Friction Journal Awards in 2013

• Best Review Paper 

Hydration lubrication

Jacob Klein

Friction 1(1), 1–23 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-013-0001-7

• Best Research Paper 

Spatial evolution of friction of a textured wafer surface

Hong Liang

Friction 1(1), 92–97 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-013-0008-0

• Excellent Contributing Editorial Board Member 

Prof. Ali Erdemir

Argonne National Laboratory, USA

Friction Journal Awards in 2014

• Best Review Paper 

The nature of friction: A critical assessment

Stephen Hsu, Charles Ying & Fei Zhao

Friction 2(1), 1–26 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-013-0033-z

• Best Research Paper 

Investigations of the superlubricity of sapphire against ruby under phosphoric acid lubrication

Jinjin Li, Chenhui Zhang, Mingming Deng & Jianbin Luo

Friction 2(2), 164–172 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-014-0050-6

• Excellent Contributing Editorial Board Member 

Prof. Valentin L. Popov

Berlin University of Technology, Germany

Friction Journal Awards in 2015

• Best Review Paper 

Vapors in the ambient—A complication in tribological studies or an engineering solution of tribological problems?

Ala Alazizi, Anthony J. Barthel, Nicholas D. Surdyka, Jiawei Luo & Seong H. Kim

Friction 3(2), 85–114 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-015-0083-5

• Best Research Paper 

A correlation analysis method for analyzing tribological states using acoustic emission, frictional coefficient, and contact resistance signals

Pengyi Tian, Yu Tian, Lei Shan, Yonggang Meng & Xiangjun Zhang

Friction 3(1), 36–46 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-014-0067-x

• Best Short Communication 

The research works of Coulomb and Amontons and generalized laws of friction

Elena Popova & Valentin L. Popov

Friction 3(2), 183–190 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-015-0074-6

• Excellent Contributing Editorial Board Member 

Prof. José Daniel Biasoli de Mello

Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil

Friction Journal Awards in 2016

• Best Review Paper

Overview of automotive engine friction and reduction trends–Effects of surface, material, and lubricant-additive technologies

Victor W. Wong & Simon C. Tung

Friction 4(1), 1–28 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-016-0107-9

• Best Research Papers 

Friction between a temperature dependent viscoelastic body and a rough surface

Rainer Heise

Friction 4(1), 50–64 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-016-0103-0

Wear behavior of asbestos-free eco-friendly composites for automobile brake materials

Ashok Kumar Ilanko & Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan

Friction 4(2), 144–152 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-016-0111-0

• Excellent Contributing Editorial Board Member 

Prof. Feng Guo

Qingdao Technological University, China

Friction Journal Awards in 2017

• Best Review Paper 

Influence of tribology on global energy consumption, costs and emissions

Kenneth Holmberg & Ali Erdemir

Friction 5(3), 263–284 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-017-0183-5

• Best Research Papers 

Truncated separation method for characterizing and reconstructing bi-Gaussian stratified surfaces

Songtao Hu, Weifeng Huang, Noel Brunetiere, Xiangfeng Liu & Yuming Wang

Friction 5(1), 32–44 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-016-0129-3

Strength of adhesive contacts: Influence of contact geometry and material gradients

Valentin L. Popov, Roman Pohrt & Qiang Li

Friction 5(3), 308–325 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-017-0177-3

• Excellent Contributing Editorial Board Member 

Prof. Dae Eun Kim

Yonsei University, Republic of Korea