OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Clay Science is 39. 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
Insights into the adsorption behaviour and mechanism of tetracycline on rectorite mineral: Influence of surface and structure evolution	162
Photoinduced cooling effect of water-retentive composite of TiO2 and saponite	109
Multi-functional nanoarchitectonics of allophane via addition reactions with acrylonitrile through C-O bond formation	97
Utilization of encapsulating, anti-oxidizing, and green capping features of metakaolin based geopolymers for Mn, Cr and Co salts in catalytic degradation of dyes	92
Kaolinite to smectite transformation: A crystal chemistry study by analytical electron microscopy	91
Palygorskite-Mn(II): An efficient and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of quinolines	82
Thermal activation of kaolinite through potassium acetate intercalation: A structural and reactivity study	79
Synergistic effect of processing water treatment sludge rich in kaolinite for the sustainable production of LC3	76
Study on CO₂ adsorption of illite and its microstructural characterization post adsorption: High-pressure and supercritical tests	72
Quantitative analogism on montmorillonite mineral layer filtration ability against micro-materials	67
One-pot synthesis of ultrafine Ni0.13Co0.87P nanoparticles on halloysite nanotubes as efficient catalyst for hydrogen evolution from ammonia borane	63
Carbonate-free CoAl layered double hydroxides supercapacitors: Controlled precipitation via acid mediated decomplexation	63
Holographic characterization of typical silicate minerals by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy	63
Two agitation routes for the adsorption of Reactive Red 120 dye on NiFe LDH/AC nanosheets from wastewater and river water	58
Analysis of the properties of chemically bound phosphate ceramics (CBPCs) produced from metakaolin with various acid phosphates	57
Heteronanostructures constructed from vertical MoS2 nanosheets on sepiolite nanofibers boosting electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution	56
Flocculation of polystyrene nanoplastics in water using Mg/Al layered double hydroxides via heteroaggregation	55
Molecular dynamics simulations of exchange behavior of radionuclides into montmorillonite: Unraveling the dynamic processes and microscopic structures	53
Facile construction of 2D/2D BiOCl/NiAl-LDHs S-scheme heterojunctions for efficient photocatalytic dye and antibiotic degradation	52
Distinct chemical and stable isotope compositions of smectite formed during steaming of Clearwater Formation oil-sands from Cold Lake, Alberta	52
Vermiculite aerogels assembled from nanosheets via metal ion induced fast gelation	52
Thermal evolution of a kaolin: Quantitative phase analysis and assessment of the thermal markers of the Provins clay	51
Compressibility of a binary bentonite-based mixture with particular emphasis on pellet orientation	51
Blocking endogenous phosphorus release in sediments by a hydrotalcite mixture synthesized with natural sepiolite and discarded cans	51
One-pot synthesis of Mg Al layered double hydroxides (LDH) from weathered tropical soils	46

Sepiolite- rosemary oil combination as an environmentally oriented insecticide	45
Sustained release and self activation of peroxydisulfate intercalated Ca/Al-layered double hydroxide in the remediation of organic contaminated soil	44
Hydrochloric acid pretreatment combined with microwave-assisted oxalic acid leaching of natural red palygorskite-rich clay for efficiently change the color and properties	44
An underwater diaphragm discharge: A new tool for Zn Fe LDH obtaining	43
Light-driven C1 Chemical Conversion with LDH-based Nanomaterials	42
Editorial Board	42
Preparation and release of antibacterial Na-mica-4/chlorhexidine nanocomposites	42
Editorial Board	42
Effect of chitosan modified halloysite on the physical and functional properties of pullulan/chitosan biofilm integrated with rutin	41
Antibacterial LDPE-based nanocomposites with salicylic and rosmarinic acid-modified layered double hydroxides	41
Cross-linked polymer modified layered double hydroxide nanosheet stabilized CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots for white light-emitting diode	41
Anisotropy in particle orientation controls water diffusion in clay materials	40
The atomic structure of imogolite nanotubes: A 50 years old issue reinvestigated by X-ray scattering experiments and molecular dynamics simulations	40
Preparation of rare earth metal ions promoted MnOx@halloysite catalyst for highly efficient catalytic oxidation of toluene	40
Rheological study of the effect of clay mineral composition on non-linear viscoelasticity	39