OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Clay Science is 44. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	315
Adsorption behaviors and atomistic mechanisms of iodate and iodide on hollow spherical allophane nanoparticles	116
Difference in expansion and dehydration behaviors between NH4- and K-montmorillonite	116
Editorial Board	105
Editorial Board	94
Topochemical silanization of the Aurivillius phase Bi2SrTa2O9 and post-synthesis complexation	85
Statistical significance of curing variables on geopolymerization of mining by-product untreated clay	80
Modified natural mineral with a biogenic compound to control microbial growth in waterborne paint	80
Synergistic ultrasonic–flash calcination to enhance pozzolanic reactivity of engineering spoil	80
Light-driven C1 Chemical Conversion with LDH-based Nanomaterials	78
Ultrasonic disaggregation of mixed-dimensional palygorskite clay for improving ABS resin properties	78
Thermal stability of artificial radiation-induced defects in kaolinite: Enhancing EPR dating protocol	76
Synergy of palygorskite supported polyaniline and MoS2 for improvement of Li S Battery performance	74
One-pot synthesis of Mg Al layered double hydroxides (LDH) from weathered tropical soils	72
Comparative crystal chemistry of monovalent cation-exchanged birnessite	72
Nano structure of CO2-Brine-Kaolinite Interface: Implications for CO2 Geological Sequestration	67
In-depth insights into transformation mechanism of synthetic saponite to amorphous silica under acid attack	66
Molecular insights into the freezing process of water on the basal surface of muscovite mica	65
Fate of silicon in tropical agricultural soil clays using XANES spectroscopy	64
Rare earth modification of smectites and their use in luminescent up-conversion emission	61
Facile modification of sepiolite and its application in wear-resistant and superhydrophobic epoxy coatings by mimicking the structure of shark skin	61
Thermal activation of kaolinite through potassium acetate intercalation: A structural and reactivity study	60
Development of Pickering emulsion from polycationic montmorillonite nanoclay	57
Preparation and characterization of titania supported on layered double hydroxide precipitated on glass fiber cloth	56
Functionalized halloysite nanotube–alginate composites as clay based platforms for real-time adsorption and QCM detection of hydrophobic biomolecule	56

Triplet-triplet annihilation up-conversion of cationic iridium(III) complex solubilized by organically-modified hectorite in a green solvent	56
A novel montmorillonite-based room temperature phosphorescence material by host-guest system	56
Insights into the adsorption behaviour and mechanism of tetracycline on rectorite mineral: Influence of surface and structure evolution	56
Rectorite-enhanced carbon/LaONO3 nanocomposites for ultra-rapid phosphate removal from wastewater	55
Mechanical properties of defective kaolinite in tension and compression: A molecular dynamics study	55
Self-assembly of Fe-MOF on vermiculite nanosheets with enhanced catalytic activity	55
Investigation of biological pathway of cobalt-55-labeled layered double hydroxide depending on surface charge	53
Mechanical and thermal properties of geopolymers derived from metakaolin with iron mine waste	52
Editorial Board	52
Nano-enhanced thermo-mechanical properties of ethylene vinyl acetate with intumescent agent and organoclays	52
Holographic characterization of typical silicate minerals by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy	52
Urea-intercalated montmorillonite quasi-solid-state electrolyte enabling selective Zn2+ transport and reduced water reactivity for durable aqueous zinc-ion batteries	51
The reversibility of interlayer ion fixation in the smectite of BCV 2017 bentonite during long-term heating in air at 200 °C, a detailed mineralogical study	49
Ca-Al layered double hydroxides (LDHs) from the rehydration of calcined katoite: Chloride binding capacity and cementitious properties	49
Effect of the dispersion state of minerals on the properties of cellulose nanofiber-based composite films	48
Polymerization regenerating Ca-zeolite by calcium inducing halloysite for enhancing toxic metal ions removal	48
Correlation between the triplet state energy of organic guests and the photoluminescence of Eu3+ and Tb3+ in layered yttrium hydroxide host	47
Structural defect-induced white light emission from synthetic Zn-rich trioctahedral smectite	47
Trivalent lanthanide sorption onto illite in the presence of carbonate: A study combining thermodynamic sorption modeling, time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy, and parallel factor analysis	47