OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Clays and Clay Minerals is 4. 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
Mineralogy and crystal-chemistry of trioctahedral smectites from Turkey	29
Development of Kinetic Parameters for Nitric Acid Leaching of Phlogopite and the Characterization of Solid Products	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
Characterization Study of some Bauxite Deposits in Northern Brazil	16
Effect of temperature on the synthesis of g-C₃N₄/montmorillonite and its visible-light photocatalytic properties	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
Palygorskite Supporting Homogeneously Dispersed Ag Nanoparticles: Molten Salt Method and Enhanced Antibacterial Performance	10
Duane M. (Dewey) Moore (1933–2024)	10
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
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
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
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
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

Correction: Extraction of ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar ages from a multicomponent mixture: a case study from the Tatra Mountains, Poland	7
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
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
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
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
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
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