Best Review Papers

A review of recent advances in tribology. Yonggang Meng, Jun Xu, Zhongmin Jin, Braham Prakash & Yuanzhong Hu. Friction 2020, 8(2): 221–300. 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 2020, 8(3): 481–506. 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 2020, 8(1): 83–94. 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 2020, 8(5), 905–916. 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 2020, 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. R. Vijay, D. Lenin Singaravelu & R. Jayaganthan. Friction 2020, 8(2): 396–420. 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 2020, 8(1): 182–197. 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 2020, 8(6): 1137–1152. 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 2020, 8(2): 301–310. 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 2020, 8(2): 462–470 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0288-0

Excellent Contributing Editorial Board Members

Prof. Guoxin Xie at Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Kuniaki Dohda at Northwestern University, USA

Prof. Zhongmin Jin at University of Leeds, UK & Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Nuria Espallargas at Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Norway

Excellent Reviewers

Prof. Xinchun Chen at Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Lei Chen at Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Giuseppe Pintaude at Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil

Prof. Meirong Cai at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Qunyang Li at Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Yufu Xu at Hefei University of Technology, China

Prof. Shengmao Zhang, Henan University, China

Prof. Mikhail Popov at Berlin University of Technology, Germany

Prof. Anh Kiet Tieu, University of Wollongong, Australia

Prof. Roger Lewis at The University of Sheffield, UK