Open Access
Open access

Tribology Online

Japanese Society of Tribologists
ISSN: 1881218X, 18812198
SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.9
SJR
0.275
CiteScore
1.8
Categories
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Areas
Materials Science
Years of issue
2013-2024
Publications
867
Citations
4 336
h-index
24
Publications
290
Citations
2 874
Top-3 citing journals
Tribology International
Tribology International (499 citations)
Tribology Online (477 citations)
Tribology Letters
Tribology Letters (219 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo University of Science (19 publications)
Kyushu University
Kyushu University (15 publications)
Tohoku University
Tohoku University (15 publications)
Kansai University
Kansai University (6 publications)
Nagoya University
Nagoya University (4 publications)
Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo University of Science (3 publications)
Top-3 countries
Japan (237 publications)
India (35 publications)
Malaysia (25 publications)
Japan (78 publications)
Malaysia (11 publications)
India (9 publications)

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Citing journals

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Tribology International
499 citations, 11.51%
Tribology Online
477 citations, 11%
Tribology Letters
219 citations, 5.05%
Lubricants
165 citations, 3.81%
Wear
137 citations, 3.16%
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology
105 citations, 2.42%
Tribology Transactions
100 citations, 2.31%
Journal of Tribology
70 citations, 1.61%
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
66 citations, 1.52%
Materials
61 citations, 1.41%
Langmuir
52 citations, 1.2%
Friction
45 citations, 1.04%
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
44 citations, 1.01%
Lubrication Science
42 citations, 0.97%
Surface and Coatings Technology
37 citations, 0.85%
SAE Technical Papers
37 citations, 0.85%
Materials Today: Proceedings
37 citations, 0.85%
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
36 citations, 0.83%
Applied Surface Science
33 citations, 0.76%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
29 citations, 0.67%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
27 citations, 0.62%
Coatings
27 citations, 0.62%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
26 citations, 0.6%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
25 citations, 0.58%
AIP Conference Proceedings
24 citations, 0.55%
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
24 citations, 0.55%
Scientific Reports
23 citations, 0.53%
Journal of Molecular Liquids
21 citations, 0.48%
Diamond and Related Materials
21 citations, 0.48%
Tribology - Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces
20 citations, 0.46%
Machines
19 citations, 0.44%
RSC Advances
17 citations, 0.39%
Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties
17 citations, 0.39%
Metals
15 citations, 0.35%
Key Engineering Materials
15 citations, 0.35%
Carbon
14 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Cleaner Production
14 citations, 0.32%
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
14 citations, 0.32%
Microsystem Technologies
14 citations, 0.32%
Ceramics International
14 citations, 0.32%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
13 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems and Manufacturing
13 citations, 0.3%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
12 citations, 0.28%
Materials Science and Technology
12 citations, 0.28%
Materials Research Express
12 citations, 0.28%
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
12 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
12 citations, 0.28%
Forschung im Ingenieurwesen/Engineering Research
12 citations, 0.28%
Engineering Failure Analysis
11 citations, 0.25%
Biosurface and Biotribology
11 citations, 0.25%
Mechanisms and Machine Science
11 citations, 0.25%
Physica Scripta
11 citations, 0.25%
Mechanism and Machine Theory
10 citations, 0.23%
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
10 citations, 0.23%
Applied Mechanics and Materials
10 citations, 0.23%
Surfaces and Interfaces
9 citations, 0.21%
ISIJ International
9 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
9 citations, 0.21%
MATEC Web of Conferences
9 citations, 0.21%
Polymers
9 citations, 0.21%
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
9 citations, 0.21%
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
9 citations, 0.21%
International Journal of Fatigue
9 citations, 0.21%
Advanced Materials Research
9 citations, 0.21%
Tribologia
9 citations, 0.21%
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
8 citations, 0.18%
Nanomaterials
8 citations, 0.18%
Vacuum
8 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Friction and Wear
8 citations, 0.18%
Sensors
8 citations, 0.18%
Energies
8 citations, 0.18%
Mechanical Engineering Journal
8 citations, 0.18%
Engineering Research Express
8 citations, 0.18%
Biotribology
7 citations, 0.16%
Materials Transactions
7 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Applied Physics
7 citations, 0.16%
Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
7 citations, 0.16%
Physics of Fluids
7 citations, 0.16%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
7 citations, 0.16%
Advances in Tribology
7 citations, 0.16%
Materials Performance and Characterization
7 citations, 0.16%
Materials Science Forum
6 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
6 citations, 0.14%
Industrial Crops and Products
6 citations, 0.14%
Micromachines
6 citations, 0.14%
Science China Technological Sciences
6 citations, 0.14%
Materials Chemistry and Physics
6 citations, 0.14%
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
6 citations, 0.14%
Composite Interfaces
6 citations, 0.14%
Processes
6 citations, 0.14%
Precision Engineering
6 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion
6 citations, 0.14%
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
6 citations, 0.14%
SN Applied Sciences
6 citations, 0.14%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
5 citations, 0.12%
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
5 citations, 0.12%
Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering (English Edition)
5 citations, 0.12%
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
5 citations, 0.12%
Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences
5 citations, 0.12%
International Journal of Automation Technology
5 citations, 0.12%
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Elsevier
1216 citations, 28.04%
Springer Nature
565 citations, 13.03%
Japanese Society of Tribologists
478 citations, 11.02%
MDPI
391 citations, 9.02%
Taylor & Francis
182 citations, 4.2%
SAGE
158 citations, 3.64%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
127 citations, 2.93%
IOP Publishing
124 citations, 2.86%
Wiley
116 citations, 2.68%
ASME International
90 citations, 2.08%
Emerald
67 citations, 1.55%
Frontiers Media S.A.
53 citations, 1.22%
AIP Publishing
47 citations, 1.08%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
45 citations, 1.04%
SAE International
45 citations, 1.04%
Trans Tech Publications
43 citations, 0.99%
Tsinghua University Press
37 citations, 0.85%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
34 citations, 0.78%
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
33 citations, 0.76%
Hindawi Limited
25 citations, 0.58%
Pleiades Publishing
24 citations, 0.55%
EDP Sciences
15 citations, 0.35%
Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
14 citations, 0.32%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
13 citations, 0.3%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
13 citations, 0.3%
Index Copernicus
11 citations, 0.25%
Walter de Gruyter
9 citations, 0.21%
8 citations, 0.18%
Research Square Platform LLC
8 citations, 0.18%
Japan Institute of Metals
7 citations, 0.16%
Fuji Technology Press
5 citations, 0.12%
American Physical Society (APS)
5 citations, 0.12%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
5 citations, 0.12%
IntechOpen
5 citations, 0.12%
Optica Publishing Group
4 citations, 0.09%
Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
4 citations, 0.09%
Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
4 citations, 0.09%
ASTM International
4 citations, 0.09%
Japan Oil Chemists' Society
4 citations, 0.09%
IGI Global
4 citations, 0.09%
The Japan Society for Precision Engineering
4 citations, 0.09%
Cambridge University Press
3 citations, 0.07%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
3 citations, 0.07%
Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
3 citations, 0.07%
Korea Soc of Automotive Engineers, Inc
3 citations, 0.07%
Alexandria University
3 citations, 0.07%
Society of Rubber Industry, Japan
3 citations, 0.07%
Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEE Japan)
3 citations, 0.07%
Oxford University Press
2 citations, 0.05%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.05%
Higher Education Press
2 citations, 0.05%
Ceramic Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.05%
Ken-yusha, Inc.
2 citations, 0.05%
American Vacuum Society
2 citations, 0.05%
Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute
2 citations, 0.05%
International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences (IJMEMS)
2 citations, 0.05%
Japan Petroleum Institute
2 citations, 0.05%
Bialystok University of Technology
2 citations, 0.05%
Asian Journal of Chemistry
2 citations, 0.05%
The Chemical Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.05%
The Surface Finishing Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.05%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
2 citations, 0.05%
The Surface Science Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.05%
The Carbon Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.05%
Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.05%
Atomic Energy Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.05%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.02%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1 citation, 0.02%
Scientific Publishers
1 citation, 0.02%
Laser Institute of America
1 citation, 0.02%
Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology
1 citation, 0.02%
Eco-Vector LLC
1 citation, 0.02%
The Research Council of Norway
1 citation, 0.02%
British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
1 citation, 0.02%
Zhejiang University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Scrivener Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
Shanghai Jiaotong University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Science and Technology Beijing
1 citation, 0.02%
The Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
1 citation, 0.02%
Institute of Chemical Fibres
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Zilina
1 citation, 0.02%
Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc.
1 citation, 0.02%
The Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research (JSPF)
1 citation, 0.02%
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
1 citation, 0.02%
Copernicus
1 citation, 0.02%
Sharif University of Technology
1 citation, 0.02%
The Korean Society of Precision Engineering
1 citation, 0.02%
Acta Physica Sinica, Chinese Physical Society and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 0.02%
Belarusian National Technical University
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
British Institute of Radiology
1 citation, 0.02%
Korean Institute of Power Electronics
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
National Institute of Industrial Health
1 citation, 0.02%
TEST-ZL Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
BMJ
1 citation, 0.02%
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Tokyo University of Science
19 publications, 2.19%
Tohoku University
15 publications, 1.73%
Kyushu University
15 publications, 1.73%
Nagoya University
14 publications, 1.61%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
11 publications, 1.27%
Kansai University
11 publications, 1.27%
Iwate University
9 publications, 1.04%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
8 publications, 0.92%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
7 publications, 0.81%
Technical University of Malaysia Malacca
6 publications, 0.69%
Tokai University
6 publications, 0.69%
Saitama University
6 publications, 0.69%
Indian Institute of Science
4 publications, 0.46%
University of Technology, Malaysia
4 publications, 0.46%
Gulbarga University
4 publications, 0.46%
Leibniz University Hannover
4 publications, 0.46%
University of Tokyo
4 publications, 0.46%
Tsinghua University
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Malaysia, Sarawak
3 publications, 0.35%
Yokohama National University
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Kaiserslautern-Landau
3 publications, 0.35%
Okayama University
3 publications, 0.35%
Toyota Motor Corporation
3 publications, 0.35%
Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation)
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Fukui
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Hyogo
3 publications, 0.35%
Tokyo City University
3 publications, 0.35%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
3 publications, 0.35%
Ishinomaki Senshu University
3 publications, 0.35%
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
2 publications, 0.23%
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
2 publications, 0.23%
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
2 publications, 0.23%
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Twente
2 publications, 0.23%
National University of Malaysia
2 publications, 0.23%
REVA University
2 publications, 0.23%
Sardar Patel University
2 publications, 0.23%
Lulea University of Technology
2 publications, 0.23%
Imperial College London
2 publications, 0.23%
Shanghai University
2 publications, 0.23%
Qingdao University of Technology
2 publications, 0.23%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
2 publications, 0.23%
Kyoto University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Stuttgart
2 publications, 0.23%
Chiba University
2 publications, 0.23%
Gifu University
2 publications, 0.23%
Kagawa University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Texas at Arlington
2 publications, 0.23%
Sevastopol State University
1 publication, 0.12%
Isfahan University of Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
1 publication, 0.12%
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
1 publication, 0.12%
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
1 publication, 0.12%
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
1 publication, 0.12%
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
1 publication, 0.12%
National Institute of Technology Srinagar
1 publication, 0.12%
Visvesvaraya Technological University
1 publication, 0.12%
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1 publication, 0.12%
I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University
1 publication, 0.12%
Northwestern Polytechnical University
1 publication, 0.12%
Pandit Deendayal Energy University
1 publication, 0.12%
PSG College of Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 0.12%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.12%
University Putra Malaysia
1 publication, 0.12%
International Islamic University Malaysia
1 publication, 0.12%
Petronas University of Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
The MARA Technological University
1 publication, 0.12%
Tampere University
1 publication, 0.12%
University Malaysia, Terengganu
1 publication, 0.12%
Nanjing Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
Southeast University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Kuala Lumpur
1 publication, 0.12%
Wuhan University of Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
Shandong University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
Chongqing University
1 publication, 0.12%
École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay
1 publication, 0.12%
National Aerospace Laboratories
1 publication, 0.12%
Hebei University of Engineering
1 publication, 0.12%
Delft University of Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Science and Technology Beijing
1 publication, 0.12%
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
1 publication, 0.12%
Jiangsu University
1 publication, 0.12%
Kanazawa University
1 publication, 0.12%
Sorbonne University
1 publication, 0.12%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Southampton
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Salerno
1 publication, 0.12%
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Strathclyde
1 publication, 0.12%
Yantai University
1 publication, 0.12%
Curtin University
1 publication, 0.12%
Chitkara University
1 publication, 0.12%
George Washington University
1 publication, 0.12%
Diponegoro University
1 publication, 0.12%
Sebelas Maret University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Port Harcourt
1 publication, 0.12%
Federal University of Technology Minna
1 publication, 0.12%
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Kansai University
6 publications, 2.07%
Nagoya University
4 publications, 1.38%
Tokyo University of Science
3 publications, 1.03%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
3 publications, 1.03%
University of Kaiserslautern-Landau
3 publications, 1.03%
Kyushu University
3 publications, 1.03%
Iwate University
3 publications, 1.03%
Technical University of Malaysia Malacca
2 publications, 0.69%
University of Tokyo
2 publications, 0.69%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2 publications, 0.69%
University of Hyogo
2 publications, 0.69%
Indian Institute of Science
1 publication, 0.34%
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
1 publication, 0.34%
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
1 publication, 0.34%
National Institute of Technology Srinagar
1 publication, 0.34%
I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University
1 publication, 0.34%
Northwestern Polytechnical University
1 publication, 0.34%
Pandit Deendayal Energy University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Technology, Malaysia
1 publication, 0.34%
Petronas University of Technology
1 publication, 0.34%
Gulbarga University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Malaysia, Sarawak
1 publication, 0.34%
University Malaysia, Terengganu
1 publication, 0.34%
Nanjing Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.34%
Southeast University
1 publication, 0.34%
Sardar Patel University
1 publication, 0.34%
Shandong University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.34%
École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay
1 publication, 0.34%
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
1 publication, 0.34%
Imperial College London
1 publication, 0.34%
Shanghai University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Salerno
1 publication, 0.34%
Seoul National University
1 publication, 0.34%
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
1 publication, 0.34%
Kyoto University
1 publication, 0.34%
Tohoku University
1 publication, 0.34%
Lanzhou University of Technology
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Patras
1 publication, 0.34%
Sunyani Technical University
1 publication, 0.34%
Leibniz University Hannover
1 publication, 0.34%
Oakland University
1 publication, 0.34%
Niger Delta University
1 publication, 0.34%
Technical University of Darmstadt
1 publication, 0.34%
Tokai University
1 publication, 0.34%
Galgotias University
1 publication, 0.34%
Okayama University
1 publication, 0.34%
Toyota Motor Corporation
1 publication, 0.34%
Kagawa University
1 publication, 0.34%
Saitama University
1 publication, 0.34%
Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation)
1 publication, 0.34%
Kyoto Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.34%
Tokyo City University
1 publication, 0.34%
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Japan, 237, 27.34%
Japan
237 publications, 27.34%
India, 35, 4.04%
India
35 publications, 4.04%
Malaysia, 25, 2.88%
Malaysia
25 publications, 2.88%
China, 24, 2.77%
China
24 publications, 2.77%
Germany, 15, 1.73%
Germany
15 publications, 1.73%
France, 14, 1.61%
France
14 publications, 1.61%
USA, 9, 1.04%
USA
9 publications, 1.04%
United Kingdom, 7, 0.81%
United Kingdom
7 publications, 0.81%
Czech Republic, 6, 0.69%
Czech Republic
6 publications, 0.69%
Iraq, 5, 0.58%
Iraq
5 publications, 0.58%
Netherlands, 5, 0.58%
Netherlands
5 publications, 0.58%
Italy, 4, 0.46%
Italy
4 publications, 0.46%
Iran, 3, 0.35%
Iran
3 publications, 0.35%
Republic of Korea, 3, 0.35%
Republic of Korea
3 publications, 0.35%
Argentina, 2, 0.23%
Argentina
2 publications, 0.23%
Indonesia, 2, 0.23%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.23%
Nigeria, 2, 0.23%
Nigeria
2 publications, 0.23%
Sweden, 2, 0.23%
Sweden
2 publications, 0.23%
Russia, 1, 0.12%
Russia
1 publication, 0.12%
Australia, 1, 0.12%
Australia
1 publication, 0.12%
Belgium, 1, 0.12%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.12%
Vietnam, 1, 0.12%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.12%
Ghana, 1, 0.12%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.12%
Greece, 1, 0.12%
Greece
1 publication, 0.12%
Denmark, 1, 0.12%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.12%
Canada, 1, 0.12%
Canada
1 publication, 0.12%
Mexico, 1, 0.12%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.12%
Slovakia, 1, 0.12%
Slovakia
1 publication, 0.12%
Finland, 1, 0.12%
Finland
1 publication, 0.12%
Chile, 1, 0.12%
Chile
1 publication, 0.12%
Switzerland, 1, 0.12%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.12%
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Japan, 78, 26.9%
Japan
78 publications, 26.9%
Malaysia, 11, 3.79%
Malaysia
11 publications, 3.79%
India, 9, 3.1%
India
9 publications, 3.1%
China, 8, 2.76%
China
8 publications, 2.76%
Germany, 6, 2.07%
Germany
6 publications, 2.07%
France, 3, 1.03%
France
3 publications, 1.03%
USA, 3, 1.03%
USA
3 publications, 1.03%
United Kingdom, 2, 0.69%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.69%
Italy, 2, 0.69%
Italy
2 publications, 0.69%
Argentina, 1, 0.34%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.34%
Ghana, 1, 0.34%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.34%
Greece, 1, 0.34%
Greece
1 publication, 0.34%
Iraq, 1, 0.34%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.34%
Nigeria, 1, 0.34%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.34%
Netherlands, 1, 0.34%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.34%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.34%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.34%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.34%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.34%
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