OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Carbonates and Evaporites is 3. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Oligocene palaeogeographic evolution of the DAKAC basin (Datça-Kale-Acıgöl): implications for the Cenozoic tectonic evolution of SW Anatolia	32
Mineralogic and geochemical characteristics of Duwi Formation black shale, Safaga District, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt	28
Application of shale TOC prediction model using the XGBoost machine learning algorithm: a case study of the Qiongzhusi Formation in central Sichuan Basin	24
A novel approach to investigate the impact of isolated vuggy porosity on petrophysical properties and volumetric calculations of carbonate reservoirs: the Dehram Group, Zagros Basin, southern Iran	18
Reservoir quality investigation by combination of core measured data and NMR technique analysis: a case study of Asmari carbonate reservoir in Gachsaran field	17
Silica diagenesis in Ypresian–Priabonian gypsiferous carbonates of Kef Eddour Formation, Gafsa, southern Tunisia	17
Re-evaluation of original carbonate mineralogy, an integration of petrographic and geochemical data, Southwestern margin of Neo-Tethys Ocean	17
Centrifugal model test of deep covered karst collapse induced by static overloading of dense building groups	17
Geochemical evolution of structure-bedding controlled hydrothermal dolomites of the Kinta Valley, Western Malaysia	14
Diagenetic impact on unconventional tight carbonate reservoir of AR-F Member from the Abu Gharadig Field, north Western Desert, Egypt: insights from integrated combined sedimentological, petrographic,	14
Detection of karstic conduits using deep ground-penetrating radar (DGPR) in cretaceous limestone (case study: Bakan plain, Fars province, South Iran)	13
Evaluation of fault and fracture controlled hydrothermal dolomitization in the Jurassic carbonate succession of the lesser Himalayas, NW Pakistan	13
Impact of stylolite cementation on weathering rates of carbonate rocks	13
Impact of the Hendijan-Bahregansar paleo-high on the Ramshir Oilfield, Dezful Embayment, SW Iran	12
Analysis of active faults using GIS methods and their relationship with tectonic morphometric indices in the Shiraz region (SW Iran)	12
Biostratigraphy of calcareous nannofossils and ostracods from the upper Paleocene-lower Eocene Kolosh Formation at Qaradagh Mountain, Sulaymaniyah Area, Kurdistan Region in Iraq	12
The Mississippi valley type Zn-Pb-celestite deposits at Wadi Essel, the Eastern Desert of Egypt: fluid inclusions and microthermometry evidences	12
Genesis of sulfate lithofacies between Erzincan-Divriği Basin with sedimentologic and geochemical evidences: an example from the Paleogene basins of Eastern Turkey	11
Addressing the heterogeneity of mixed clastic-carbonate Asmari formation through seismic-facies aided electrofacies modeling in a Southern Iran oilfield	11
Formation mechanism analysis of karst collapses in Geleshan Town-Zhongliang Town, Chongqing, China	11
Microborings and their genetic mechanism in ooids of the Cambrian Miaolingian Series, Mantou Formation in the southern North China Block	11
Zonation characteristics of karst development in Taiyuan formation limestone and its implications for water-conserving mining: a case study of Zhangshuanglou coal mine, North China	11
Sedimentary environment of Middle Jurassic anhydrite in the Qiangtang Basin, eastern Tethys: constraints from sulfur isotope	11
The development characteristics and exploration significance of the Changxing Formation reefs in the eastern Sichuan Basin under the sequence framework	10
Analysis of karst and pseudokarst landforms in Denizli (SW Türkiye) using UAV-SfM photogrammetry: a comparative study with traditional methods at Gümüşdere Doline and Kartal Lake	10

Sedimentary facies and depositional-diagenetic model of storm-influenced carbonate ramp system, Paleocene–Oligocene of Pabdeh Formation, Zagros, Iran	10
Microfacies analysis, depositional environment and foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Upper Miocene Benghazi formation, P53 locality, as Sahabi area, NE Libya	9
Experimental study on karst development characteristics of calcrete and analysis of its dissolution mechanism	9
Karstification in carbonate reservoir (Asmari and Sarvak) in the basins of Baram Jamal and Poto springs	9
The Cambrian sedimentology and reservoir properties of the hybrid Abbottabad Formation in the Kotli area, Sub-Himalaya, Pakistan: insights into the Proto-Tethys paleoenvironment	9
Impact of rocky desertification and other driving factors on ecosystem quality in Guizhou Province	9
Stable isotopes and rare-earth elements of carbonate rocks, Paleocene–Eocene Kolosh Formation, High Folded Zone, NE Iraq: implication for depositional environment and Diagenesis	9
Impact of petrographic and physico-mechanical properties on aggregate suitability of the early Devonian Nowshera formation: a case study from the Peshawar Basin, Pakistan	8
Machine learning-based lithological mapping from ASTER remote-sensing imagery in the Sivas basin with complex due to salt tectonics	8
Petrography and geochemistry of the Girujan Clay Formation in the Upper Assam Shelf, NE India: insights into provenance, tectonic settings, source area weathering, and redox conditions	8
Research on the tectonic stress control mechanisms of graphitization in carbonate rocks	8
Geological setting, geochemical, textural, and genesis of palygorskite in Eocene carbonate deposits from Central Tunisia	8
Discovery of submerged springs: a step forward to effectively remediate and manage contaminated groundwater in a karst aquifer	8
Facies analysis, depositional environment and diagenetic processes of the Lower Cretaceous Yamama Formation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	8
Pre-Jurassic paleogeomorphology restoration and favorable conditions for oil accumulation of the Zhouchang area, Ordos Basin, China	8
Micro-karstification in a stalactite from Küpeli Cave, southern Turkey	8
Study of the karst development rate of the Jinping porous carbonate rock formation based on porosity analysis of rock images	7
Comparison of two-region nonequilibrium model and transient storage model for simulating solute transport in karst conduits	7
Depositional and diagenetic drivers of heterogeneous reservoir quality in the Neogene strata of the Red Sea (Egypt)	7
Sedimentological and diagenetic analysis of Early Eocene Margalla Hill Limestone, Shahdara area, Islamabad, Pakistan: implications for reservoir potential	7
EPMA analysis of a stalagmite from Küpeli Cave, southern Turkey: implications on detrital sediments	7
Application of slake durability test on carbonate rocks: an improvement of configured discard method (CDM)	7
Initiation mechanism of split grouting cracks at the top of the Ordovician limestone in a coal seam floor	7
Developmental characteristics and genetic model of Ordovician karst porosity in the southern margin of Northern China	7
Prediction of total organic carbon at the oil field using conventional well logs and machine learning algorithms	7
Hyperspectral analysis (VNIR-SWIR) applied to the characterization of a dolomitization context: a case study in Rio Bonito Quarry, Brazil	7
Major, trace and rare earth element geochemistry of Archaean carbonate sediments of Tanwan group rocks of the Bhilwara supergroup, India: implications for seawater geochemistry and depositional enviro	7
Assessment of linking diagenesis history to sequence stratigraphy evidences (systems tract), (a case study: Sarvak Formation in one of the super oil fields, SW, IRAN)	7
Dolomite distribution’s study of the Lower Miocene deposits (Qom Formation), southeastern Tehran, Central Iran	6
Neural network-based ground stress field inversion and fault influence study in south Sichuan shale gas reservoirs	6
Enhanced source rock analysis using seismic inversion, well log, and geochemical techniques: a case study from the Kupal oilfield, SW Iran	6
Correction to: Impact of stylolite cementation on weathering rates of carbonate rocks	6
Diagenetic implications for the oolitic limestone in the Miaolingian Zhangxia Formation, Beijing (North China Platform)	6
Geochemistry of Palaeoproterozoic Kajrahat Limestone, Vindhyan Supergroup, central India: insights into depositional conditions and sources of rare earth elements	6
Dynamic risk assessment and early warning for water inrush during the excavation of karst river-crossing tunnels	6
The sinter-type Sb- Ba-Zn- hg mineralization of the Koudiat Guelaat Bou Diar showing (Djebel Debbagh, NE Algeria): geological, mineralogical and fluid inclusions studies	6
Physico-mechanical and petrographic analysis of the Margalla Hill Limestone, Islamabad, Lesser Himalaya, Pakistan	6
Rock type based-estimation of pore throat size distribution in carbonate reservoirs using integrated analysis of well logs and seismic attributes	6
Lithostratigraphy, petrography, and geochemistry of the Eocene–Oligocene rock succession, Wadi Arhab area, North Eastern Desert, Egypt	6
Geochemical and mineralogical analysis of the Upper Cretaceous dolomitic phosphates at Queih Mine, Quseir, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt: depositional environment implications and pollution indices	6
Integrated reservoir characterization of the Shurijeh gas formation in a sequence stratigraphic, depositional and petrophysical framework, Kopet-Dagh Basin, northeastern Iran	6
Biostratigraphy, Microfacies, and Palaeoenvironmental Dynamics of the Early Eocene Dungan Formation, Pakistan: implications for the Carbonate Ramp Evolution and Larger Foraminiferal Extinction and Ori	6
Impact of data size on ML-based prediction of shear and compressional slowness	6
Overview of the problems of constructing tunnels in karst regions	6
Groundwater recharge mechanisms in a vegetated epikarst spring catchment using water isotopes methods	5
Geophysical characterization of gypsum deposits in the Bala region (Ankara, Turkey) utilizing 2D electrical resistivity imaging technique	5
Karst characteristics during the early diagenetic stage and their influences on reservoirs: a case study of the Carboniferous–Permian Tahaqi Formation in the piedmont area of southwestern Tarim Basin	5
Radiological and chronological studies on black shales from Budaa area, southwestern Sinai, Egypt	5
Systematic, microbiostratigraphy and paleoecology of the Bajwan Formation (Late Oligocene) in the Kirkuk Well-160, northeastern Iraq	5
Late Paleocene–Early Eocene larger foraminifera from the Galala Plateaus, North Eastern Desert, Egypt: biostratigraphic, paleoenvironmental and paleoecological implications	5

Integrated geochemical and palynofacies characterizations of the Late Triassic Baluti Formation in the Sirwan Valley, Halabja Governorate, Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq: implications for source rock poten	5
Characterization of the Govanda Formation limestones: chemostratigraphy and tectonic setting of the last marine carbonate rocks in the Arabia–Eurasia suture zone, NW Zagros fold-thrust belt	5
Sea bed crevassing in late Mississippian carbonates and cherts, Halkyn Mountain area, North Wales	5
Creation and fill of an Eocene incision on a leeward margin of an isolated carbonate platform, northeast Sirte Basin, Libya	5
Stratigraphic framework and diagenetic features related to reservoir quality of the triassic carbonates in central to northern Persian Gulf	5
Tithonian limestone as a marker of early contraction of NeoTethyan Vardar Ocean: structural constraints on the latest Jurassic–earliest Cretaceous “docking” (Dobroljupci, Kuršumlija, Jastrebac Mt., Se	5
Lineaments analysis and mapping using automatic extraction in central part of Al Jabal Al Akhdar, NE Libya	5
Dominant wavelength: a tool for morphological simplification of stylolites	5
Characterization of gypsum-bearing dolomite corrosion under the action of different karst solutions	5
Correction: 3D inversion of gravity data using mixed Lp–Lq norm regularization, a case study for potash targeting at the Ghare-Aghaj deposit in Iran	5
Integration of sinkhole interaction analysis and dye tracing into risk evaluation for coal combustion residue disposal sites on karst terranes	5
Structural characteristics and evolution model of strike-slip fault in the Shunnan Area, Tarim Basin	5
Gypsum depositional model for the Upper Miocene stratiform-copper Boleo Formation on the Baja California Peninsula, México	5
Comprehensive evaluation of geology-engineering “sweet spot” of tight oil reservoir in Maling Area, Ordos Basin, China	5
The impact of geological and petrophysical heterogeneities on Archie’s exponents: a case study for Sarvak carbonate reservoir, Dezful Embayment, southwest Iran	5
Different types of karst collapse and formation mechanisms in Huainan city	5
Study of the optimization of the stereo-crystallization process with enhanced salinity-gradient solar pond for lithium extraction from Zabuye salt lake in Tibet	5
Foraminiferal biostratigraphy across the Eocene–Oligocene transition, in the Zagros Basin, Southern Iran	5
The causes and evolution mechanism of sinkhole in Yaoshan Huamu farm, Guilin city, China	5
Sedimentology and reservoir characterization of Upper Cretaceous Kawagarh Formation, Upper Indus Basin, Lesser Himalayas, Pakistan: inferences from petrography, SEM-EDS and petrophysics	4
Correction: Biofacies analysis and depositional environments of mid-Eocene larger benthic foraminifera-rich deposits in northern Tunisia	4
Constructing one-dimensional geomechanical model to estimate the pre-production stress state in carbonate reservoirs	4
Lithofacies, bio-sequence stratigraphy and paleoenvironment of the cretaceous-neogene at the BG-1 well, offshore Eastern Dahomey Basin, Nigeria: implications for future exploration and development eff	4
Provenance of the middle Jurassic Shaximiao formation in the Northwestern Sichuan Basin and its impact on reservoir development: evidence from petrology and geochemistry	4
Gypsum exploration using ASTER data in the Hormozgan province, south of Iran	4
Beyond the obvious fossil record: microscopic remains of the Late Devonian to earliest Carboniferous trilobite elements in Alborz Basin, Iran	4
Evaluation of carbonate rock acidizing under different reservoir conditions and damage scenarios: a systematic review	4
Characteristics of Ordovician faults and their controlling effects on multilayer underground river reservoirs in Tahe oilfield, Tarim basin	4
Diagenetic heterogeneities in the Jurassic Samana Suk Formation, Foreland Sedimentary Fold and Thrust Belt, Pakistan: an integrated approach for reservoir behavior	4
Lithofacies, palynofacies, and depositional system of a mixed travertine-sinter-alluvial succession in a fault-controlled continental extensional basin (Laopanga, Adamawa Region, Cameroon)	4
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Um Bogma Formation in Talet Seleim area, southwestern Sinai, Egypt	4
Prediction and significance of intra-platform shoals distribution of Changxing formation in Gaoshiti area of Sichuan Basin	4
Sediment thickness of the Tuz Gölü Basin using gravity data	4
Spatial distribution, dynamic changes and controlling factors of solid potash minerals in Qarhan Salt Lake, Qinghai: responses to mining-induced conditions	4
Uranium-bearing celestine and barite in the Upper-Paleocene deposits of the Siouf-Cherahil sector: stratigraphic distribution, geochemical, and mineralogical characterization	4
Geoelectrical and hydrochemical assessment of groundwater contamination risks: a case study of aquifer vulnerability in Mansehra, Pakistan	4
Geophysical exploration of tectonic signatures in proterozoic quartzite of the Kovilpatti region, Southern India: a study in the Kurumalai and Oodumalai hills	4
Evaluation of the bacterial diversity and current travertine strength of Kaklik cave in Honaz, Deni̇zli̇, Türki̇ye	4
Crinoidal limestones as Ordovician–Cretaceous geological heritage	4
Deposition and diagenesis of the Triassic-Jurassic limestone successions of the northwestern passive margin of the Indian plate, Sulaiman Fold-Thrust Belt, Pakistan	4
Origin of the bedded chert in the Balambo Formation from geochemical analyses, at Said Sadiq area, Sulaimani governate, Northeastern Iraq	4
Analysis of water–rock interaction in Middle-Lower Ordovician strike-slip fault in T-SH Oilfield, Tarim Basin, NW China	3
Characterisation of gas hydrate-hosted media using fractal analysis of geophysical logs: a case study from Krishna-Godavari basin	3
Correction: Microfacies analysis, depositional environment and foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper miocene Benghazi formation, P53 locality, as Sahabi area, NE Libya	3
Organic matter enrichment and shale-oil bearing reservoir potential of the inter-salt shales in the eocene Bahadur Khel salt from the Kohat basin, North Pakistan	3
Specifics of hydrological functioning in two neighbouring karst springs: a case study from the Dinaric karst	3
Geopetal fabrics in the Atoka bank carbonates: diagenetic pathways and depositional significance	3
Retraction Note: Planktonic and benthic foraminifera from the upper cretaceous succession (north Kerman, Central Iran): a tool for paleobathymetry reconstruction	3
Sequence stratigraphy and reservoir characteristics of the Asmari Formation in the Pazanan supergiant oil field, Zagros Fold Belt	3
Sequence stratigraphy, diagenesis and geological zonation of the lower Triassic carbonate reservoir of the Kangan formation from the central to Northern Persian Gulf	3
Facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous strata (Fahliyan Formation) in Izeh Zone, Zagros Basin, SW Iran	3
Comparison of groundwater hydrogeochemistry of karst areas in northern and southern China with emphasis on their performance in karst development	3
A remote sensing approach for monitoring snow cover at the local scale and its melting effect on the spring hydrograph in Pirghar Karst aquifer	3
Evaluation of karst aquifer development and karst water resource potential using fuzzy logic model (FAHP) and analysis hierarchy process (AHP): a case study, North of Iran	3
Late Pleistocene sedimentary facies and their diagenetic features along the central eastern coast of Tunisia: inference on depositional environments	3
Indication capability for karst development elevation by knickpoints in Daba Mountain (Southwest China)	3
A core-damage zone architecture of the ultra-deep carbonate strike-slip fault zones: a case study from the Shunbei area in Tarim Basin, China	3
Fracture identification and characterization of ultra-deep strike-slip fault controlled carbonate reservoirs in Shunnan area, Tarim basin	3
Microfacies, depositional setting and sequence stratigraphy of the Sarvak Formation (Upper Albian–Cenomanian) in Hendijan oil field, northwestern Persian Gulf, Zagros Basin, southwestern Iran	3
Paleo-karst zone and its control on reservoirs in the fourth member of the Sinian Dengying formation in the Moxi area, central Sichuan Basin	3
Sedimentology and biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous–Paleocene successions in Northern Pakistan: evidence from the Hazara, Kala Chitta, Potwar, and Kohat Basins	3
Rare-earth elements geochemistry of the Palaeocene Ewekoro Formation, southwestern Nigeria: implications for terrigenous inputs, diagenetic alteration, palaeoredox and depositional conditions	3
Unraveling factors controlling petrophysical properties and reservoir quality in a multi-facies carbonate system: case of the Cenomanian–Turonian reservoir in Southern Tunisia (Dahar Cliff) carbonates	3
Characterization of sedimentary microfacies and depositional dynamics of the upper cretaceous hartha formation in the X oil field, Middle East	3
Impact of structural fabric on development of karst aquifer in Ayn Zayanah-Al Coeffiah area in Benghazi plain, NE Libya	3
New insights into the stratigraphy, basin configuration and development of the Upper Triassic–Lower Jurassic evaporites and carbonates of southern Tunisia, Saharan platform: integrated surface and sub	3
Development of stress-induced fracture patterns and accessing reservoir potential of the exposed formations of Panoba Anticline	3
Implications of Geochemical Variables and Magnetic Susceptibility on Carbonate Levels in El-Guettiate Sebkha, Tunisia—Insights into Climate Cycles	3
Triassic sediments of the Maaziz basin: mineralogical, geochemical characterization with paleoenvironmental implications	3
Petrophysical and seismic evaluation of pre rift sediments of the southern Gulf of Suez basin, Egypt	3
Characteristics of the cave environment and seasonal variation in the modern calcite deposition rate in Liangfeng Cave, SW China	3
Oncoids formed by Girvanella in the Cambrian of eastern China	3
Classification and hydro-geochemistry of karst springs along the southern coast of Albania	3
Subaqueous plopstone deposits: a unique product of sinkhole development in eogenetic carbonates	3
Sedimentological and diagenetic effects on hydraulic flow units of ramp carbonates: Khasib Formation, Mesopotamian Basin, Iraq	3