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78
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36456
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2899
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121

David Tabor publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Tabor sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 229 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

David Tabor D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Tabor sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1974 - Mayo D. Hersey Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

David Tabor was affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their career focused on contributing to scientific research, with recognition from the wider academic and professional community.

In 1974, David Tabor was awarded the Mayo D. Hersey Award by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This award is notable within the engineering community, though no specific citation accompanies this recognition in the record.

Details about their recent papers, collaborations, publication venues, book publications, and specific fields or subfields of study were not provided. The absence of such data indicates that these aspects are either not documented here or were not a major part of the accessible profile.

Best Publications

  • The friction and lubrication of solids

    Frank Philip Bowden;David Tabor

  • Surface Forces and Surface Interactions

    D Tabor

  • The Direct Measurement of Normal and Retarded van der Waals Forces

    David Tabor;R. H. S. Winterton

  • The effect of surface roughness on the adhesion of elastic solids

    K. N. G. Fuller;David Tabor

  • The measurement of van der Waals dispersion forces in the range 1.5 to 130 nm

    Jacob Nissim Israelachvili;David Tabor

  • A Simple Theory of Static and Dynamic Hardness

    David Tabor

  • Friction and lubrication

    Frank Philip Bowden;David Tabor

  • The hardness of solids

    D. Tabor

  • The friction and creep of polycrystalline ice

    P. Barnes;David Tabor;J. C. F. Walker

  • Friction and molecular structure: the behaviour of some thermoplastics

    Christine M. Pooley;David Tabor

  • Gases, Liquids and Solids and Other States of Matter

    David Tabor

  • Friction—The Present State of Our Understanding

    David Tabor

  • Junction Growth in Metallic Friction: The Role of Combined Stresses and Surface Contamination

    David Tabor

  • An Ultrasonic Study of the Area of Contact between Stationary and Sliding Surfaces

    Kevin Kendall;David Tabor

  • The Area of Contact between Stationary and between Moving Surfaces

    Frank Philip Bowden;David Tabor

  • Plastic indentation in metals with cones

    A.G. Atkins;D. Tabor

  • Friction: An Introduction to Tribology

    Frank Philip Bowden;David Tabor

  • Elastic Recovery of Conical Indentations

    N A Stilwell;D Tabor

  • The physical meaning of indentation and scratch hardness

    D Tabor

  • The friction and visco-elastic properties of polymeric solids

    K.C. Ludema;D. Tabor

  • Surface effects in adhesion, friction, wear and lubrication: Published, price US $107.25, by Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, PO Box 330, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 0-444-41966-7

    D. Tabor

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian J. Briscoe
Brian J. Briscoe Imperial College London
Jacob N. Israelachvili
Jacob N. Israelachvili University of California, Santa Barbara
Kevin Kendall
Kevin Kendall Hydrogen United
Ward O. Winer
Ward O. Winer Georgia Institute of Technology

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