• 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 Pab, 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 elastohydrodynamic lubricated contacts

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?

hia-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

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Prof. Braham Prakash

Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

Prof. Hongbo Zeng

University of Alberta, Canada

Prof. Carsten Gachot

Vienna University of Technology, Austria

• Excellent Reviewers

Prof. Dae Eun Kim

Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

Prof. Roland Larsson

Lulea University of Technology, Sweden

Prof. Qiang Li

Berlin Univ Technol, Germany

Prof. Wenzhong Wang

Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Prof. Xiaoqiang Fan

Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Martin Mueser

Saarland University, Germany

Prof. Guangneng Dong

Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Dekun Zhang

China University of Mining and Technology, China

Prof. Dan Guo

Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Mirosław Szala

Lublin University of Technology, Poland