Friction
Q1 Journal
Open Access
Diamond OA
Journal
Country
China
Asiatic Region
Subject Area and Category
Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Surfaces, Coatings and Films
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Publisher
SJR 2025
1.344
Q1
SJR Score
H-Index
69
Citations / Doc (2yr)
8.15
Total Docs. (latest)
168
Total Citations (3yr)
3,655
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
22237704, 22237690
Coverage
2013-2026
Journal Rank
#2,968
Subject Categories
Mechanical Engineering
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Surfaces, Coatings and Films
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Subject Areas
Aims & Scope
Friction is a peer-reviewed international journal for the publication of theoretical and experimental research works related to the friction, lubrication and wear.
Original, high quality research papers and review articles on all aspects of tribology are welcome, including, but are not limited to, a variety of topics, such as:
Friction: Origin of friction, Friction theories, New phenomena of friction, Nano-friction, Ultra-low friction, Molecular friction, Ultra-high friction, Friction at high speed, Friction at high temperature or low temperature, Friction at solid/liquid interfaces, Bio-friction, Adhesion, etc.
Lubrication: Superlubricity, Green lubricants, Nano-lubrication, Boundary lubrication, Thin film lubrication, Elastohydrodynamic lubrication, Mixed lubrication, New lubricants, New additives, Gas lubrication, Solid lubrication, etc.
Wear: Wear materials, Wear mechanism, Wear models, Wear in severe conditions, Wear measurement, Wear monitoring, etc.
Surface Engineering: Surface texturing, Molecular films, Surface coatings, Surface modification, Bionic surfaces, etc.
Basic Sciences: Tribology system, Principles of tribology, Thermodynamics of tribo-systems, Micro-fluidics, Thermal stability of tribo-systems, etc.
Friction is an open access journal.
It is published quarterly by Tsinghua University Press and Springer, and sponsored by the State Key Laboratory of Tribology (TsinghuaUniversity) and the Tribology Institute of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society.
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Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 168 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 445 |
| Total Refs. | 11,738 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 3,655 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 440 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 8.15 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 69.87 |
| % Female | 28.2% |
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