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D-Index
85
Citations
22375
World Ranking
2193
National Ranking
94

Hugh Spikes 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 Hugh Spikes sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 356 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hugh Spikes 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 Hugh Spikes sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • 2004 - Mayo D. Hersey Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Hugh Spikes is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and has made significant contributions to the field of engineering, particularly within mechanical engineering and its associated subfields. Their research focuses extensively on lubricants and their additives, tribology and wear analysis, and dynamics analysis related to gears and bearings.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research topics covered in their publications emphasize:

  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
  • Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics

Hugh Spikes has frequently published in several venues, with notable numbers of publications in:

  • Tribology Letters
  • Tribology International
  • Tribology Transactions
  • Wear
  • Research Square

Significant collaborations include regular co-authors such as Mao Ueda, Jie Zhang, Janet S. S. Wong, Amir Kadiric, and James P. Ewen, reflecting ongoing teamwork in advancing knowledge within the tribology and lubrication engineering fields.

Recently published papers include:

  • "Mechanochemistry of Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphate on Steel Surfaces under Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Conditions," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Triboelectrochemistry: Influence of Applied Electrical Potentials on Friction and Wear of Lubricated Contacts," 2020, Tribology Letters
  • "Adsorption of Organic Friction Modifier Additives," 2020, Langmuir
  • "Tribofilm Formation, Friction and Wear-Reducing Properties of Some Phosphorus-Containing Antiwear Additives," 2020, Tribology Letters
  • "Boundary Friction of ZDDP Tribofilms," 2020, Tribology Letters

Hugh Spikes has been recognized within their professional community, having received distinctions such as the Mayo D. Hersey Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2004. They were also elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • The History and Mechanisms of ZDDP

    H. Spikes

  • The Measurement and Study of Very Thin Lubricant Films in Concentrated Contacts

    G. J. Johnston;R. Wayte;H. A. Spikes

  • Friction Modifier Additives

    Hugh Spikes

  • On the Mechanism of ZDDP Antiwear Film Formation

    Jie Zhang;Hugh Spikes

  • Tribological studies of potential vegetable oil-based lubricants containing environmentally friendly viscosity modifiers

    L.A. Quinchia;M.A. Delgado;T. Reddyhoff;C. Gallegos

  • Entrainment and Inlet Suction: Two Mechanisms of Hydrodynamic Lubrication in Textured Bearings

    M. Fowell;A. V. Olver;A. D. Gosman;H. A. Spikes

  • Mechanism of Action of Colloidal Solid Dispersions

    F. Chiñas-Castillo;H. A. Spikes

  • The Development of a Spacer Layer Imaging Method (SLIM) for Mapping Elastohydrodynamic Contacts

    P. M. Cann;H. A. Spikes;J. Hutchinson

  • The lubricity of diesel fuels

    Wei Danping;H.A. Spikes

  • The half-wetted bearing. Part 1: Extended Reynolds equation:

    H. A. Spikes

  • Equation for Slip of Simple Liquids at Smooth Solid Surfaces

    Hugh Spikes;Steve Granick

  • The formation of zinc dithiophosphate antiwear films

    H Fujita;H. A. Spikes

  • CFD analysis of a low friction pocketed pad bearing

    P. Brajdic-Mitidieri;A. D. Gosman;E. Ioannides;H. A. Spikes

  • Soft lubrication of model hydrocolloids

    J. de Vicente;J.R. Stokes;H.A. Spikes

  • The Frictional Properties of Newtonian Fluids in Rolling–Sliding soft-EHL Contact

    J. de Vicente;J.R. Stokes;H.A. Spikes

  • Friction and Wear Behavior of Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphate Additive

    L. Taylor;A. Dratva;H. A. Spikes

  • Friction-Enhancing Properties of ZDDP Antiwear Additive: Part I—Friction and Morphology of ZDDP Reaction Films

    L. J. J. Taylor;H. A. Spikes

  • Behaviour of boundary lubricating additives on DLC coatings

    Ksenija Topolovec-Miklozic;Frances Lockwood;Hugh Spikes

  • Boundary lubrication of oxide surfaces by Poly(L-lysine)-g-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLL-g-PEG) in aqueous media

    Seunghwan Lee;Markus Müller;Monica Ratoi-Salagean;Janos Vörös

  • Film thickness and roughness of ZDDP antiwear films

    Ksenija Topolovec-Miklozic;T. Reg Forbus;Hugh A. Spikes

  • Study of Zinc Dialkydithiophosphate Antiwear Film Formation and Removal Processes, Part I: Experimental

    H. Fujita;R. P. Glovnea;H. A. Spikes

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason R. Stokes
Jason R. Stokes University of Queensland
Andrew S. Holmes
Andrew S. Holmes Imperial College London
Daniele Dini
Daniele Dini Imperial College London
Michael Grunze
Michael Grunze Max Planck Society
Markus Müller
Markus Müller Medical University of Vienna
Sujeet K. Sinha
Sujeet K. Sinha Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Nigel P. Brandon
Nigel P. Brandon Imperial College London
Steve Granick
Steve Granick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Andrew B. Holmes
Andrew B. Holmes University of Melbourne

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