Structural engineering and Inductive sensor. Tribology research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Lubrication and Lubricant. Some problems in Lubrication that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Surface roughness, Viscosity and Spur.

In the journal, Pressure angle and Bearing (mechanical) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Metallurgy research. While Bearing (mechanical) is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Grease and Thrust. Topics in Rolling-element bearing were tackled in line with various other fields like Terotechnology and Rolling contact fatigue.

Attendees participated in lively discussions that mix various fields of study, including Inductive sensor and Wear debris, Condition monitoring, Oil analysis, Automatic lubrication system and Process engineering. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology focuses on Composite material but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Groove (engineering) and Fluid bearing. Studies in Point (geometry) and Rheology are the key highlights in the journal.

  • Tribology (37.50%)
  • Metallurgy (37.50%)
  • Rolling-element bearing (25.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An experimental study of the influence of loading direction on the thermohydrodynamic behaviour of twin axial groove journal bearing (24 citations)
  • Improved effectiveness of vibration monitoring of rolling bearings in paper mills (18 citations)
  • Friction and wear in thrust ball bearings lubricated with biodegradable greases (14 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology:

The most cited publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Tribology, Metallurgy, Structural engineering, Rolling-element bearing and Condition monitoring. The journal articles with studies in Tribology featured incorporate elements of Lubrication and Lubricant. While the published articles focused on Metallurgy, they were also able to explore topics like Work (physics) and Bearing (mechanical).

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 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Andrew Becker (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jorge H.O. Seabra (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David Forrester (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sylvester Abanteriba (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mario Sosa (1 papers) published 1 paper 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 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Defence Science and Technology Organisation (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • RMIT University (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lebanese American University (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Instituto Politécnico Nacional (1 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 2017 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% 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 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

  • Boundary element method for nonadhesive and adhesive contacts of a coated elastic half-space:

    Qiang Li;Roman Pohrt;Iakov A Lyashenko;Iakov A Lyashenko;Valentin L Popov;Valentin L Popov;Valentin L Popov

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Experimental Investigation of Cage Dynamics and Ball-Cage Contact Forces in an Angular Contact Ball Bearing

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • A mixed lubrication analysis of a thrust bearing with fractal rough surfaces

    Xiaohan Zhang;Yang Xu;Robert L Jackson

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • An evaluation of ultrasonic arrays for the static and dynamic measurement of wheel–rail contact pressure and area:

    Henry Brunskill;Andy Hunter;Lu Zhou;Rob Dwyer Joyce

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Remaining useful life prediction of lubricating oil with dynamic principal component analysis and proportional hazards model

    Ying Du;Tonghai Wu;Shengxi Zhou;Viliam Makis

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Effect of angular misalignment on the dynamic characteristics of externally pressurized air journal bearing

    Jianghai Shi;Hongrui Cao;Xuefeng Chen

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Microstructural characterization and experimental investigations into two body abrasive wear behavior of Al-7079/TiC in-situ metal matrix composites:

    Sujith Sv;Manas M Mahapatra;Rahul S Mulik

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Conical hydrostatic journal bearings for high speeds

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Squeeze film dampers supporting high-speed rotors: Fluid inertia effects:

    Sina Hamzehlouia;Kamran Behdinan

    (2020)
    15 Citations

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