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. 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
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
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
ANALYSIS OF THE MINERAL COMPOSITIONS OF SWELL-SHRINK CLAYS FROM GUANGXI PROVINCE, CHINA	8
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
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
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
POTASSIUM RESERVES IN THE CLAY FRACTION OF A TROPICAL SOIL FERTILIZED FOR THREE DECADES	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
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
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