• Best Review Papers 

Stress-augmented thermal activation: Tribology feels the force

Hugh Spikes

Friction 6(1), 1–31 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-018-0201-2

Adhesion and surface forces in polymer tribology—A review

Nikolai Myshkin & Alexander Kovalev

Friction 6(2), 143–155 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-018-0203-0

• Best Research Papers 

Black phosphorus as a new lubricant

Wei Wang, Guoxin Xie & Jianbin Luo

Friction 6(1), 116–142 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-018-0204-z

Combined effect of the use of carbon fiber and seawater and the molecular structure on the tribological behavior of polymer materials

Zhiqiang Wang, Jing Ni & Dianrong Gao

Friction 6(2), 183–194 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-017-0164-8

• Best Short Communication 

60 years of Rabinowicz’ criterion for adhesive wear

Elena Popova, Valentin L. Popov & Dae-Eun Kim

Friction 6(3), 341–348 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-018-0240-8

• Top Downloaded Paper 

Anti-loosening performance of coatings on fasteners subjected to dynamic shear load

Junbo Zhou, Jianhua Liu, Huajiang Ouyang, Zhenbing Cai, Jinfang Peng & Minhao Zhu

Friction 6(1), 32–46 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-017-0160-z

• Top Cited Paper 

Advances in nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of lubricants and additives

P. Ewen, D. M. Heyes & D. Dini

Friction 6(2), 349–386 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-018-0207-9

• Excellent Contributing Editorial Board Members 

Prof. Yonggang Meng

Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Valentin L. Popov

Technische Universität Berlin, Germany