OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Minerals Engineering is 45. 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	99
Deviation from Young-Laplace theory in predicting bubble detachment in flotation	90
Iodide-assisted leaching of chalcopyrite concentrate in acidic chloride solution: Effect of different parameters on the copper extraction rate	90
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	84
Investigating the evolution of surface physico-chemistry in arsenide minerals during flotation process: A study of skutterudite, gersdorffite, and nickeline	79
Validation of a population balance model for iron ore dry grinding at the IJmuiden pelletizing plant	77
A new methodology to obtain a corrected Bond ball mill work index valid with non-standard feed size	76
Froth flotation study of Pb-Zn ore under different temperature constraints	75
Calcium-based replacement-precipitation strategy: selective separation of rare earth elements from bio-lixivium	73
The grindability distribution concept for materials and its determination	70
Early-age reactivity and strength development in high volume mine tailings-based alkali activated binders and their application potential	69
Fluoride-free separation of impurities from quartz sand via CaO-assisted hydrothermal activation and organic–inorganic acid leaching	66
Assessment of a bio-inspired frothing agent derived from Vitamin E in mineral processing	66
A comprehensive review of beneficiation strategies for beach sand minerals	64
Impact of a residual anionic polyacrylamide and its mechanical degradation level on chalcopyrite flotation in the presence of xanthate	64
Quantifying the variability of a complex ore using geometallurgical domains	62
Interface mechanisms of citric acid in suppressing slime coating for enhanced separation of pyrite from sericite	61
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	60
Valorization of iron ore tailings for high-grade silica sand production through roasting pretreatment followed by magnetic separation and acid leaching	60
Evaluation of the effects of L-cysteine addition on the bioleaching of zinc and cadmium from sphalerite flotation concentrate	59
Application of the hierarchical Bayesian models to analyze semi-autogenous mill throughput	58
Research on microwave hydrothermal alkaline leaching defluorination of spent cathode carbon from aluminum electrolysis	55
Kinetics analysis and Cr(6+)-free reaction mechanism of the alkali reduction of South African chromite ores for Cr2O3 extraction	54
Muscovite mica as an alternative source of potassium: advances, challenges, and future directions – a critical review	54
Experiment and simulation research on the effect of lattice defect-Fe3+ on the quartz surface wettability	54

Classifying iron ore with water or dust adhesion combining differential feature and random forest using hyperspectral imaging	53
Purification of vanadium-bearing solutions: A comprehensive review	53
Flotation separation of bastnaesite from calcite using a novel Gemini surfactant as the collector	53
New insights of selective rupture of synthetic sample under high voltage pulse discharge: A numerical simulation of electric field distribution	53
Composite of kaolinite and activated carbon from pulp waste and sugarcane bagasse using one step KOH activation for rapid and highly efficient lead Pb(II) adsorption	52
Life cycle assessment of recycling lithium-ion battery related mineral processing by-products: A review	52
Recovery of niobium and tantalum from tin slags: An alternative approach using acid roasting and oxalic leaching	52
Enhanced bioleaching efficiency of vanadium from stone coal vanadium ore by adding biochar and plasma treatment	52
Advancements in oxygen blast furnace technology and its application in the smelting of vanadium-titanium magnetite: A comprehensive review	51
Simulation of magnetic leakage characteristics and optimization of magnetic system in vertical ring pulsating high gradient magnetic separator	50
Investigating hydrodynamics of a laboratory-scale ImhoflotTM V-cell in recovering ultrafine magnesite from a dolomite-rich tailing	50
Beryllium ore Flotation: A comprehensive review from recent advances to future innovations	49
Impact of axial segregation characteristics on the particle collision energy in rotating drums	49
Flotation separation of homogenized fluorite and calcite using sodium silicate and AlCl3 as a combined depressant	48
Effect of a novel depressant on surface modification mechanism of arsenopyrite and improvement of S–As flotation separation performance	47
Study on the remediation of arsenic pollution in tin tailings by Geopolymer-cementitious hybrids	47
Incorporation of chloride ion in a copper solvent extraction process: A thermodynamic view	47
Utilization of secondary titanium resources based on phase categories: A review of existing and potential processes	47
A study on the correlation between fractal dimension and particle breakage for tungsten ores under impact crushing	45
Gold extraction using alternatives to cyanide: Ultrasonic reinforcement and its leaching kinetics	45
Modelling and model validation of particle stability and detachment from the particle-laden surface	45