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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Israel
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
40
Citations
7493
World Ranking
1999
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Lev Rapoport is affiliated with the Holon Institute of Technology in Israel. Their research spans several key areas within engineering and materials science, focusing particularly on mechanics of materials and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's recent papers cover topics related to friction, wear, and deformation behavior of metals under mechanical stress. Notable publications include:

  • Friction, wear and deformed structure of Ag and Ni under early stages of scratching, 2020, Wear
  • Effect of Stacking-Fault Energy on the Deformed Structures and Work Hardening of Ag and Ni after Scratching during Early Loading Stage, 2020, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
  • The effect of the structural parameters on the friction and wear properties of some FCC metals, 2023, Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • The Effect of Plastic Deformation on the Flattening of Friction Surfaces, 2024, Lubricants
  • Tungsten Disulfide Inorganic Nanotubes Functionalized by PTFE for Friction Application, 2021, Lubricants

Lev Rapoport frequently collaborates with various coauthors, including:

  • Alexey Moshkovich
  • I. Lapsker
  • Inna Popov
  • Sergei Remennik
  • Alexander Laihtman

Key publication venues where their work frequently appears include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Lubricants
  • Materials
  • Wear
  • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Their main fields of study are:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Within these disciplines, their subfields of study encompass:

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

The primary topics covered in Lev Rapoport's research include:

  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Lubricants and Their Additives

Best Publications

  • Hollow nanoparticles of WS2 as potential solid-state lubricants

    L. Rapoport;Yu. Bilik;Y. Feldman;M. Homyonfer

  • Applications of WS2(MoS2) inorganic nanotubes and fullerene-like nanoparticles for solid lubrication and for structural nanocomposites

    L. Rapoport;N. Fleischer;R. Tenne

  • Tribological properties of WS2 nanoparticles under mixed lubrication

    L. Rapoport;V. Leshchinsky;I. Lapsker;Yu. Volovik

  • Mechanisms of ultra-low friction by hollow inorganic fullerene-like MoS2 nanoparticles

    L. Cizaire;B. Vacher;T. Le Mogne;J.M. Martin

  • Inorganic fullerene-like material as additives to lubricants: structure–function relationship

    L Rapoport;Y Feldman;M Homyonfer;H Cohen

  • Fullerene‐like WS2 Nanoparticles: Superior Lubricants for Harsh Conditions

    Lev Rapoport;Niles Fleischer;Reshef Tenne

  • Friction and wear of MoS2 films on laser textured steel surfaces

    L. Rapoport;A. Moshkovich;V. Perfilyev;I. Lapsker

  • Improved orthodontic stainless steel wires coated with inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticles of WS2 impregnated in electroless nickel–phosphorous film

    M. Redlich;A. Katz;A. Katz;L. Rapoport;H.D. Wagner

  • Mechanism of friction of fullerenes

    L. Rapoport;V. Leshchinsky;M. Lvovsky;O. Nepomnyashchy

  • Friction and wear of bronze powder composites including fullerene-like WS2 nanoparticles

    L Rapoport;M Lvovsky;I Lapsker;W Leshchinsky

  • Self-lubricating coatings containing fullerene-like WS2 nanoparticles for orthodontic wires and other possible medical applications

    A. Katz;A. Katz;M. Redlich;L. Rapoport;H.D. Wagner

  • Synthesis of fullerene-like MoS2nanoparticles and their tribological behavior

    R. Rosentsveig;A. Margolin;A. Gorodnev;R. Popovitz-Biro

  • Superior tribological properties of powder materials with solid lubricant nanoparticles

    L Rapoport;V Leshchinsky;M Lvovsky;I Lapsker

  • Superior biolubricant from a species of red microalga.

    Shoshana Malis Arad;Lev Rapoport;Alex Moshkovich;Dorit van Moppes

  • Behavior of fullerene-like WS2 nanoparticles under severe contact conditions

    L. Rapoport;O. Nepomnyashchy;I. Lapsker;A. Verdyan

  • Surface Functionalization of WS2 Fullerene-like Nanoparticles

    Chen Shahar;David Zbaida;Lev Rapoport;Hagai Cohen

  • Polymer nanocomposites with fullerene-like solid lubricant

    Lev Rapoport;Oleg Nepomnyashchy;Armen Verdyan;Ronit Popovitz-Biro

  • Wear life and adhesion of solid lubricant films on laser-textured steel surfaces

    L. Rapoport;A. Moshkovich;V. Perfilyev;A. Gedanken

  • Surface texturing using pulsed air arc treatment

    A. Moshkovith;V. Perfiliev;D. Gindin;N. Parkansky

  • Structure and hardness of vacuum arc deposited multi-component nitride coatings of Ti, Zr and Nb

    R.L. Boxman;V.N. Zhitomirsky;I. Grimberg;L. Rapoport

  • Friction of fullerene-like WS2 nanoparticles: effect of agglomeration

    A. Moshkovith;V. Perfiliev;I. Lapsker;N. Fleischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Reshef Tenne
Reshef Tenne Weizmann Institute of Science
Yishay Feldman
Yishay Feldman Weizmann Institute of Science
Sidney R. Cohen
Sidney R. Cohen Weizmann Institute of Science
Ronit Popovitz-Biro
Ronit Popovitz-Biro Weizmann Institute of Science
Hagai Cohen
Hagai Cohen Weizmann Institute of Science
Izhak Etsion
Izhak Etsion Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Nahum Travitzky
Nahum Travitzky University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Anatoly I. Frenkel
Anatoly I. Frenkel Stony Brook University
Claude Lévy-Clément
Claude Lévy-Clément Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Aharon Gedanken
Aharon Gedanken Bar-Ilan University

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