• Best Review Papers

A review of recent advances in tribology

Yonggang Meng, Jun Xu, Zhongmin Jin, Braham Prakash & Yuanzhong Hu

Friction 8(2), 221–300 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0367-2

Triboelectric nanogenerators: Fundamental physics and potential applications

Linglin Zhou, Di Liu, Jie Wang & Zhong Lin Wang

Friction 8(3), 481–506 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0390-3

• Best Research Papers

Optimization of groove texture profile to improve hydrodynamic lubrication performance: Theory and experiments

Wei Wang, Yongyong He, Jun Zhao, Junyuan Mao, Yutong Hu & Jianbin Luo

Friction 8(1), 83–94 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-018-0247-1

Anti-wear properties evaluation of frictional sliding interfaces in automobile engines lubricated by copper/graphene nanolubricants

Mohamed Kamal Ahmed Ali, Xianjun Hou & Mohamed A. A. Abdelkareem

Friction 8(5), 905–916 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0308-0

The effect of different layered materials on the tribological properties of PTFE composites

Song Li, Chunjian Duan, Xiao Li, Mingchao Shao, Chunhui Qu, Di Zhang, Qihua Wang, Tingmei Wang & Xinrui Zhang

Friction 8(3), 542–552 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0276-4

Development and characterization of stainless steel fiber-based copper-free brake liner formulation: A positive solution for steel fiber replacement

Vijay R, D. Lenin Singaravelu & R. Jayaganthan

Friction 8(2), 396–420 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0280-8

Tribological behaviors of Ni-modified citric acid carbon quantum dot particles as a green additive in polyethylene glycol

Zhiqiang Tu, Enzhu Hu, Bangbang Wang, Karl D David, Philipp Seeger, Martin Moneke, Ralph Stengler, Kunhong Hu & Xianguo Hu

Friction 8(1), 182–197 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0272-8

Running-in friction of hip joint replacements can be significantly reduced: The effect of surface-textured acetabular cup

David Nečas, Hatsuhiko Usami, Tatsuya Niimi, Yoshinori Sawae, Ivan Křupka & Martin Hartl

Friction 8(6), 1137–1152 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0351-x

Tribological properties of textured stator and PTFE-based material in travelling wave ultrasonic motors

Jinbang Li, Shuaishuai Zeng, Shuo Liu, Ningning Zhou & Tao Qing

Friction 8(2), 301–310 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-018-0253-3

Temperature and velocity dependent friction of a microscale graphite-DLC heterostructure

Yujie Gongyang, Wengen Ouyang, Cangyu Qu, Michael Urbakh, Baogang Quan, Ming Ma & Quanshui Zheng

Friction 8(2), 462–470 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0288-0

• Excellent Contributing Editorial Board Members

Prof. Guoxin Xie

Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Kuniaki Dohda

Northwestern University, USA

Prof. Zhongmin Jin

University of Leeds, UK & Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Nuria Espallargas

Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Norway

• Excellent Reviewers

Prof. Xinchun Chen

Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Lei Chen

Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Giuseppe Pintaude

Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil

Prof. Meirong Cai

Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Qunyang Li

Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Yufu Xu

Hefei University of Technology, China

Prof. Shengmao Zhang

Henan University, China

Prof. Mikhail Popov

Berlin University of Technology, Germany

Prof. Anh Kiet Tieu

University of Wollongong, Australia

Prof. Roger Lewis

The University of Sheffield, UK