| Rheology and flows of solid third bodies: background and application to an MoS1. 6 coating S Descartes, Y Berthier Wear 252 (7-8), 546-556, 2002 | 187 | 2002 |
| The influence of Al2O3 particle morphology on the coating formation and dry sliding wear behavior of cold sprayed Al–Al2O3 composites JM Shockley, S Descartes, P Vo, E Irissou, RR Chromik Surface and Coatings Technology 270, 324-333, 2015 | 152 | 2015 |
| A review of recent approaches for modeling solid third bodies I Iordanoff, Y Berthier, S Descartes, H Heshmat J. Trib. 124 (4), 725-735, 2002 | 144 | 2002 |
| The role and effects of the third body in the wheel–rail interaction Y Berthier, S Descartes, M Busquet, E Niccolini, C Desrayaud, L Baillet, ... Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 27 (5), 423-436, 2004 | 95 | 2004 |
| Presence and role of the third body in a wheel–rail contact S Descartes, C Desrayaud, E Niccolini, Y Berthier Wear 258 (7-8), 1081-1090, 2005 | 94 | 2005 |
| Inhomogeneous microstructural evolution of pure iron during high-pressure torsion S Descartes, C Desrayaud, EF Rauch Materials Science and Engineering: A 528 (10-11), 3666-3675, 2011 | 57 | 2011 |
| Fretting wear rate evolution of a flat-on-flat low alloyed steel contact: A weighted friction energy formulation S Baydoun, S Fouvry, S Descartes, P Arnaud Wear 426, 676-693, 2019 | 43 | 2019 |
| Third Body Behavior During Dry Sliding of Cold-Sprayed Al-Al2O3 Composites: In Situ Tribometry and Microanalysis JM Shockley, S Descartes, E Irissou, JG Legoux, RR Chromik Tribology Letters 54, 191-206, 2014 | 37 | 2014 |
| Wheel flange/rail gauge corner contact lubrication: Tribological investigations S Descartes, A Saulot, C Godeau, S Bondeux, C Dayot, Y Berthier Wear 271 (1-2), 54-61, 2011 | 37 | 2011 |
| A new mechanical–electrical approach to the wheel-rail contact S Descartes, M Renouf, N Fillot, B Gautier, A Descamps, Y Berthier, ... Wear 265 (9-10), 1408-1416, 2008 | 37 | 2008 |
| Sharp curved track corrugation: From corrugation observed on-site, to corrugation reproduced on simulators A Saulot, S Descartes, Y Berthier Tribology International 42 (11-12), 1691-1705, 2009 | 36 | 2009 |
| A tribological characterization of the “damage mechanism” of low rail corrugation on sharp curved track A Saulot, S Descartes, D Desmyter, D Levy, Y Berthier Wear 260 (9-10), 984-995, 2006 | 35 | 2006 |
| Nanomechanical and tribological characterization of the MPC phospholipid polymer photografted onto rough polyethylene implants N Wang, AM Trunfio-Sfarghiu, D Portinha, S Descartes, E Fleury, ... Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 108, 285-294, 2013 | 32 | 2013 |
| Assessment of mechanical property gradients after impact-based surface treatment: application to pure α-iron D Tumbajoy-Spinel, S Descartes, JM Bergheau, V Lacaille, ... Materials Science and Engineering: A 667, 189-198, 2016 | 30 | 2016 |
| An attempt to produce ex situ TTS to understand their mechanical formation conditions–the case of an ultra high purity iron S Descartes, M Busquet, Y Berthier Wear 271 (9-10), 1833-1841, 2011 | 30 | 2011 |
| Fretting wear behavior of Zn–Ni alloy coatings L Lee, É Régis, S Descartes, RR Chromik Wear 330, 112-121, 2015 | 29 | 2015 |
| Microstructure refinement of cold-sprayed copper investigated by electron channeling contrast imaging Y Zhang, N Brodusch, S Descartes, RR Chromik, R Gauvin Microscopy and Microanalysis 20 (5), 1499-1506, 2014 | 29 | 2014 |
| Formation conditions of mechanically modified superficial structures for two steels M Busquet, S Descartes, Y Berthier Tribology International 42 (11-12), 1730-1743, 2009 | 29 | 2009 |
| Tribologically induced nanolaminate in a cold-sprayed WC-reinforced Cu matrix composite: a key to high wear resistance Y Zhang, D Choudhuri, TW Scharf, S Descartes, RR Chromik Materials & Design 182, 108009, 2019 | 28 | 2019 |
| Microstructural and micromechanical investigations of surface strengthening mechanisms induced by repeated impacts on pure iron D Tumbajoy-Spinel, X Maeder, G Guillonneau, S Sao-Joao, S Descartes, ... Materials & Design 147, 56-64, 2018 | 28 | 2018 |
