OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Clay Science is 40. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Adsorption of methylene blue onto chitosan–montmorillonite/polyaniline nanocomposite	175
Adsorption of organic water pollutants by clays and clay minerals composites: A comprehensive review	126
High-efficiency photo-Fenton Fe/g-C3N4/kaolinite catalyst for tetracycline hydrochloride degradation	99
Nanocomposite of halloysite nanotubes/multi-walled carbon nanotubes for methyl parathion electrochemical sensor application	92
Influence of tailor-made TiO2/API bentonite nanocomposite on drilling mud performance: Towards enhanced drilling operations	89
Ultra-high oil-water separation membrane based on two-dimensional MXene(Ti3C2Tx) by co-incorporation of halloysite nanotubes and polydopamine	86
Comparative cytotoxicity of kaolinite, halloysite, multiwalled carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide	80
Effect of interlayer cations on montmorillonite swelling: Comparison between molecular dynamic simulations and experiments	79
Biopolymer-clay nanocomposites as novel and ecofriendly adsorbents for environmental remediation	78
Halloysite nanotubes filled with MgO for paper reinforcement and deacidification	77
Adsorption and interaction mechanism of uranium (VI) from aqueous solutions on phosphate-impregnation biochar cross-linked Mg Al layered double-hydroxide composite	70
An overview of clay-polymer nanocomposites containing bioactive compounds for food packaging applications	63
Advances in LDH coatings on Mg alloys for biomedical applications: A corrosion perspective	61
Designing a pH-responsive drug delivery system for the release of black-carrot anthocyanins loaded in halloysite nanotubes for cancer treatment	60
A study of rare earth ion-adsorption clays: The speciation of rare earth elements on kaolinite at basic pH	59
Highly effective removal of phosphate from complex water environment with porous Zr-bentonite alginate hydrogel beads: Facile synthesis and adsorption behavior study	59
Addition of alkaline solutions and fibers for the reinforcement of kaolinite-containing granite residual soil	57
Differential impact of clay minerals and organic matter on pore structure and its fractal characteristics of marine and continental shales in China	57
Preparation of high-performance silico-aluminophosphate geopolymers using fly ash and metakaolin as raw materials	56
Insights to the sulfate resistance and microstructures of alkali-activated metakaolin/slag pastes	53
Understanding the adsorption mechanism of Ag+ and Hg2+ on functionalized layered double hydroxide via statistical physics modeling	52
Microstructural design for enhanced mechanical and shape memory performance of polyurethane nanocomposites: Role of hybrid nanofillers of montmorillonite and halloysite nanotube	52
Multi-scale multi-dimensional characterization of clay-hosted pore networks of shale using FIBSEM, TEM, and X-ray micro-tomography: Implications for methane storage and migration	51
Efficient dye removal using fixed-bed process based on porous montmorillonite nanosheet/poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid)/sodium alginate hydrogel beads	50
Interaction of individual meta clays with polycarboxylate (PCE) superplasticizers in cement investigated via dispersion, zeta potential and sorption measurements	49

Effect of chitosan modified halloysite on the physical and functional properties of pullulan/chitosan biofilm integrated with rutin	49
Fabrication of a coated BiVO4@LDHs Z-scheme heterojunction and photocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin	47
Functional properties of clay nanofillers used in the biopolymer-based composite films for active food packaging applications - Review	46
Highly efficient adsorbent for removal of Crystal Violet Dye from Aqueous Solution by CaAl/LDH supported on Biochar	45
Mineralogical characterization and reactivity test of common clays suitable as supplementary cementitious material	45
Synthesis of grass-like structured Mn-Fe layered double hydroxides/PES composite adsorptive membrane for removal of malachite green	44
2D-3D magnetic NiFe layered double hydroxide decorated diatomite as multi-function material for anionic, cationic dyes, arsenate, and arsenite adsorption	44
Prediction of swelling pressure of expansive soil using an improved molecular dynamics approach combining diffuse double layer theory	43
Acid-based geopolymers using waste fired brick and different metakaolins as raw materials	42
Exploration of a novel depressant polyepoxysuccinic acid for the flotation separation of pentlandite from lizardite slimes	42
Adsorption toward Pb(II) occurring on three-dimensional reticular-structured montmorillonite hydrogel surface	42
Recent researches on antimicrobial nanocomposite and hybrid materials based on sepiolite and palygorskite	42
Undehydrated kaolinite as materials for the preparation of geopolymer through phosphoric acid-activation	41
Thermal activation and structural transformation mechanism of kaolinitic coal gangue from Jungar coalfield, Inner Mongolia, China	41
Zwitterionic dye rhodamine B (RhB) uptake on different types of clay minerals	40