Friction

Best Review Papers 

• Nanolubricant additives: A review. Jun Zhao, Yiyao Huang, Yongyong He & Yijun Shi. Friction 9(5): 891–917 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0450-8
• Role of interfacial water in adhesion, friction, and wear—A critical review. Lei Chen & Linmao Qian. Friction 9(1): 1–28 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0425-4

Best Research Papers

• Graphite-based solid lubricant for high-temperature lubrication. Wenjuan Huai, Chenhui Zhang & Shizhu Wen. Friction 9(6): 1660–1672 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0456-2
• Tribological and anti-corrosion performance of epoxy resin composite coatings reinforced with differently sized cubic boron nitride (CBN) particles. Zhiping Huang, Wenjie Zhao, Wenchao Zhao, Xiaojing Ci & Wentao Li. Friction 9(1): 104–118 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0329-8
• Surface characterization of steel/steel contact lubricated by PAO6 with novel black phosphorus nanocomposites. Zhiheng Luo, Jingyuan Yu, Yufu Xu, He Xi, Gang Cheng, Lulu Yao, Ruhong Song & Karl D. Dearn. Friction 9(4): 723–733 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0366-3
• Multiscale analysis of friction behavior at fretting interfaces. Zhinan Zhang, Shuaihang Pan, Nian Yin, Bin Shen & Jie Song. Friction 9(1): 119–131 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0341-z
• Fast laser surface texturing of spherical samples to improve the frictional performance of elasto-hydrodynamic lubricated contacts. G. Boidi, P. G. Grützmacher, A. Kadiric, F. J. Profito, I. F. Machado, C. Gachot & D. Dini. Friction 9(5): 1227–1241 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0462-4
• Adhesion and friction in hard and soft contacts: theory and experiment. Valentin L. Popov, Qiang Li, Iakov A. Lyashenko & Roman Pohrt. Friction 9(6): 1688–1706 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0482-0
• Physicochemical and tribological properties of gemini-type halogen-free dicationic ionic liquids. Qiangliang Yu, Chaoyang Zhang, Rui Dong, Yijun Shi, Yurong Wang, Yanyan Bai, Jiaying Zhang, Meirong Cai, Feng Zhou & Weimin Liu. Friction 9(2): 344–355 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0348-5
• Does laser surface texturing really have a negative impact on the fatigue lifetime of mechanical components? Chia-Jui Hsu, Andreas Stratmann, Simon Medina, Georg Jacobs, Frank Mücklich & Carsten Gachot. Friction 9(6): 1766–1775 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-021-0508-2

Excellent Contributing Editorial Board Members

Prof. Zhinan Zhang at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Prof. Braham Prakash at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

Prof. Hongbo Zeng at University of Alberta, Canada

Prof. Carsten Gachot at Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Excellent Reviewers

Prof. Dae Eun Kim at Yonsei University, R. O. Korea

Prof. Roland Larsson at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

Prof. Qiang Li at Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Prof. Wenzhong Wang at Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Prof. Xiaoqiang Fan at Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Martin Mueser at Saarland University, Germany

Prof. Guangneng Dong at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Dekun Zhang at China University of Mining and Technology, China

Prof. Dan Guo at Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Mirosław Szala at Lublin University of Technology, Poland