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#	Title	Journal	Year	Citations
1	The History and Mechanisms of ZDDP	Tribology Letters	2004	780
2	A Raman Spectroscopic Study of MoS2 and MoO3: Applications to Tribological Systems	Tribology Letters	2011	575
3	Aluminum Metal–Matrix Composites for Automotive Applications: Tribological Considerations	Tribology Letters	2004	527
4	Improving Tribological Performance of Mechanical Components by Laser Surface Texturing	Tribology Letters	2004	519
5	Modification of Graphene Platelets and their Tribological Properties as a Lubricant Additive	Tribology Letters	2011	421
6	Friction Modifier Additives	Tribology Letters	2015	388
7	A Review of Ionic Liquids for Green Molecular Lubrication in Nanotechnology	Tribology Letters	2010	378
8	Investigation of the Mending Effect and Mechanism of Copper Nano-Particles on a Tribologically Stressed Surface	Tribology Letters	2004	354
9	Friction and lubrication of human skin	Tribology Letters	2007	339
10	Indentation Hardness Measurements at Macro-, Micro-, and Nanoscale: A Critical Overview	Tribology Letters	2017	329
11	Contact mechanics of rough surfaces in tribology: multiple asperity contact	Tribology Letters	1998	321
12	Understanding the Role of Nanoparticles in Nano-oil Lubrication	Tribology Letters	2009	317
13	Solid Lubricant Coatings: Recent Developments and Future Trends	Tribology Letters	2004	311
14	Tribology of Skin: Review and Analysis of Experimental Results for the Friction Coefficient of Human Skin	Tribology Letters	2012	311
15	Experimental Investigation of Laser Surface Textured Parallel Thrust Bearings	Tribology Letters	2004	309
16	Tribological Performance of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids as Lubricant	Tribology Letters	2002	297
17	A crystal-chemical approach to lubrication by solid oxides	Tribology Letters	2000	292
18	Geometric Shape Effects of Surface Texture on the Generation of Hydrodynamic Pressure Between Conformal Contacting Surfaces	Tribology Letters	2010	286
19	Ionic liquids with ammonium cations as lubricants or additives	Tribology Letters	2006	283
20	Antiwear mechanisms of zinc dithiophosphate: a chemical hardness approach	Tribology Letters	1999	276
21	Tribological Behavior of Carbon-Nanotube-Filled PTFE Composites	Tribology Letters	2003	257
22	Meeting the Contact-Mechanics Challenge	Tribology Letters	2017	232
23	Friction and Wear Properties of Micro Textured DLC Coated Surfaces in Boundary Lubricated Sliding	Tribology Letters	2004	231
24	On the Fractal Dimension of Rough Surfaces	Tribology Letters	2014	229
25	Tribological Challenges in Micromechanical Systems	Tribology Letters	2002	226
26	Ultralow-friction and wear properties of IF-WS2 under boundary lubrication	Tribology Letters	2005	221
27	An Experimental Investigation of Dimple Effect on the Stribeck Curve of Journal Bearings	Tribology Letters	2007	221
28	Ultralow friction of DLC in presence of glycerol mono-oleate (GNO)	Tribology Letters	2005	212
29	The Lubricating Properties of Human Whole Saliva	Tribology Letters	2007	212
30	Tribological behavior and lubricating mechanism of Cu nanoparticles in oil	Tribology Letters	2000	209
31	Effect of Carbon Nanotube Addition on Tribological Behavior of UHMWPE	Tribology Letters	2004	208
32	On the Mechanism of ZDDP Antiwear Film Formation	Tribology Letters	2016	206
33	Viscosity–temperature correlation for liquids	Tribology Letters	2006	202
34	Applying Micro-Texture to Cast Iron Surfaces to Reduce the Friction Coefficient Under Lubricated Conditions	Tribology Letters	2007	195
35	Micro-Textures in Concentrated Conformal-Contact Lubrication: Effects of Texture Bottom Shape and Surface Relative Motion	Tribology Letters	2008	192
36	Tribological Behavior of UHMWPE Reinforced with Graphene Oxide Nanosheets	Tribology Letters	2012	188
37	Ionic Liquid Lubrication Effects on Ceramics in a Water Environment	Tribology Letters	2004	179
38	Fundamental studies of Au contacts in MEMS RF switches	Tribology Letters	2005	175
39	Optical In Situ Micro Tribometer for Analysis of Real Contact Area for Contact Mechanics, Adhesion, and Sliding Experiments	Tribology Letters	2012	170
40	The role of hydrogen on the friction mechanism of diamond-like carbon films	Tribology Letters	2001	169
41	Ionic Liquids as Novel Lubricants and Additives for Diesel Engine Applications	Tribology Letters	2009	168
42	Adhesion-related failure mechanisms in micromechanical devices	Tribology Letters	1997	166
43	Elastic–plastic spherical contact under combined normal and tangential loading in full stick	Tribology Letters	2006	165
44	Fullerene-like MoS2 Nanoparticles and Their Tribological Behavior	Tribology Letters	2009	163
45	Ionic liquids as lubricants for steel–aluminum contacts at low and elevated temperatures	Tribology Letters	2007	160
46	Tribological properties of carbon-nanotube-reinforced copper composites	Tribology Letters	2001	159
47	Understanding the Tribochemical Mechanisms of IF-MoS2 Nanoparticles Under Boundary Lubrication	Tribology Letters	2011	159
48	Improving the Anti-seizure Ability of SiC Seal in Water with RIE Texturing	Tribology Letters	2003	156
49	Friction and Wear Behavior of Copper Matrix Composites Reinforced with SiC and Graphite Particles	Tribology Letters	2004	155
50	The Frictional Properties of Newtonian Fluids in Rolling–Sliding soft-EHL Contact	Tribology Letters	2005	154

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