OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Clays and Clay Minerals is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 500 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-12-01 to 2023-12-01.)

Article	Citations
CLAY MINERALS AS THE KEY TO THE SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON IN SOILS	40
ORGANO-MODIFICATION OF MONTMORILLONITE	32
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF DEHYDROXYLATION OF KAOLINITE, DISORDERED KAOLINITE, AND DICKITE: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES AND DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY	31
Acid-treated Clay Minerals as Catalysts for Dehydration of Methanol and Ethanol	19
Surface Chemisty, Microstructure, and Rheology of Thixotropic 1-D Sepiolite Gels	16
MODIFICATION OF HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES FOR ENHANCEMENT OF GAS-ADSORPTION CAPACITY	15
CLAYS IN COSMETICS AND PERSONAL-CARE PRODUCTS	14
SYNTHESIS OF ZEOLITE NaY FROM DEALUMINATED METAKAOLIN AS Ni SUPPORT FOR CO2 HYDROGENATION TO METHANE	13
Thermal Behavior of Pyrophyllite Ore during Calcination for Thermal Activation for Aluminum Extraction by Acid Leaching	12
Bentonite/Magnetite Composite for Removal of Nitrofurazone	12
HIGH-TEMPERATURE, RESISTANT, ARGILLITE-BASED, ALKALI-ACTIVATED MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED POST-THERMAL TREATMENT MECHANICAL STRENGTH	12
THE POTENTIAL USE OF CLAY-FLY ASH GEOPOLYMER IN THE DESIGN OF ACTIVE-PASSIVE LINERS: A REVIEW	12
Solubility of Calcined Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, and Illite in High Molar NaOH and Suitability as Precursors for Geopolymers	11
SURFACE AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF CLAY MATERIALS BASED ON NATURAL SAPONITE	11
GIANT MULTISTEP CRYSTALLINE VS. OSMOTIC SWELLING OF SYNTHETIC HECTORITE IN AQUEOUS ACETONITRILE	10
Adsorption of Bisphenol A from Aqueous Solution by HDTMA-Tunisian Clay Synthesized Under Microwave Irradiation: A Parametric and Thermodynamic Study	9
SOLUBILITY OF PRECURSORS AND CARBONATION OF WATERGLASS-FREE GEOPOLYMERS	9
HALLOYSITE-BASED NANOSYSTEMS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS	9
PURIFICATION OF TURKISH BENTONITES AND INVESTIGATION OF THE CONTACT ANGLE, SURFACE FREE ENERGY AND ZETA POTENTIAL PROFILES OF ORGANO-BENTONITES AS A FUNCTION OF CTAB CONCENTRATION	9
ENERGY MODELING OF COMPETITION BETWEEN TUBULAR AND PLATY MORPHOLOGIES OF CHRYSOTILE AND HALLOYSITE LAYERS	9
NEW INSIGHT INTO THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STRUCTURAL AND FTIR SPECTROSCOPIC FEATURES OF KAOLINITES	9
ANALYSIS OF THE MINERAL COMPOSITIONS OF SWELL-SHRINK CLAYS FROM GUANGXI PROVINCE, CHINA	8
AUTOMATED FULL-PATTERN SUMMATION OF X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION DATA FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT QUANTIFICATION OF CLAY-BEARING MIXTURES	7
Synthesis and Evaluation of Betaine Copolymer Filtrate Reducer for Drilling Mud	7
IMPROVEMENT OF PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL AND RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF GHARDAÏA LOESS (SOUTHERN ALGERIA) USING BENTONITE CLAY AND LIME	7

DISSOLUTION RATES OF ALLOPHANE WITH VARIABLE Fe CONTENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR AQUEOUS ALTERATION AND THE PRESERVATION OF X-RAY AMORPHOUS MATERIALS ON MARS	7
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Genesis of Kaolinitic Claystone Deposits in the Datong Coalfield, Northern China	7
TRACE AND RARE EARTH ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION AND MOBILITY DURING DIAGENETIC ALTERATION OF VOLCANIC ASH TO BENTONITE IN EASTERN IRANIAN BENTONITE DEPOSITS	7
Functional Montmorillonite/Polymer Coatings	7
BENEFITS AND RISKS OF CLAYS AND CLAY MINERALS TO HUMAN HEALTH FROM ANCESTRAL TO CURRENT TIMES: A SYNOPTIC OVERVIEW	7
POTASSIUM RESERVES IN THE CLAY FRACTION OF A TROPICAL SOIL FERTILIZED FOR THREE DECADES	6
GENESIS OF PALYGORSKITE IN THE NEOGENE BAIYANGHE FORMATION IN YANGTAIWATAN BASIN, NORTHWEST CHINA, BASED ON THE MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCURRENCE OF ENRICHED TRACE ELEMENTS AND REE	6
THE FORMATION OF CLAY MINERALS IN THE MUDFLATS OF BOLIVIAN SALARS	6
Co-modification of Bentonite by CTAB and Silane and its Performance in Oil-Based Drilling Mud	6
MONTMORILLONITE-HYDROCHAR NANOCOMPOSITES AS EXAMPLES OF CLAY–ORGANIC INTERACTIONS DELIVERING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES	6
PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HALLOYSITE-BASED CARRIERS FOR QUERCETIN LOADING AND RELEASE	6
INCORPORATION OF Mo6+ IN FERRIHYDRITE, GOETHITE, AND HEMATITE	6
FABRICATION OF CERAMIC, HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE: THE EFFECT OF BAUXITE CONTENT AND SINTERING TEMPERATURE	6
Halloysite Nanotube Vehicles for Drug Delivery Through a Model Blood–Brain Barrier	6
COMPOSITE BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERIC MATRIX DOPED WITH HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES FOR THE REPAIR OF BONE DEFECTS IN DOGS	5
ADSORPTION OF ALKALINE PHOSPHATES ON PALYGORSKITE AND SEPIOLITE: A TRADEOFF BETWEEN ENZYME PROTECTION AND INHIBITION	5
Review: Progress with Functional Materials Based on Loess Particles	5
HYDROTHERMAL INTERACTION OF WYOMING BENTONITE AND OPALINUS CLAY	5
FORMATION OF HUMBOLDTINE DURING THE DISSOLUTION OF HEMATITE IN OXALIC ACID – DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY (DFT) CALCULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION	5
NICLOSAMIDE-EXFOLIATED ANIONIC CLAY NANOHYBRID REPURPOSED AS AN ANTIVIRAL DRUG FOR TACKLING COVID-19; ORAL FORMULATION WITH TWEEN 60/EUDRAGIT S100	5
TRANSFORMATION OF MAGNESITE TO SEPIOLITE AND STEVENSITE: CHARACTERISTICS AND GENESIS (ÇAYIRBAĞI, KONYA, TURKEY)	5
OPTIMIZATION OF HYDROGEN GENERATION BY CATALYTIC HYDROLYSIS OF NaBH4 WITH HALLOYSITE-SUPPORTED CoB CATALYST USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY	5
ON THE THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY OF ILLITE AND I-S MINERALS	5
Gentamicin-Montmorillonite Intercalation Compounds as an Active Component of Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose Bionanocomposite Films with Antimicrobial Properties	4
CRYSTALLIZATION VARIATIONS IN CLAY MINERALS WITH LATITUDE IN JILIN PROVINCE, CHINA: A CLIMATE PERSPECTIVE	4
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF Al-PILLARED BENTONITE FOR REMEDIATION OF CHLORINATED PESTICIDE-CONTAMINATED WATER	4
EFFECT OF MONTMORILLONITE LAYER CHARGE ON THE THERMAL STABILITY OF BENTONITE	4
FIGHTING AGAINST PLANT SALINE STRESS: DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL BIOACTIVE COMPOSITE BASED ON BENTONITE AND L-PROLINE	4
Quantification of Mixed-Layer Clays in Multiple Saturation States Using NEWMOD2: Implications for the Potassium Uplift Hypothesis in the SE United States	4
IONICITY OF CLAY–CATION BONDS IN RELATION TO DISPERSIVE BEHAVIOR OF Mg AND K SOIL CLAYS AS INFLUENCED BY pH	4
K-Ar AND Rb-Sr DATING OF NANOMETER-SIZED SMECTITE-RICH MIXED LAYERS FROM BENTONITE BEDS OF THE CAMPOS BASIN (RIO DE JANEIRO STATE, BRAZIL)	4
BIONANOCOMPOSITE BEADS BASED ON MONTMORILLONITE AND BIOPOLYMERS AS POTENTIAL SYSTEMS FOR ORAL RELEASE OF CIPROFLOXACIN	4
DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF 5A ZEOLITE FROM PALYGORSKITE: THE INFLUENCE OF CRYSTALLIZATION DIRECTING AGENT ON THE SEPARATION PERFORMANCE FOR HEXANE ISOMERS	4
FUNCTIONALIZED HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES FOR ENHANCED REMOVAL OF Hg2+ IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS	4
Synthesis, structure, and ferroelectricity of a kaolinite-p--aminobenzamide intercalation compound	4
A Density Functional Theory (DFT) Investigation of Sulfur-Based Adsorbate Interactions on Alumina and Calcite Surfaces	4
EFFECTS OF BIO-BASED PLASTICIZERS, MADE FROM STARCH, ON THE PROPERTIES OF FRESH AND HARDENED METAKAOLIN-GEOPOLYMER MORTAR: BASIC INVESTIGATIONS	4
The Effect of the Starting Mineralogical Mixture on the Nature of Fe-Serpentines Obtained during Hydrothermal Synthesis AT 90°C	4
Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Ice-Dammed Lake Sediments of the Lębork Deposit	3
ARSENIC-BEARING SERPENTINE-GROUP MINERALS: MINERAL SYNTHESIS WITH INSIGHTS FOR THE ARSENIC CYCLE	3
Boron and lithium isotopic signatures of nanometer-sized smectite-rich mixed-layers of bentonite beds from Campos Basin (Brazil)	3
One-Pot Synthesis of Sulfonated Carbon/Palygorskite Solid-Acid Catalyst for the Esterification of Oleic Acid with Methanol	3
Comparative Modeling of Ions and Solvent Properties in Ca-Na Montmorillonite by Atomistic Simulations and Fluid Density Functional Theory	3
Effects of Metal-Polycation Pillaring and Exchangeable Cations on Aflatoxin Adsorption by Smectite	3
Effect of Alkali Concentration on Swelling Characteristics of Transformed Kaolinitic Clays	3
Synthesis of Magnetic Sulfonated Carbon/Fe3O4/Palygorskite Composites and Application as a Solid Acid Catalyst	3
NAPROXEN/LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE COMPOSITES FOR TISSUE-ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS: PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION	3
A FIB-SEM Study of Illite Morphology in Aeolian Rotliegend Sandstones: Implications for Understanding the Petrophysical Properties of Reservoir Rocks	3
EFFICIENT CONCENTRATION OF PB FROM WATER BY REACTIONS WITH LAYERED ALKALI SILICATES, MAGADIITE AND OCTOSILICATE	3
Health Protection Using Clay Minerals: A Case Study Based on the Removal of BPA and BPS from Water	3

SYNTHESIS OF A COMPOSITE AEROGEL OF REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE SUPPORTED BY TWO-DIMENSIONAL MONTMORILLONITE NANOLAYERS FOR METHYLENE BLUE REMOVAL	3
Thermal Analysis and Thermal Reactions of Smectites: a Review of Methodology, Mechanisms, and Kinetics	3
Preliminary Evaluation of Natural Antibacterial Clays for Treating Wound Infections	3
RELEASE OF Mg AND Fe FROM THE OCTAHEDRAL SHEETS DURING THE TRANSFORMATION OF MONTMORILLONITE INTO KAOLINITE	3
Porewater Content, Pore Structure and Water Mobility in Clays and Shales from NMR Methods	3
PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LOW-THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, CLAY-BASED, CERAMIC MEMBRANES FOR FILTERING DRINKING WATER	3
INFLUENCE OF THE PRECURSOR AND THE TEMPERATURE OF SYNTHESIS ON THE STRUCTURE OF SAPONITE	3
Preparation and Characterization of Porous Palygorskite/Carbon Composites through Zinc Chloride Activation for Wastewater Treatment	3
Aflatoxin B1 Sorption and Safety of Dietary Sodium Bentonite in Sprague-Dawley Rats	3
ABSORPTION PIGMENT CORES FOR PEARLESCENT PIGMENTS	3
Clay Minerals in Interbedded Sandstones and Shales of the Miocene Surma Group, Sylhet Trough, Bengal Basin (northeastern Indian Plate): Implications for Future Hydrocarbon Exploration	3
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MONTMORILLONITE-SUPPORTED TiO2 COMPOSITES FOR ENHANCED UV ABSORPTION	3
HYDRATION PROPERTIES OF MECHANICALLY ACTIVATED MUSCOVITE IN THE PRESENCE OF CALCIUM OXIDE	3
A COMPARISON OF THE ADSORPTION OF CESIUM ON ZEOLITE MINERALS VS VERMICULITE	3
ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF Ni2+ IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY NODULAR SEPIOLITE (MEERSCHAUM) AND INDUSTRIAL SEPIOLITE SAMPLES FROM ESKIŞEHIR, TURKEY	3
EFFECTS OF DIETARY PALYGORSKITE SUPPLEMENTATION ON CECAL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND THE ABUNDANCE OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT GENES IN BROILER CHICKENS FED WITH CHLORTETRACYCLINE	3
BINDING OF DNA TO NATURAL SEPIOLITE: APPLICATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PERSPECTIVES	3
Preparation and Properties of Antibacterial Polyhexamethylene Biguanide/Palygorskite Composites as Zearalenone Adsorbents	2
Petro-Mineralogical and Geochemical Evaluation of Glauconitic Rocks of the Ukra Member (Bhuj Formation), Kutch Basin, India	2
A Review of the Reactivity of Phosphatase Controlled by Clays and Clay Minerals: Implications for Understanding Phosphorus Mineralization in Soils	2
INTERFACIAL X-RAY SCATTERING FROM SMALL SURFACES: ADAPTING MINERAL-FLUID STRUCTURE METHODS FOR MICROCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS	2
ION-EXCHANGE MODELING OF MONOVALENT ALKALI CATION ADSORPTION ON MONTMORILLONITE	2
Polytypism of Cronstedtite from Ouedi Beht, El Hammam, Morocco	2
Characterization of Iron-Rich Phyllosilicates Formed at Different Fe/Si Ratios	2
POLYMORPH AND POLYTYPE IDENTIFICATION FROM INDIVIDUAL MICA PARTICLES USING SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION	2
FABRICATION OF ANTHOCYANIN/MONTMORILLONITE HYBRID PIGMENTS TO ENHANCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY AND APPLICATION IN ALLOCHROIC COMPOSITE FILMS	2
A NOVEL PROCESS FOR INTERCALATING ALKYLAMMONIUM IONS IN A THAI BENTONITE AND ITS EFFECT ON ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE	2
CLAY MATERIAL OF AN EOCENE DEPOSIT (KHANGUET RHEOUIS, TUNISIA): IDENTIFICATION USING GEOCHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION	2
PHASE-TRANSITION PROCESS IN THE HYDROTHERMAL ZEOLITIZATION OF VOLCANIC ASH INTO LTA AND FAU STRUCTURES	2
Effect of temperature on the synthesis of g-C3N4/montmorillonite and its visible-light photocatalytic properties	2
POLYTYPISM OF CRONSTEDTITE FROM NAGYBÖRZSÖNY, HUNGARY	2
STACKING DISORDER AND REACTIVITY OF KAOLINITES	2
Performance of Low-Grade Calcined Clays as Supplementary Cementitious Material in Relation to their Geological Characteristics	2
SWELLING OF BENTONITE-SAND MIXTURES AFTER LONG-TERM DISSOLUTION IN ALKALINE SOLUTION	2
Effect of the SiO2/Al2O3 Molar Ratio on the Microstructure and Properties of Clay-based Geopolymers: A Comparative Study of Kaolinite-based and Halloysite-based Geopolymers	2
REDUCTION OF CLAY HYDRATION BY ADDITION OF AN ORGANIC STABILIZER	2
Preparation and Visible Photocatalytic Properties of N-Doped TiO2/Muscovite Nanocomposites	2
Tuning the Acidity of Montmorillonite by H3PO4-Activation and Supporting WO3 for Catalytic Dehydration of Glycerol to Acrolein	2
CLOISITE 10A AS AN EFFECTIVE ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT IN POLYMER MATRICES: ROLE OF NANOSCALE ROUGHNESS AND INTERFACIAL INTERACTIONS	2
Efficacy of Two Texas Bentonites in Binding Aflatoxin B1 and in Reducing Aflatoxicosis in Broilers	2
TRACING ORGANIC-INORGANIC INTERACTIONS BY LIGHT STABLE ISOTOPES (H, Li, B, O) OF AN OIL-BEARING SHALE AND ITS CLAY FRACTION DURING HYDROUS PYROLYSIS	2
Methods for Determination of the Layer Charge of Smectites: A Critical Assessment of Existing Approaches	2
Preparation and Antibacterial Properties of Carvacrol-loaded Composite Microcapsules via Palygorskite-Stabilized Pickering Emulsions	2