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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Slovenia
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
48
Citations
8807
World Ranking
1292
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Mitjan Kalin is affiliated with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work significantly intersects with subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Materials Chemistry.

Their research covers several specialized areas, including Tribology and Wear Analysis, Lubricants and Their Additives, and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research. Additional topics of interest include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions, Advanced Materials and Composites, and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering.

Mitjan Kalin has contributed to numerous scholarly publications, with frequent appearances in respected venues such as Tribology International, SSRN Electronic Journal, Wear, Polymers, and Friction.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • New strategy for reducing the EHL friction in steel contacts using additive-formed oleophobic boundary films, 2020, Friction
  • Wear-coefficient analyses for polymer-gear life-time predictions: A critical appraisal of methodologies, 2021, Wear
  • A review on gasification and pyrolysis of waste plastics, 2023, Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Tribology of solid-lubricated liquid carbon dioxide assisted machining, 2020, CIRP Annals
  • Robust and durable superlubricity enabled by carboxylated graphene quantum dots in lubricated steel contacts, 2024, Carbon

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Mitjan Kalin include Irfan Nadeem, A. Cavaleiro, Marko Polajnar, Janez Kovač, and Lucija Čoga. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships within the field and interdisciplinary research efforts.

Mitjan Kalin has also contributed to book publications, including the title Friction and Wear of Ceramics: Principles and Case Studies published in 2020 by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Best Publications

  • The Influence of Surface Modification on Bacterial Adhesion to Titanium-Based Substrates

    Martina Lorenzetti;Iztok Dogša;Tjaša Stošicki;David Stopar

  • Mechanisms and improvements in the friction and wear behavior using MoS2 nanotubes as potential oil additives

    M. Kalin;J. Kogovšek;M. Remškar

  • The wetting of steel, DLC coatings, ceramics and polymers with oils and water: The importance and correlations of surface energy, surface tension, contact angle and spreading

    M. Kalin;M. Polajnar

  • Wear and friction behaviour of poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) filled with graphene, WS2 and CNT nanoparticles

    M. Kalin;M. Zalaznik;S. Novak

  • The Stribeck curve and lubrication design for non-fully wetted surfaces

    M. Kalin;I. Velkavrh;J. Vižintin

  • The correlation between the surface energy, the contact angle and the spreading parameter, and their relevance for the wetting behaviour of DLC with lubricating oils

    M. Kalin;M. Polajnar

  • Influence of flash temperatures on the tribological behaviour in low-speed sliding: a review

    Mitjan Kalin

  • Influence of deep-cryogenic treatment on wear resistance of vacuum heat-treated HSS

    V. Leskovšek;M. Kalin;J. Vižintin

  • Review of boundary lubrication mechanisms of DLC coatings used in mechanical applications

    M. Kalin;I. Velkavrh;J. Vižintin;L. Ožbolt

  • The tribological performance of DLC-coated gears lubricated with biodegradable oil in various pinion/gear material combinations

    Mitjan Kalin;Jože Vižintin

  • The Effect of Wetting and Surface Energy on the Friction and Slip in Oil-Lubricated Contacts

    M. Kalin;M. Polajnar

  • A comparison of the tribological behaviour of steel/steel, steel/DLC and DLC/DLC contacts when lubricated with mineral and biodegradable oils

    Mitjan Kalin;Jože Vižintin

  • Tribology of Ceramics and Composites: A Materials Science Perspective

    Bikramjit Basu;Mitjan Kalin

  • Various MoS 2 -, WS 2 - and C-Based Micro- and Nanoparticles in Boundary Lubrication

    J. Kogovšek;M. Kalin

  • Effect of the type, size and concentration of solid lubricants on the tribological properties of the polymer PEEK

    M. Zalaznik;M. Kalin;S. Novak;G. Jakša

  • Differences in the tribological mechanisms when using non-doped, metal-doped (Ti, WC), and non-metal-doped (Si) diamond-like carbon against steel under boundary lubrication, with and without oil additives

    M. Kalin;J. Vižintin

  • The Effect of Doping Elements and Oil Additives on the Tribological Performance of Boundary-Lubricated DLC/DLC Contacts

    M. Kalin;J. Vižintin;J. Barriga;K. Vercammen

  • Influence of the processing temperature on the tribological and mechanical properties of poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) polymer

    M. Zalaznik;M. Kalin;S. Novak

  • Nanoparticles as novel lubricating additives in a green, physically based lubrication technology for DLC coatings

    M. Kalin;J. Kogovšek;M. Remškar

  • Parameters influencing the running-in and long-term tribological behaviour of polyamide (PA) against polyacetal (POM) and steel

    A. Pogačnik;M. Kalin

  • Comparison of different theoretical models for flash temperature calculation under fretting conditions

    Mitjan Kalin;Jože Vižintin

Frequent Co-Authors

Bikramjit Basu
Bikramjit Basu Indian Institute of Science
Jože Vižintin
Jože Vižintin University of Ljubljana
Goran Dražić
Goran Dražić National Institute of Chemistry
Said Jahanmir
Said Jahanmir National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jef Vleugels
Jef Vleugels KU Leuven
Janez Kovač
Janez Kovač Jožef Stefan Institute
Matjaz Valant
Matjaz Valant University of Nova Gorica
Young-Wook Kim
Young-Wook Kim University of Seoul

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