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William A. Skipper

Observed names: Skipper W, Skipper, William, Skipper, William A., W Skipper, W. A. Skipper, W. Skipper, W.A. Skipper, WA Skipper, William Skipper
Observed institution: University of Sheffield
ORCID: 0000-0001-8315-2656
Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-8315-2656
OpenAlex ID: A5034833152
A review of railway sanding system research: Adhesion restoration and leaf layer removal
2018 · William A. Skipper, Anup Chalisey, et al. · Tribology - Materials Surfaces & Interfaces · 37
An analysis of the quality of experimental design and reliability of results in tribology research
2019 · Michael Watson, Peter Christoforou, et al. · Wear · 31
Particle characterisation of rail sands for understanding tribological behaviour
2019 · W.A. Skipper, S. Nadimi, et al. · Wear · 29
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Shape analysis of railway ballast stones: curvature-based calculation of particle angularity
2020 · Bettina Suhr, William A. Skipper, et al. · Scientific Reports · 28
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A review of railway sanding system research: Wheel/rail isolation, damage, and particle application
2019 · WA Skipper, A Chalisey, et al. · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit · 28
The development of a high pressure torsion test methodology for simulating wheel/rail contacts
2020 · M. Evans, W.A. Skipper, et al. · Tribology International · 25
Quantifying the effect of particle characteristics on wheel/rail adhesion & damage through high pressure torsion testing
2022 · W.A. Skipper, S. Nadimi, et al. · Tribology International · 16
DEM modelling of railway ballast using the Conical Damage Model: a comprehensive parametrisation strategy
2022 · Bettina Suhr, William A. Skipper, et al. · Granular Matter · 16
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Sanded Wheel–Rail Contacts: Experiments on Sand Crushing Behaviour
2023 · Bettina Suhr, William A. Skipper, et al. · Lubricants · 15
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DEM simulation of single sand grain crushing in sanded wheel–rail contacts
2023 · Bettina Suhr, William A. Skipper, et al. · Powder Technology · 14
Numerical modelling of particle entrainment in the wheel–rail interface
2023 · Sadaf Maramizonouz, Sadegh Nadimi, et al. · Computational Particle Mechanics · 12
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Generation of sanded creep curves using the extended creep force model with high pressure torsion data
2024 · W. Skipper, A. Meierhofer, et al. · Wear · 10
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Investigating the effect of different adhesion materials on electrical resistance using a high pressure torsion rig
2023 · W. Skipper, S. Nadimi, et al. · Wear · 7
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Characterisation of physical and mechanical properties of seven particulate materials proposed as traction enhancers
2023 · Sadaf Maramizonouz, Sadegh Nadimi, et al. · Scientific Data · 7
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3D scans of two types of railway ballast including shape analysis information
2020 · Suhr, Bettina, Six, Klaus, et al. · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 7
CFD–DEM modelling of particle entrainment in wheel–rail interface: a parametric study on particle characteristics
2025 · Sadaf Maramizonouz, Sadegh Nadimi, et al. · Railway Engineering Science · 5
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Characterisation and tribological testing of recycled crushed glass as an alternative rail sand
2023 · Sadaf Maramizonouz, Sadegh Nadimi, et al. · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit · 5
New observations on the effect of roughness and third-body layers on friction at the wheel/rail interface
2026 · H.R. Shackleton, W. Skipper, et al. · Wear · 4
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Pressure induced transformation of biomass to a highly durable, low friction film on steel
2024 · Joseph L. Lanigan, Laura Faas, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · 4
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Mechanisms of Adhesion Increase in Wet Sanded Wheel–Rail Contacts—A DEM-Based Analysis
2025 · Bettina Suhr, William A. Skipper, et al. · Lubricants · 2
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A dataset of high-speed video recordings of wheel-rail traction enhancement using a full-scale testing platform
2025 · Sadaf Maramizonouz, Sadegh Nadimi, et al. · Data in Brief · 2
DEM modelling of surface indentations caused by granular materials: application to wheel–rail sanding
2024 · Bettina Suhr, William A. Skipper, et al. · Computational Particle Mechanics · 2
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Young's modulus of railway ballast stones measured via nano-indentation
2021 · Suhr, Bettina, Six, Klaus, et al. · Figshare · 2
Novel Alternative Particle Systems for Managing Friction in the Wheel/Rail Interface
2026 · William Skipper, Anup Chalisey, et al. · Lubricants · 1
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Towards Understanding the Adhesion Increasing Effect of Sand in Wheel-Rail Contacts
2024 · K. Six, B. Suhr, et al. · Lecture notes in mechanical engineering
Works count: 41
Citation count: 314
H-index: 11
I10-index: 12
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