OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Clay Minerals is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Recommended abbreviations for the names of clay minerals and associated phases	40
Antibacterial properties and in vivo studies of tannic acid-stabilized silver–halloysite nanomaterials	17
Hybrid nanocomposites of elastomeric polyurethane containing halloysite nanotubes and POSS nanoparticles: tensile, hardness, damping and abrasion performance	12
Characterization and use of clays and argillites from the south of Santa Catarina State, Brazil, for the manufacture of clay ceramics	10
Effects of the full-scale substitution of strontium for calcium on the microstructure of brushite: (Ca_xSr_1–x)HPO₄.nH₂O system	9
Characterization, thermal behaviour and firing properties of clay materials from Cap Bon Basin, north-east Tunisia, for ceramic applications	9
Mineralogical analysis of a clay body from Zlakusa, Serbia, used in the manufacture of traditional pottery	8
Modelling, kinetics and equilibrium studies of crystal violet adsorption on modified montmorillonite by sodium dodecyl sulfate and hyamine surfactants	8
Adsorption of phosphate by halloysite (7 Å) nanotubes (HNTs)	8
Adsorption ofLippia multifloraessential oil on two surfactant-modified clays: qualitative approach	7
Enhancement of the adsorption properties of two natural bentonites by ion exchange: equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic study	6
Palaeoclimate, palaeosalinity and redox conditions control palygorskite claystone formation: an example from the Yangtaiwatan Basin, northwest China	6
Mineral stabilities in soils: how minerals can feed the world and mitigate climate change	6
Engineering clay minerals to manage the functions of soils	6
Hydrothermal solidification of sepiolite into a cemented sepiolite aggregate for humidity regulation and formaldehyde removal	5
Enhanced thermal stability and adsorption performance of MIL-53(Fe)@montmorillonite	5
Dr Barbara S. Neumann: clay scientist and industrial pioneer; creator of Laponite®	5
Adsorption of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide surfactant for organophilization of palygorskite clay	4
Copper supported on acid-activated vermiculite as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for the Biginelli reaction: a green approach	4
Study of interactions between rhodamine B and a beidellite-rich clay fraction	4
Characterization of Brazilian palygorskite (Guadalupe region) and adsorptive behaviour for solvatochromic dyes	4
Rare earth element geochemistry of altered pyroclastic rocks in the Hashtjin area of north-west Iran	4
Removal of ivermectin from aqueous media using commercial, bentonite-based organophilic clay as an adsorbent	4
Study of the adsorption mechanisms of NH₃, H₂S and SO₂ on sepiolite using molecular dynamics simulations	4
Assessing trace-element mobility during alteration of rhyolite tephra from the Dinaride Lake System using glass-phase and clay-separate laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry	4

Characterization and distribution of clay minerals in the soils of Fildes Peninsula and Ardley Island (King George Island, Maritime Antarctica)	4
Potential use of Kebilian clay reserves (southern Tunisia) for the production of geopolymer materials	4
Geochemical discrimination of the altered volcanic tuff from sediments in the Lunpola Basin, central Tibetan Plateau	3
Adsorption of lead by kaolinite, montmorillonite, goethite and ferrihydrite: performance and mechanisms based on quantitative analysis	3
Measurement of apparent sintering activation energy for densification of clays	3
Effects of grinding and dehydration on kaolin in a steam jet mill	3
Effects of γ-irradiation on the Cu²⁺ sorption behaviour of NaOH-modified Philippine natural zeolites	3
Influence of zirconia on the sintering behaviour and mechanical properties of reaction-sintered mullite-based composite ceramics	3
Synthesis and optimization of a montmorillonite-tolerant zwitterionic polycarboxylate superplasticizer via Box-Behnken design	3
Influence of excess alumina on mullite synthesized from pyrophyllite by spark plasma sintering	3
Visualization of clay minerals at the atomic scale	3
Occurrence of anatase in reworking altered ash beds (K-bentonites and tonsteins) and discrimination of source magmas: a case study of terrestrial Permian–Triassic boundary successions in China	3
Study of chalcopyrite flotation in the presence of illite using a design of experiments approach	3
Structural transformation of kaolin as an active matrix for the in situ synthesis of zeolite Y	3