| Scale dependence of micro/nano-friction and adhesion of MEMS/NEMS materials, coatings and lubricants NS Tambe, B Bhushan Nanotechnology 15 (11), 1561, 2004 | 236 | 2004 |
| Friction model for the velocity dependence of nanoscale friction NS Tambe, B Bhushan Nanotechnology 16 (10), 2309, 2005 | 169 | 2005 |
| Nanotribological characterization of self-assembled monolayers deposited on silicon and aluminium substrates NS Tambe, B Bhushan Nanotechnology 16 (9), 1549, 2005 | 103 | 2005 |
| Micro/nanotribological characterization of PDMS and PMMA used for BioMEMS/NEMS applications NS Tambe, B Bhushan Ultramicroscopy 105 (1-4), 238-247, 2005 | 95 | 2005 |
| A new atomic force microscopy based technique for studying nanoscale friction at high sliding velocities NS Tambe, B Bhushan Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 38 (5), 764, 2005 | 69 | 2005 |
| Nanoscale friction-induced phase transformation of diamond-like carbon NS Tambe, B Bhushan Scripta materialia 52 (8), 751-755, 2005 | 53 | 2005 |
| Self-adhering electrodes and methods of making the same S Chandrasekaran, NS Tambe, DE Brodnick US Patent 8,238,995, 2012 | 41 | 2012 |
| Nanowear mapping: a novel atomic force microscopy based approach for studying nanoscale wear at high sliding velocities NS Tambe, B Bhushan Tribology Letters 20, 83-90, 2005 | 36 | 2005 |
| Identifying materials with low friction and adhesion for nanotechnology applications NS Tambe, B Bhushan Applied Physics Letters 86 (6), 061906, 2005 | 35 | 2005 |
| In situ study of nano-cracking in multilayered magnetic tapes under monotonic and fatigue loading using an AFM NS Tambe, B Bhushan Ultramicroscopy 100 (3-4), 359-373, 2004 | 34 | 2004 |
| Durability studies of micro/nanoelectromechanical systems materials, coatings and lubricants at high sliding velocities (up to ) using a modified atomic force … NS Tambe, B Bhushan Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films 23 (4 …, 2005 | 31 | 2005 |
| Nanoscale friction and wear maps NS Tambe, B Bhushan Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical …, 2008 | 28 | 2008 |
| Nanoscale friction mapping NS Tambe, B Bhushan Applied Physics Letters 86 (19), 193102, 2005 | 27 | 2005 |
| Surface textured rollers NS Tambe, M Ahuja, H Gowda US Patent 8,123,413, 2012 | 22 | 2012 |
| Nanotribological investigations of materials, coatings and lubricants for nanotechnology applications at high sliding velocities NS Tambe The Ohio State University, 2005 | 16 | 2005 |
| Sliding contact energy measurement using a calibrated acoustic emission transducer B Bhushan, Y Wu, NS Tambe IEEE transactions on magnetics 39 (2), 881-887, 2003 | 13 | 2003 |
| Role of particulate contamination on friction and wear and durability of load/unload and padded picosliders B Bhushan, NS Tambe IEEE transactions on magnetics 39 (2), 857-863, 2003 | 13 | 2003 |
| Tractive effort system and method BD Worden, AK Kumar, MJ Malone, JL Coyne, NS Tambe, MB Garule, ... US Patent 9,308,921, 2016 | 12 | 2016 |
| Effect of load/unload process on friction/stiction and durability of head-disk interface NS Tambe, B Bhushan Microsystem technologies 8, 409-418, 2002 | 12 | 2002 |
| Systems and methods for weight transfer in a vehicle M Ahuja, NS Tambe, B Worden, M Sridhar US Patent 8,313,111, 2012 | 9 | 2012 |
