2026 Rob Dwyer-Joyce: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	47	1361	1256	92	80	267	8641

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

Rob Dwyer-Joyce is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with significant contributions in mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, electrical and electronic engineering, civil and structural engineering, and control and systems engineering.

The main topics of their work include:

Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
Lubricants and Their Additives
Advanced Battery Technologies Research
Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

The frequent co-authors in their publications are:

Ion Palamarciuc
Rizwan Bajwa
Edward Hart
Gary Nicholas
Yi Zhang

The preferred publication venues include:

Tribology International
SSRN Electronic Journal
Wind Energy Science
Friction
SAE International Journal of Engines

Recent selected papers authored or co-authored by Rob Dwyer-Joyce include:

A review of wind turbine main bearings: design, operation, modelling, damage mechanisms and fault detection, 2020, Wind Energy Science
Measurements and modelling of the response of an ultrasonic pulse to a lithium-ion battery as a precursor for state of charge estimation, 2021, Journal of Energy Storage
Measurement of roller load, load variation, and lubrication in a wind turbine gearbox high speed shaft bearing in the field, 2020, Tribology International
Tribological behaviour of self-lubricating Mg matrix composites reinforced with silicon carbide and tungsten disulfide, 2020, Tribology International
PEEK Composites as Self-Lubricating Bush Materials for Articulating Revolute Pin Joints, 2020, Polymers

Rob Dwyer-Joyce received the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) award in 2018.

Best Publications

Review of Progress in QNDE

AM Robinson;Bruce W Drinkwater;RS Dwyer-Joyce

542
Citations
A mathematical model to predict railway wheel profile evolution due to wear

F. Braghin;R. Lewis;R.S. Dwyer-Joyce;S. Bruni

456
Citations
A Study of the Interaction between Ultrasound and a Partially Contacting Solid--Solid Interface

B. W. Drinkwater;R. S. Dwyer-Joyce;P. Cawley

360
Citations
The measurement of lubricant–film thickness using ultrasound

R. S. Dwyer-Joyce;B. W. Drinkwater;C. J. Donohoe;C. J. Donohoe

273
Citations
Wear mechanisms and transitions in railway wheel steels

R Lewisa;R S Dwyer-Joyce

254
Citations
An investigation into the mechanisms of closed three-body abrasive wear

R.S. Dwyer-Joyce;R.S. Sayles;E. Ioannides

179
Citations
The Use of Ultrasound in the Investigation of Rough Surface Interfaces

R Dwyer-Joyce;Bruce W Drinkwater;AM Quinn

175
Citations
Development of a wear prediction tool for steel railway wheels using three alternative wear functions

João Pombo;Jorge Ambrósio;Manuel Pereira;Roger Lewis

166
Citations
A method for the measurement of hydrodynamic oil films using ultrasonic reflection

R.S. Dwyer-Joyce;P. Harper;B.W. Drinkwater

157
Citations
Characterisation of Contact Pressure Distribution in Bolted Joints

M. B. Marshall;R. Lewis;R. S. Dwyer-Joyce

155
Citations
Study of interfacial stiffness ratio of a rough surface in contact using a spring model

M. Gonzalez-Valadez;A. Baltazar;R.S. Dwyer-Joyce

153
Citations
Wear debris and associated wear phenomena-fundamental research and practice

B. J. Roylance;J. A. Williams;R Dwyer-Joyce

153
Citations
Wear of human teeth: A tribological perspective

R Lewis;R. S. Dwyer-Joyce

131
Citations
Mapping railway wheel material wear mechanisms and transitions

Roger Lewis;Rob Dwyer-Joyce;Ulf Olofsson;Joao Pombo

128
Citations
Wear at the wheel/rail interface when sanding is used to increase adhesion

R Lewis;R S Dwyer-Joyce

126
Citations
Experimental Characterization of Wheel-Rail Contact Patch Evolution

M. B. Marshall;R. Lewis;R. S. Dwyer-Joyce;Ulf Olofsson

112
Citations
A review of wind turbine main bearings: design, operation, modelling, damage mechanisms and fault detection

Edward Hart;Benjamin Clarke;Gary Nicholas;Abbas Kazemi Amiri

104
Citations
Characterisation of white etching crack damage in wind turbine gearbox bearings

T. Bruce;E. Rounding;H. Long;R.S. Dwyer-Joyce

103
Citations
A study on wear evaluation of railway wheels based on multibody dynamics and wear computation

João Pombo;Jorge Ambrósio;Manuel Pereira;Roger Lewis

99
Citations
Monitoring of lubricant film failure in a ball bearing using ultrasound

Jie Zhang;Bruce W. Drinkwater;Rob S. Dwyer-Joyce

93
Citations
Predicting the abrasive wear of ball bearings by lubricant debris

R.S Dwyer-Joyce

93
Citations
Proceedings of the 27th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology

N Hankinson;RS Dwyer-Joyce;Bruce W Drinkwater

18
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Lewis University of Sheffield

Bruce W. Drinkwater University of Bristol

Hui Long University of Sheffield

Joby Boxall University of Sheffield

Homer Rahnejat University of Central Lancashire

Ulf Olofsson Royal Institute of Technology

Nong Gao University of Southampton

Jorge Ambrósio Instituto Superior Técnico

Joao Pombo University of Huddersfield

David Nowell Imperial College London

External Links

Personal website of Rob Dwyer-Joyce

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