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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Rapid tailings dewatering by flocculation-sedimentation-filtration-microwave sequential treatment	167
Editorial Board	124
Modelling and model validation of particle stability and detachment from the particle-laden surface	106
Validation of a population balance model for iron ore dry grinding at the IJmuiden pelletizing plant	102
Life cycle assessment of recycling lithium-ion battery related mineral processing by-products: A review	100
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	91
Kinetics analysis and Cr(6+)-free reaction mechanism of the alkali reduction of South African chromite ores for Cr2O3 extraction	89
Environmental evaluation of metals and minerals production based on a life cycle assessment approach: A systematic review	81
Experiment and simulation research on the effect of lattice defect-Fe3+ on the quartz surface wettability	77
Incorporation of chloride ion in a copper solvent extraction process: A thermodynamic view	72
Research on microwave hydrothermal alkaline leaching defluorination of spent cathode carbon from aluminum electrolysis	71
Deviation from Young-Laplace theory in predicting bubble detachment in flotation	70
Iodide-assisted leaching of chalcopyrite concentrate in acidic chloride solution: Effect of different parameters on the copper extraction rate	67
Early-age reactivity and strength development in high volume mine tailings-based alkali activated binders and their application potential	66
New insights of selective rupture of synthetic sample under high voltage pulse discharge: A numerical simulation of electric field distribution	66
Application of the hierarchical Bayesian models to analyze semi-autogenous mill throughput	63
Mechanism of quartz flotation separation from gypsum using tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride: Guiding the improvement of phosphogypsum quality	60
Synergistic desilication of phosphogypsum through ultrasonic pretreatment and double reverse flotation	59
Advancements in oxygen blast furnace technology and its application in the smelting of vanadium-titanium magnetite: A comprehensive review	58
Effect of Na+ alkaline activation on the geopolymerization of a pure metakaolin at room temperature	58
A study on the correlation between fractal dimension and particle breakage for tungsten ores under impact crushing	56
Fine-grained mineral recognition and segmentation in metal mineral optical images based on improved YOLOv8n model	55
Review on comprehensive utilization of nickel laterite ore	53
Impact of a residual anionic polyacrylamide and its mechanical degradation level on chalcopyrite flotation in the presence of xanthate	53
Quantifying the variability of a complex ore using geometallurgical domains	53

Co-processing of e-waste with natural resources and their products to diversify critical metal supply chains	51
Flotation separation of homogenized fluorite and calcite using sodium silicate and AlCl3 as a combined depressant	51
Investigating hydrodynamics of a laboratory-scale ImhoflotTM V-cell in recovering ultrafine magnesite from a dolomite-rich tailing	51
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	51
Efficiency of electrocoagulation for simultaneous treatment of As and Mn in neutral mine water	51
Assessment of different energy-based breakage distribution functions in population balance model of an industrial scale continuously operated wet stirred media mill	50
Purification of vanadium-bearing solutions: A comprehensive review	50
Ring formation in semi-pilot rotary kiln during salt-roasting of vanadium-bearing titaniferous magnetite concentrate	50
Enhancement mechanism of metal ions on the flotation behavior of muscovite in sodium oleate system	50
Enhanced bioleaching efficiency of vanadium from stone coal vanadium ore by adding biochar and plasma treatment	49
Classifying iron ore with water or dust adhesion combining differential feature and random forest using hyperspectral imaging	49
Impact of axial segregation characteristics on the particle collision energy in rotating drums	49
Calcium-based replacement-precipitation strategy: selective separation of rare earth elements from bio-lixivium	48
The grindability distribution concept for materials and its determination	48
Effect of a novel depressant on surface modification mechanism of arsenopyrite and improvement of S–As flotation separation performance	47
Crushing characteristics and performance evaluation of iron ore in a cone crusher: A numerical study	46
Evaluation of the effects of L-cysteine addition on the bioleaching of zinc and cadmium from sphalerite flotation concentrate	46
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	46
Enhanced extraction of nickel from limonitic laterite via improved nitric acid pressure leaching process	45
Froth flotation study of Pb-Zn ore under different temperature constraints	45