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Viscosity Index Improvers

Viscosity Index Improvers is a class of polymeric additives that function as rheological modifiers by reducing the rate of viscosity change with temperature in lubricants, thereby enhancing their performance across varying thermal conditions.

119

Publications

3.7K

Citations

283

Authors

86

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2017–2026

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Vi Improvers

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Publications

119

Chemically Modifying Vegetable Oils to Prepare Green Lubricants

Gobinda Karmakar, Pranab Ghosh, Brajendra K. Sharma · Lubricants · 2017 · 263 citations · Full text

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Improving engine oil lubrication in light-duty vehicles by using of dispersing MWCNT and ZnO nanoparticles in 5W50 as viscosity index improvers (VII)

Mohammad Hemmat Esfe, Ali Akbar Abbasian Arani, Saeed Esfandeh · Applied Thermal Engineering · 2018 · 151 citations

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Boundary Film Formation by Viscosity Index Improvers

Matthew Smeeth, H. A. Spikes, Selda Günsel · Tribology Transactions · 1996 · 131 citations

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How Polymers Behave as Viscosity Index Improvers in Lubricating Oils

Michael J. Covitch, Kieran Trickett · Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science · 2015 · 98 citations · Full text

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Hydrodynamic Lubrication of Journal Bearings by Pseudo-Plastic Lubricants : Part 1, Theoretical Studies

Sanae WADA, Hirotsugu HAYASHI · Bulletin of JSME · 1971 · 96 citations · Full text

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Authors

283

  1. PG
    Pranab Ghosh

    North Bengal University, India

    13 publications · 611 citations

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  2. NS
    Nehal S. Ahmed

    Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Egypt

    11 publications · 283 citations

    11

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  3. HA
    H. A. Spikes

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 469 citations

    10

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  4. AM
    Amal M. Nassar

    Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Egypt

    10 publications · 222 citations

    10

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  5. GK
    Gobinda Karmakar

    North Bengal University, India

    8 publications · 515 citations

    8

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1–5 of 283

Institutions

86

  1. Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute

    Cairo, Egypt

    12 h-index

    39 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. North Bengal University

    Siliguri, India

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    927 citations

  4. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Richland, United States

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    383 citations

  5. Argonne National Laboratory

    Lemont, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    79 citations

  6. Indian Oil Corporation (India)

    New Delhi, India

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    216 citations

  7. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    15 publications

    252 citations

  8. Indian Institute of Petroleum

    Dehra Dūn, India

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    257 citations

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Venues

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  2. Petroleum Science and Technology

    9 publications · 234 citations

    9

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  3. Lubrication Science

    8 publications · 156 citations

    8

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  4. Tribology Transactions

    8 publications · 374 citations

    8

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  5. Journal of Applied Polymer Science

    5 publications · 81 citations

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