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Staffan Jacobson

Staffan Jacobson

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Materials Science

D-Index
54
Citations
11019
World Ranking
8870
National Ranking
93

Staffan Jacobson 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 Staffan Jacobson sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 290 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Staffan Jacobson 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 Staffan Jacobson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Staffan Jacobson is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans a broad range of subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their research topics encompass several areas within material properties and interactions, highlighting specific interests in:

  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Metallurgy and Material Science
  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

Jacobson has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent publishing venues including:

  • Wear
  • Surface and Coatings Technology
  • Tribology International
  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Recent papers feature research on tribological contacts, residual stresses, and wear behavior, such as:

  • Grease-lubricated tribological contacts - Influence of graphite, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide as lubricating additives in lithium complex (LiX)- and polypropylene (PP)-thickened greases (2021, Wear)
  • Tailoring residual stresses in CrNx films on alumina and silicon deposited by high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (2020, Surface and Coatings Technology)
  • On the critical roles of initial plastic deformation and material transfer on the sliding friction between metals (2021, Wear)
  • Wear of uncoated and PVD coated cemented carbide tools for processing of copper based materials part II: Exploring the sliding contact with pure copper (2020, Wear)
  • Influence of binder metal on wear initiation of cemented carbides in sliding contact with granite (2021, Wear)

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors who have contributed significantly to related research areas. These include:

  • Jannica Heinrichs
  • Urban Wiklund
  • J. Lindgren
  • Elin Larsson
  • Hiroko Mikado

Best Publications

  • Influence of surface texture on boundary lubricated sliding contacts

    Ulrika Pettersson;Staffan Jacobson

  • On the nature of tribological contact in automotive brakes

    Mikael Eriksson;Filip Bergman;Staffan Jacobson

  • Tribological surfaces of organic brake pads

    Mikael Eriksson;Staffan Jacobson

  • Design and evaluation of tribological coatings

    Sture Hogmark;Staffan Jacobson;Mats Larsson

  • Friction and Wear Properties of Micro Textured DLC Coated Surfaces in Boundary Lubricated Sliding

    Ulrika Pettersson;Staffan Jacobson

  • Surface characterisation of brake pads after running under silent and squealing conditions

    Mikael Eriksson;Filip Bergman;Staffan Jacobson

  • Wear and contact conditions of brake pads : dynamical in-situ studies of pad on glass

    Mikael Eriksson;John Lord;Staffan Jacobson

  • Textured surfaces for improved lubrication at high pressure and low sliding speed of roller/piston in hydraulic motors

    Ulrika Pettersson;Staffan Jacobson

  • Influence of disc topography on generation of brake squeal

    Filip Bergman;Mikael Eriksson;Staffan Jacobson

  • A model for the abrasive wear resistance of multiphase materials

    N. Axén;S. Jacobson

  • Deep cryogenic treatment of tool steels

    B. Podgornik;I. Paulin;B. Zajec;Staffan Jacobson

  • A new view of the deterioration and wear of WC/Co cemented carbide rock drill buttons

    Ulrik Beste;Staffan Jacobson

  • Residual stresses in TiN, DLC and MoS2 coated surfaces with regard to their tribological fracture behaviour

    Kenneth Holmberg;Helena Ronkainen;Anssi Laukkanen;Kim Wallin

  • A new test method for the intrinsic abrasion resistance of thin coatings

    Åsa Kassman;Staffan Jacobson;Lynn Erickson;Per Hedenqvist

  • DLC coating of boundary lubricated components—advantages of coating one of the contact surfaces rather than both or none

    B Podgornik;Staffan Jacobson;Sture Hogmark

  • The particle size effect in abrasion studied by controlled abrasive surfaces

    Rickard Gåhlin;Staffan Jacobson

  • Failure mode analysis of TiN-coated high speed steel: In situ scratch adhesion testing in the scanning electron microscope

    Per Hedenqvist;Mikael Olsson;Staffan Jacobson;Staffan Söderberg

  • Influence of hardness of the counterbody in three-body abrasive wear — an overlooked hardness effect

    N. Axén;S. Jacobson;S. Hogmark

  • A model for the hardness of cemented carbides

    H. Engqvist;S. Jacobson;N. Axén

  • Tribological texturing of steel surfaces with a novel diamond embossing tool technique

    Ulrika Pettersson;Staffan Jacobson

Frequent Co-Authors

Sture Hogmark
Sture Hogmark Uppsala University
Håkan Engqvist
Håkan Engqvist Uppsala University
Ulf Jansson
Ulf Jansson Uppsala University
Albano Cavaleiro
Albano Cavaleiro University of Coimbra
Tomas Polcar
Tomas Polcar University of Southampton
Lars Hultman
Lars Hultman Linköping University
Olle Eriksson
Olle Eriksson Uppsala University
Kenneth Holmberg
Kenneth Holmberg VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Jože Vižintin
Jože Vižintin University of Ljubljana

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