Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

Aims & Scope

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology provides a broad coverage of the materials and techniques employed in tribology.

It contains a firm technical news element which brings together and promotes best practice in the three disciplines of tribology, which comprise lubrication, wear and friction.

ILT also follows the progress of research into advanced lubricants, bearings, seals, gears and related machinery parts, as well as materials selection.

A double-blind peer review process involving the editor and other subject experts ensures the content's validity and relevance.

The journal aims to help industry professionals to reduce the loss caused by friction-related downtime, as up to 50% of machinery is at a standstill at any one time as a direct result of a lack of or improper application of lubricants.

Determining which lubricants work best in different types of machinery—and understanding how and why—can have far-reaching effects in areas such as costs, productivity and quality.

ILT places special emphasis on the development of alternatives to finite hydrocarbons, including synthetics, ‘dry’ lubricants, plastics composites and innovative carbon materials.

This leading-edge material, drawn from both academic and industrial sources, plus a unique rolling programme review of new products and developments, means that ILT is a balanced and well-informed resource offering immediate practical advantages to its subscribers. • Abrasion resistant materials • Advanced lubricants • Advanced surfaces • Biotribology • Carbon-based materials • Condition monitoring • Green tribology • Lubricant additives • Oil refining • Surface texturing • Wear-resistant coatings.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.334

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	43

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15593

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	839

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Energy, Engineering and Materials Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Size effects of SiO₂ nanoparticles as oil additives on tribology of lubricant

  Citation: 199

  Authors: De‐Xing, Cheng‐Hsien, Yuan, Yeon‐Pun, Shi‐Yan

• Microstructure and tribological behavior of polymeric nanocomposites

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Min, Ming, Hong, Hanmin, Bernd, Klaus

• Principles and Applications of Tribology

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Bharat

• Advancement and current status of wear debris analysis for machine condition monitoring: a review

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Manoj, Parboti, Nirendra

• Vegetable‐based biodegradable lubricating oil additives

  Citation: 120

  Authors: M.A., H.H., S.M.

• High performance ester lubricants from natural oils

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Dharma R.

• Mechanism of friction of fullerenes

  Citation: 112

  Authors: L., V., M., O., Yu, R.

• Performance and anti‐wear mechanism of Cu nanoparticles as lubricating oil additives

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Ming, Xiaobo, Weimin, Xisheng

• Influence factors on gearbox power loss

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Klaus, Bernd‐Robert, Michael

• Lubricants and functional fluids from renewable sources

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Bill

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