OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Minerals Engineering is 43. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Low-temperature biomass pyrolytic reduction and recovery of iron oxides from red mud	136
Enhancing multi-sphere clump informed by particles geometry via correcting dynamic properties and mechanical interactions in DEM	130
Corrigendum to “Influence of calcination conditions on deep eutectic solvents (DES) leaching efficiency of light rare earth elements in bastnasite ore” [Miner. Eng. 220 (2025) 109087]	127
A multi-task model for mill load parameter prediction using physical information and domain adaptation: Validation with laboratory ball mill	95
A workflow to create geometallurgical clusters without looking directly at geometallurgical variables	86
A review of phyllosilicate minerals in flotation: Mechanisms of deleterious effect and mitigation method	84
Unlocking the microscale secrets: A comprehensive study on uranium occurrence and eco-friendly processing techniques in Lanhe granite-type uranium deposits, Northern Guangdong Province, China	77
Mineralogy and distribution of rare earth elements in the Waterberg coalfield high ash coals	76
Mixed thiol collector system in the flotation of copper ore using the REFLUX Flotation Cell (RFC)	75
Selective separation and recovery aluminum oxide from secondary aluminum dross by ammonium sulfate roasting transformation followed by cooling crystallization	74
Editorial Board	72
Study on the integrated roasting process of kalsilite ore-CaCl2·2H2O system	72
To flange or not to flange?	72
Development of a simplified test for the determination of the Bond Ball Mill Work Index using a modified Hardgrove test	70
Editorial Board	68
Editorial Board	67
Agitation effect on particle dispersion and separation in an agitated reflux classifier	63
Editorial Board	60
A novel switchable collector for selective flotation of fine copper oxide from silica	58
Fundamental study on preferential reduction of Ni in NiFe2O4	58
Leaching characteristics of Sc-enriched, Fe-depleted acidic slags	55
Polygonal concave wear and irregular packing behavior of grinding balls for vertical grinding mill	55
Effect of platy gangue minerals in sulfide flotation: Part I-transport rates	55
Enhancing flotation separation of fine copper oxide from silica by microbubble assisted hydrophobic aggregation	55
Purification of highly concentrated cyanide-containing wastewater via stepwise recovering of valuable components	54

Flotation bank profiling revisited	54
The electrochemical catalytic role of Pb2+ in thiosulfate gold oxidation process	53
Awaruite (Ni3Fe), a new large nickel resource: Electrochemical characterization and surface composition under flotation-related conditions	52
Recovery of fine gold loss to tailings using advanced reactor pneumatic flotation ImhoflotTM	52
Unifying high-pressure grinding rolls models	51
Technospheric mining of scandium from hydrometallurgical tailings of nickel laterite processing: Selection of lixiviant and optimisation of leaching variables	50
New pathway for utilization of jarosite, an industrial waste of zinc hydrometallurgy	50
Enhancement mechanism of polyoxyethylene nonyl phenyl ether on the bioleaching of chalcopyrite	50
Selective flotation of scheelite from calcite using a novel self-assembled collector	49
Selective separation of wolframite from calcite by froth flotation using a novel amidoxime surfactant: Adsorption mechanism and DFT calculation	49
Impact of hydrodynamic conditions on the structure of clay-based tailings aggregates flocculated in freshwater and seawater	48
Application of hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid as a depressant for efficient pyrite separation from serpentine: a performance and mechanistic study	48
Estimation of turbulent dissipation rates and its implications for the particle-bubble interactions in flotation	48
Flotation separation of bastnaesite from calcite using a novel Gemini surfactant as the collector	47
Dodecylbenzene sulfonate isopropanolamine as an eco-friendly collector for selective separation of cassiterite from quartz	46
Gold and silver deportment in sulfide ores – A case study of the Freiberg epithermal Ag-Pb-Zn district, Germany	43
Quantifying the variability of a complex ore using geometallurgical domains	43
Computational modeling of cetyl phosphate adsorption on magnesite (1 0 4) surface	43