OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Physics and Chemistry of Minerals is 1. 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
Theoretical infrared signature of OH defects in Fe3+, Cr3+ and Al3+-doped enstatite	23
The nature of color of gem-quality diaspore (“zultanites”) from Turkey	21
Magnetic and structure transition of Mn3-xFexO4 solid solutions under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions	15
Pressure–volume equation of state of Fe18Pt82	13
Hydrothermal genesis and growth of the banded agates from the Allumiere-Tolfa volcanic district (Latium, Italy)	13
High-pressure Raman spectroscopy of Al-rich and pure-Mg phase D	11
In situ high-temperature behaviour and breakdown conditions of uvite at room pressure	11
Electrical conductivity of siderite and the effect of the spin transition of iron	11
Determination of P–V equation of state of a natural clinoptilolite using high-pressure powder synchrotron X-ray diffraction	9
Correction: Overview of HPCAT and capabilities for studying minerals and various other materials at high-pressure conditions	8
CuO and Cu2O nanostructures: pathway to efficient dark current density	8
Bulk modulus and electron density distribution of high-pressure polymorphs of Fe-Ti–O minerals	7
Mechanisms and conditions of Ti and Cr incorporation in mantle phlogopite: the results of atomistic simulation	6
Post-spinel transition of Fe2SiO4 ahrensite at high pressure and high temperature	6
Characterization of the lattice preferred orientation of hcp iron transformed from the single-crystal bcc phase in situ at high pressures up to 80 GPa	6
Low-temperature magnetic behavior of isocubanite from seafloor hydrothermal deposits in the Okinawa Trough	6
Redetermination and reinterpretation of the crystal structure of synthetic Na2Mg(SO4)2	6
Experimental observations of CaSiO3-CaTiO3 perovskites: implications for Ca-rich inclusions observed in sub-lithospheric diamonds	6
Crystallographic mechanism of the elastic behaviour of synthetic bütschliite K2Ca(CO3)2 on compression to 20 GPa	6
The thermal expansion of Ti-substituted CaAl12O19	5
High-pressure structural behavior of α-K2Ca3(CO3)4 up to 20 GPa	5
Lanthanide and yttrium substitution in natural fluorite	5
Thermodynamics of the α-FeOOH (goethite)-ScOOH solid solution	5
Overview of HPCAT and capabilities for studying minerals and various other materials at high-pressure conditions	5
Thermal evolution of the metamict fergusonite-(Y)	5

Equation of state and structural variations of synthetic forsterite-fayalite solid solution by single-crystal X-ray diffraction	5
Relics of possible (Mg,Fe)3Si2O7 and (Mg,Fe)4Si3O10: potential messengers from the Earth’s mantle	5
Phase evolution and temperature-dependent behavior of averievite, Cu5O2(VO4)2(CuCl) and yaroshevskite, Cu9O2(VO4)4Cl2	5
Effect of molybdenum and vanadium substitution in langbeinite phosphates: structural and thermal expansion investigation of KPbCr2P3−xMxO12 (M = V, Mo and x = 0.1, 0.2)	4
Thermal evolution of metamict davidite-(La) from the Radium Hill, Australia: recrystallization and thermal expansion	4
Thermal expansion of iron phosphides	4
High pressure and high temperature Brillouin scattering measurements of pyrope single crystals using flexible CO2 laser heating systems	4
Mineralogical characterization of fluorescent grossular garnet var. tsavorite from Merelani Hills, Tanzania	4
Sound velocity and elastic properties of Fe–Ni–S–Si liquid: the effects of pressure and multiple light elements	4
Compressional behavior of the aragonite-structure carbonates to 6 GPa	4
A correlation between hydroxyl vibrations under compression and anharmonicity: glaucophane as a test case	4
Purification mechanism of microcrystalline graphite and dissolution of non-carbon impurity during alkali autoclave-acid leaching	4
Optical bandgap dependence on crystallite size of SnO2 synthesized by stannic chloride from chlorination tin ingot	4
Phase transitions and compressibility of alkali-bearing double carbonates at high pressures: a first-principles calculations study	3
Lattice thermal conductivity of Mg2SiO4 olivine and its polymorphs under extreme conditions	3
Structural peculiarities of a moissanite (natural SiC) single crystal from Manchary kimberlite pipe, Yakutia	3
Speciation and diffusive dynamics in hydrated grain boundaries of complex oxide Gd2Ti2O7	3
Raman spectroscopic study of liebenbergite and Ni2SiO4 spinel at high pressure and high temperature: nickel effects on the vibration properties of olivine and spinel structures	3
Thermophysical properties of synthetic marialite	3
Thermodynamic stabilization in metal organic frameworks based on 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate linkers and rare earth metals	3
Solids and liquids in the (Fe, Mg, Ca)S-system: experimentally determined and thermodynamically modelled phase relations	3
Hydrogen defects in feldspars: alkali-supported dehydrogenation of sanidine	3
High-pressure behavior of gasparite-(Ce) (nominally CeAsO4), a monazite-type arsenate	3
Metastable orthopyroxene in cold slabs revealed by high pressure and temperature raman study	3
Atomic-scale deformation mechanisms at high-pressure in hydroboracite, CaMg[B₃O₄(OH)₃]₂·3H₂O	3
Crystal structures inherited from parent high-temperature disordered microblocks: Ca2SiO4, Na2SO4–K2SO4 sulfates, and related minerals (bubnovaite and dobrovolskyite)	3
Equation of state of nitrogen-bearing K-cymrite	3
‌ Impact of minor aluminum incorporation on the high-pressure properties of stishovite	2
Thermal expansion of talc at high temperature and implications for the exhumation of eclogites in subduction zones	2
Filling the gap between lansfordite and nesquehonite: MgCO3·4H2O, a new magnesium carbonate hydrate	2
Lattice dynamics, sound velocities, and atomic environments of szomolnokite at high pressure	2
Stable compounds in the CaO-Al2O3 system at high pressures	2
Insight on the global water distribution in opal considering its bi-component nature	2
Thermal treatment of the tourmaline Fe-rich princivalleite Na(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O	2
Dolomite thermal behaviour: A short review	2
On the crystal-chemistry of inderite, Mg[B3O3(OH)5](H2O)4·H2O	2
Mineralogical description and hypothesis on the formation of menilites from Galera, Granada (Spain)	2
Vibrational entropy of disordering in omphacite	2
Alexandra Navrotsky	2
Investigating stability in shock compressed europium- and cerium-doped cryptomelane K-OMS-2 through post-shock spectroscopy and microscopy	2
Anisotropic electrical conductivity changes in FeTiO3 structure transition under high pressure	2
Elasticity of natural aragonite samples by Brillouin spectroscopy	2
Experimental studies of charoite mineral transformations under thermal treatment	2
Crystal structure of calcite-type Ca1–xMnxCO3 solid solution by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy	2
Characterization and comparison of natural and Zachery-treated turquoise: new data	2
Nanomechanics of minerals: understandings and developments through instrumented nanoindentation techniques	2
Nonlinear variation of structural, thermodynamic and elastic properties of Mg2SiO4-ringwoodite caused by cation disorder	2
Linking feldspar luminescence phenomena and mineralogy using spatially resolved techniques	1
Structural variations of amorphous magnesium carbonate during nucleation, crystallization, and decomposition of nesquehonite MgCO3·3H2O	1
Greenalite-Chamosite composition, geothermometry and oxygen fugacity variations in pisolitic ironstone and carbonates of the Chilpi Group: implication on Paleoproterozoic seawater chemistry	1

Atomic resolution transmission electron microscopy visualisation of channel occupancy in beryl in different crystallographic directions	1
Compressibilities along the magnetite–magnesioferrite solid solution	1
The effect of Fe incorporation on the single-crystal elasticity of δ-AlOOH	1
Spectral variability of the uranyl silicates uranophane-α and uranophane-β: polymorphism and luminescence	1
Hydrothermal synthesis and formation of a synthetic analogue of reichenbachite, Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4	1
Laser thermal decomposition of Fe3O4 to metallic iron under vacuum: experimental and thermodynamic investigation	1
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and IR-spectroscopy studies of potassium-deficient fluorapophyllite-(K)	1
The packing fraction of the oxygen sublattice: its impact on the heat of mixing	1
Equilibrium melting relations at shallow lower mantle P-T conditions probed by the laser-heated diamond anvil cell	1
Single crystals of phenakite-like Be2(Si1−xGex)O4 solid solution: novel experimental data on hydrothermal crystal growth, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy study	1
High-temperature behavior of quartz-in-garnet system revealed by in situ Raman spectroscopy	1
2M1 phlogopite–muscovite series minerals at increasing pressure to 9 GPa. I Atomic volumes and compressibilities	1
In situ X-ray and IR probes relevant to Earth science at the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory	1
Features of the defect-impurity composition of diamonds from the northern Istok and Mayat placers (Yakutia) according to EPR, IR, and luminescence data	1
Equation of state of FeTiO3 and MgTiO3 by in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction at high pressures	1
Thermal expansivity and high-pressure sound velocities of natural topaz and implications for seismic velocities and H2O and fluorine recycling in subduction zones	1
Effect of ball-milling and thermal environment on the structural and thermal stability of antigorite serpentine: Sr$$^{2+}$$ adsorption and thermal expansion	1
New insight into the phase transition and kinetics of the dehydroxylation of bulk-to-nano chrysotile	1
Identification of rare earth elements in synthetic and natural monazite and xenotime by visible-to-shortwave infrared reflectance spectroscopy	1