OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Minerals Engineering 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	95
Iodide-assisted leaching of chalcopyrite concentrate in acidic chloride solution: Effect of different parameters on the copper extraction rate	89
Deviation from Young-Laplace theory in predicting bubble detachment in flotation	89
Phase transformations and microstructure evolution of boron-containing iron concentrate during roasting under CO-CO2-N2 atmosphere: Synergistic effect of soda-ash and CO concentration	82
Investigating the evolution of surface physico-chemistry in arsenide minerals during flotation process: A study of skutterudite, gersdorffite, and nickeline	76
Modelling and model validation of particle stability and detachment from the particle-laden surface	75
Validation of a population balance model for iron ore dry grinding at the IJmuiden pelletizing plant	73
Effect of a novel depressant on surface modification mechanism of arsenopyrite and improvement of S–As flotation separation performance	71
Impact of axial segregation characteristics on the particle collision energy in rotating drums	69
A new methodology to obtain a corrected Bond ball mill work index valid with non-standard feed size	67
Froth flotation study of Pb-Zn ore under different temperature constraints	65
Calcium-based replacement-precipitation strategy: selective separation of rare earth elements from bio-lixivium	63
The grindability distribution concept for materials and its determination	62
Incorporation of chloride ion in a copper solvent extraction process: A thermodynamic view	61
Early-age reactivity and strength development in high volume mine tailings-based alkali activated binders and their application potential	61
Assessment of a bio-inspired frothing agent derived from Vitamin E in mineral processing	59
Fluoride-free separation of impurities from quartz sand via CaO-assisted hydrothermal activation and organic–inorganic acid leaching	58
A comprehensive review of beneficiation strategies for beach sand minerals	57
Investigating hydrodynamics of a laboratory-scale ImhoflotTM V-cell in recovering ultrafine magnesite from a dolomite-rich tailing	56
Efficiency of electrocoagulation for simultaneous treatment of As and Mn in neutral mine water	55
Impact of a residual anionic polyacrylamide and its mechanical degradation level on chalcopyrite flotation in the presence of xanthate	54
Quantifying the variability of a complex ore using geometallurgical domains	53
Valorization of iron ore tailings for high-grade silica sand production through roasting pretreatment followed by magnetic separation and acid leaching	52
Simulation of magnetic leakage characteristics and optimization of magnetic system in vertical ring pulsating high gradient magnetic separator	52
Validation of predictive flotation models in blended ores for concentrator process design	51

Resource utilization of copper slag: The enhanced sulfidization mechanism of Pb2+/NH4+ system on copper oxide in copper slag and its impact on flotation performance	51
Research on microwave hydrothermal alkaline leaching defluorination of spent cathode carbon from aluminum electrolysis	50
Evaluation of the effects of L-cysteine addition on the bioleaching of zinc and cadmium from sphalerite flotation concentrate	50
Rapid tailings dewatering by flocculation-sedimentation-filtration-microwave sequential treatment	50
Gold extraction using alternatives to cyanide: Ultrasonic reinforcement and its leaching kinetics	50
Application of the hierarchical Bayesian models to analyze semi-autogenous mill throughput	50
Utilization of secondary titanium resources based on phase categories: A review of existing and potential processes	49
Ring formation in semi-pilot rotary kiln during salt-roasting of vanadium-bearing titaniferous magnetite concentrate	49
Study on the remediation of arsenic pollution in tin tailings by Geopolymer-cementitious hybrids	49
Kinetics analysis and Cr(6+)-free reaction mechanism of the alkali reduction of South African chromite ores for Cr2O3 extraction	48
Assessment of different energy-based breakage distribution functions in population balance model of an industrial scale continuously operated wet stirred media mill	48
Effect of Na+ alkaline activation on the geopolymerization of a pure metakaolin at room temperature	48
Advancements in oxygen blast furnace technology and its application in the smelting of vanadium-titanium magnetite: A comprehensive review	48
Mechanism of quartz flotation separation from gypsum using tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride: Guiding the improvement of phosphogypsum quality	47
Muscovite mica as an alternative source of potassium: advances, challenges, and future directions – a critical review	47
Environmental evaluation of metals and minerals production based on a life cycle assessment approach: A systematic review	46
Experiment and simulation research on the effect of lattice defect-Fe3+ on the quartz surface wettability	46
Enhancement mechanism of metal ions on the flotation behavior of muscovite in sodium oleate system	45
Fine-grained mineral recognition and segmentation in metal mineral optical images based on improved YOLOv8n model	44
Beryllium ore Flotation: A comprehensive review from recent advances to future innovations	44