OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Clays and Clay Minerals is 1. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Meifuite, A New Ferrous Phyllosilicate Mineral With Modulated Tetrahedral Sheets Similar to Minnesotaite	37
Development of Kinetic Parameters for Nitric Acid Leaching of Phlogopite and the Characterization of Solid Products	29
Mineralogy and crystal-chemistry of trioctahedral smectites from Turkey	29
Low-order kaolinite from bauxite mine tailings in the Amazon as a precursor for geopolymers: mineralogical and mechanical properties	21
Modification of the cation exchange population and CEC values of reacted bentonites of the third retrieved package of the alternative buffer material (ABM-5) experiment operated at up to 250°C	21
Effect of temperature on the synthesis of g-C₃N₄/montmorillonite and its visible-light photocatalytic properties	16
Characterization Study of some Bauxite Deposits in Northern Brazil	16
Cloisite 10A as an Effective Antibacterial Agent in Polymer Matrices: Role of Nanoscale Roughness and Interfacial Interactions	14
Microscopic observations of smectite cation exchange in the absence of free water: implications for the evolution of Mars sediments	12
Efficacy of Two Texas Bentonites in Binding Aflatoxin B1 and in Reducing Aflatoxicosis in Broilers	11
Smectite–brine–CO₂ interactions: effects of interlayer chemistry, brine concentration, CO₂ pressure, and temperature	11
Duane M. (Dewey) Moore (1933–2024)	10
Palygorskite Supporting Homogeneously Dispersed Ag Nanoparticles: Molten Salt Method and Enhanced Antibacterial Performance	10
Mineralogy, Chemistry, and Thermal and Surface Properties of Various Technological Types of K-Bentonite from the Dolná Ves Deposit (Kremnické vrchy Mts., Western Carpathians, Slovakia)	9
Benefits and Risks of Clays and Clay Minerals to Human Health From Ancestral to Current Times: A Synoptic Overview	9
Super-efficient Reduction of 4-nitrophenol Using Raw Pelagic Clays as Catalysts	9
Interfacial X-Ray Scattering From Small Surfaces: Adapting Mineral-Fluid Structure Methods for Microcrystalline Materials	9
Millennial-scale paleoclimate changes recorded in Holocene ferromanganese crusts with oscillatory micro-bands: insights from mineralogical and chemical variations in hydrogenetic ferromanganese crusts	9
Health Protection Using Clay Minerals: A Case Study Based on the Removal of BPA and BPS from Water	8
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of a Bentonite Pellets Column Heated for 10 years	8
Mineralogical and Elemental Trends in Regolith on Historically Managed Sites in the southeastern United States Piedmont	8
Review: Progress with Functional Materials Based on Loess Particles	8
Correction: Extraction of ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar ages from a multicomponent mixture: a case study from the Tatra Mountains, Poland	7
A molecular dynamics simulation study of paraquat intercalated montmorillonite	7
Niclosamide-Exfoliated Anionic Clay Nanohybrid Repurposed as an Antiviral Drug for Tackling Covid-19; Oral Formulation with Tween 60/Eudragit S100	7

Rare Earth and Critical Element Chemistry of the Volcanic Ash-fall Parting in the Fire Clay Coal, Eastern Kentucky, USA	7
Effects of the Inclusion of Ce and Ni Species on Ti for Modification of K10-Clay by Sol-Gel and their Use as Catalysts in the Liquid-Phase Esterification Systems	6
Phase-Transition Process in the Hydrothermal Zeolitization of Volcanic Ash into LTA and FAU Structures	6
Calcined Palygorskites as Supplementary Cementitious Materials	6
Sodium Polyacrylate-Modified Bentonite and Its Dehydration Testing in Real Oil	6
Dispersion and Swellability of Ternary Surfactant Co-Modified Montmorillonites	6
Influence of force field on clay–water contact angle determination using molecular dynamics	6
In Memoriam: David Pevear	6
Coordination of aluminum in saponite-like material as a function of synthesis pH	6
Evaluation of the Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners	5
Mobility of essential macro- and micro-elements in interaction between artificial sweat and potential peloids of some saline lakes in Mongolia	5
Potassium status and availability in three Indian soils as determined by 60 extractions with 1 M CaCl₂	5
Comparative study of the adsorption of tetracycline on clay minerals with various nanostructures: allophane, halloysite, and montmorillonite	5
Aflatoxin B₁ Sorption and Safety of Dietary Sodium Bentonite in Sprague-Dawley Rats	5
Direct Conversion of Cellulose into 5-HMF by Transition-Metal Doped Montmorillonite Catalyst in Water	5
Efficient Concentration of PB From Water by Reactions With Layered Alkali Silicates, Magadiite and Octosilicate	5
Preparation and Visible Photocatalytic Properties of N-Doped TiO₂/Muscovite Nanocomposites	4
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Pore-Size Effects on Gas Adsorption Kinetics in Zeolites	4
Silicon Incorporation Reduces the Reactivity of Short-range Ordered Aluminosilicates Toward Organic Acids	4
Determining the stoichiometric composition of Wyoming montmorillonite using improved transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray (TEM-EDX) techniques	4
Characteristics and Formation Pathways of Iron- and Magnesium-Silicate-Hydrates and Smectites Under Natural Alkaline Conditions	4
A Review of the Reactivity of Phosphatase Controlled by Clays and Clay Minerals: Implications for Understanding Phosphorus Mineralization in Soils	4
Fighting Against Plant Saline Stress: Development of a Novel Bioactive Composite Based on Bentonite and L-Proline	4
New Insight into the Relationships Between Structural and Ftir Spectroscopic Features of Kaolinites	4
Creep Mechanical Properties and Constitutive Model of Hard Brittle Mud Shale	4
Effect of layer bending on montmorillonite hydration and structure from molecular simulation	4
Zirconia-Intercalated Kaolinite: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Metal-Ion Removal Activity	4
Formation of Humboldtine During the Dissolution of Hematite in Oxalic Acid – Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculations and Experimental Verification	4
Comparison of Epithermal Kaolin Deposits from the Etili Area (Çanakkale, Turkey): Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Isotopic Characteristics	4
Factors governing Fe²⁺-catalyzed transformation of ferrihydrite associated with kaolinite under anoxic conditions	4
Extraction of ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar Ages from a Multicomponent Mixture: A Case Study From the Tatra Mountains, Poland	4
Identifying Detrital and Diagenetic Minerals in Paleosols of the Illinois Basin	3
Incorporation of Mo⁶⁺ in Ferrihydrite, Goethite, and Hematite	3
Tuning the Acidity of Montmorillonite by H₃PO₄-Activation and Supporting WO₃ for Catalytic Dehydration of Glycerol to Acrolein	3
Evolution of Alkali Release by an Illitic Rock for Use as Supplementary Cementitious Material	3
One-Step Fabrication of Magnetic Polymer/Montmorillonite Adsorbent for Highly Efficient Phenol Adsorption	3
Highly efficient TiO₂-pillared smectite clay with Ni and Co doping for Rhodamine B removal: kinetics of adsorption and photodegradation	3
Review of secondary phases formed under natural alkaline conditions at low temperatures and implications for cement–bentonite interactions in radioactive waste repositories	3
Effect of Montmorillonite Layer Charge on the Thermal Stability of Bentonite	3
Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Ice-Dammed Lake Sediments of the Lębork Deposit	3
Stability of Gaomiaozi bentonite: Interlayer hydration structure and aggregation morphology	3
A Novel Process for Intercalating Alkylammonium Ions in a Thai Bentonite and its Effect on Adsorption Performance	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
Construction and Characterization of a Nanostructured Biocatalyst Consisting of Immobilized Lipase on Mg-Amino-Clay	3
Petro-Mineralogical and Geochemical Evaluation of Glauconitic Rocks of the Ukra Member (Bhuj Formation), Kutch Basin, India	3
Processing and Characterization of Low-Thermal Conductivity, Clay-Based, Ceramic Membranes for Filtering Drinking Water	3
Binding of DNA to Natural Sepiolite: Applications in Biotechnology and Perspectives	3
Clays in Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products	3
Effects of occurrence form of soil organic matter on the Atterberg limits and thermal conductivity of clays	3
Delaminated and Pit-rich Nano-kaolinites obtained via an Intercalation-etching Method and their Application to Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis	3

Layered Double Hydroxide-Based MRI/CT Dual Modal Contrasting Agent With Homogeneous Particle Size	3
Bionanocomposite Beads Based on Montmorillonite and Biopolymers as Potential Systems for Oral Release of Ciprofloxacin	3
Application of an improved TEM-EDS protocol based on charge balance for accurate chemical analysis of sub-micrometric phyllosilicates in low-grade metamorphic rocks	3
Tungstate intercalated Mg-Al layered double hydroxide and its derived mixed metal oxide: preparation, characterization, and investigation of optical, electrical, and dielectric properties	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 Geopol	2
Anomalous Viscosity, Aggregation, and Non-Ergodic Phase of Laponite® RD in a Water–Methanol Binary Solvent	2
Evaluation of Claytone-ER as a novel rheological additive for enhancing oil-based drilling fluid performance under high-pressure high-temperature conditions	2
Preparation and Properties of Antibacterial Polyhexamethylene Biguanide/Palygorskite Composites as Zearalenone Adsorbents	2
Variation in the structural order of kaolinite in regolith as an effective indicator of REE mineralization	2
Effect of a Water Phase on the Swelling Pressure and Water Retention of an Unsaturated Bentonite–Sand Mixture with Insignificant Osmotic Suction	2
Yttrium and REE Mineralization in Manganese Pods Occurring in Bentonite Deposits of the Eocene Texas Coastal Plain	2
Porewater Content, Pore Structure and Water Mobility in Clays and Shales from NMR Methods	2
Synthesis of Magnetic Sulfonated Carbon/Fe₃O₄/Palygorskite Composites and Application as a Solid Acid Catalyst	2
Development and characterization of organically grafted clay minerals for the removal of methylene blue from water	2
A FIB-SEM Study of Illite Morphology in Aeolian Rotliegend Sandstones: Implications for Understanding the Petrophysical Properties of Reservoir Rocks	2
Characterization and Assessment of Natural Amazonian Clays for Cosmetics-Industry Applications	2
Physicochemical Variation of Clay Minerals and Enrichment of Rare Earth Elements in Regolith-hosted Deposits: Exemplification from The Bankeng Deposit in South China	2
Palygorskite in Indian tropical soils: a clay mineral of pedogenic, geogenic, or climate-induced origin – a mechanistic review	2
Reduction of Clay Hydration by Addition of an Organic Stabilizer	2
Effect of pre-treatments on analcime synthesis from abundant clay-rich illite	2
Multiple Hierarchical Heterojunction g-C₃N₄/LDH/Ag₃PO₄ With Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity for Cr(Vi) Reduction	2
Preparation and Characterization of Porous Palygorskite/Carbon Composites through Zinc Chloride Activation for Wastewater Treatment	2
A Comparison of the Adsorption of Cesium on Zeolite Minerals vs Vermiculite	2
Design Approaches, Functionalization, and Environmental and Analytical Applications of Magnetic Halloysite Nanotubes: A Review	2
Influence of mineral composition and firing temperature on the micro- and mesoporosity of replicate archaeological ceramics	2
Iron Removal from Kaolin Waste Dumps by Chemical (Oxalic and Citric Acids) and Biological (Bacillus Strain) Leaching	2
Evaluation of the antibacterial properties of commonly used clays from deposits in central and southern Asia	1
Influence of Thermal Treatment of Moroccan Red Clay on its Physicochemical and Mechanical Behavior	1
Release of Mg and Fe From the Octahedral Sheets During the Transformation of Montmorillonite Into Kaolinite	1
Electrochemical Study of Methoxykaolinite Interactions with Cations and Application to Trace-Level Detection of Pb(II) in Various Aqueous Media	1
Review of the application of infrared spectroscopy in studies of acid-treated clay minerals	1
Ion-Exchange Modeling of Divalent Cation Adsorption on SWy-3 Montmorillonite	1
Potential Uses of Local Clay Materials for the Production of Porcelain Electrical Insulators, Ethiopia	1
Enhanced Adsorption Of Humic Acid On Amino-Modified Bentonite	1
The Formation and Transformation of Manganese Oxide Minerals on the Surface of Kaolinite	1
Synthesis and Characterization of Non-leaching Inorgano- and Organo-montmorillonites and their Bactericidal Properties Against Streptococcus Mutans	1
Sustained Antibacterial Effect of Levofloxacin Drug in a Polymer Matrix by Hybridization With A Layered Double Hydroxide	1
Physico-chemical properties and microstructure of bentonite in highly alkaline environments	1
Performance of Low-Grade Calcined Clays as Supplementary Cementitious Material in Relation to their Geological Characteristics	1
A Density Functional Theory (DFT) Investigation of Sulfur-Based Adsorbate Interactions on Alumina and Calcite Surfaces	1
Methods for Determination of the Layer Charge of Smectites: A Critical Assessment of Existing Approaches	1
Ionic dissolution and structural evolution of chrysotile and lizardite at the mineral–water interface: reactions in sulfuric acid solution	1
Development and Characterization of Sintered Zeolite and Zeolite-Kaolin Wick Structure for Thermosiphon Heat-Pipe Application	1
Characterization of Iron-Rich Phyllosilicates Formed at Different Fe/Si Ratios	1
Facies, Geochemistry, and Ceramic Properties of Corumbataí Formation, Upper Permian of Paraná Basin, and its Application in the Ceramic Industry, Brazil	1
Correction to: Comprehensive Examination of Dehydroxylation of Kaolinite, Disordered Kaolinite, and Dickite: Experimental Studies and Density Functional Theory	1
Kinetics of Mg-Ni saponite crystallization from precursor mixtures	1
On the Unusual Temperature Dependence of Kaolinite Intercalation Capacity for N-methylformamide	1