| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 140 | 49 | 139 | 18 |
| Materials Science | 357 | 82 | 147 | 20 |
The main points discussed in the journal deals with Composite material, Tribology, Metallurgy, Lubricant and Lubrication. Tribology Letters features Composite material research that overlaps with concepts in Nanotechnology. The journal explores research in Nanotechnology and the adjacent study of Nanotribology.
While Tribology is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Scanning electron microscope, Layer (electronics), Graphite, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Carbon. Alloy, Microstructure and Abrasive are among the concentrations of Metallurgy that garnered much attention in it. The work on Lubricant tackled in it brings together disciplines like Viscosity and Chemical engineering.
The Chemical engineering study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Adsorption. It links adjacent topics like Lubrication with Mechanics. While Tribology Letters focused on Mechanics, it was also able to explore topics like Classical mechanics and Contact area.
The most cited publications aim to foster the development of research in Composite material, Tribology, Lubrication, Metallurgy and Lubricant. The studies tackled in the most cited papers, which mainly focus on Composite material, apply to Nanotechnology as well. The published articles explore research in Tribology alongside concepts in Chemical engineering and other areas of study in Zinc.
Tribology Letters was organized to reinforce research efforts on Composite material, Tribology, Lubrication, Mechanics and Lubricant. The study on Composite material presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Molecular dynamics. Tribology research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Abrasion (geology), Layer (electronics), Brake, Microstructure and Graphene.
The journal explores issues in Lubrication which can be linked to other research areas like Flow (psychology), Tribometer and Bearing (mechanical). The research on Mechanics tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Work (thermodynamics), Stress (mechanics), Surface (mathematics), Contact area and Viscoelasticity. In the journal, Chemical engineering, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Base oil are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Lubricant research.
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 Tribology Letters (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Tribology Letters (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 7.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.86% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.14% of all publications and 54.29% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Hugh A. Spikes
(2020)K. Istiaque Alam;Anthony Dorazio;D. L. Burris
(2020)Kouami Auxence Melardot Aboua;Noritsugu Umehara;Hiroyuki Kousaka;Takayuki Tokoroyama
(2020)Juli Felicio Luiz;Hugh Spikes
(2020)Jie Zhang;Mao Ueda;Sophie Campen;Hugh Spikes
(2021)James P. Ewen;Hugh A. Spikes;Daniele Dini
(2021)Rok Simič;Melis Yetkin;Kaihuan Zhang;Nicholas D. Spencer
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