OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Minerals Engineering is 41. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Towards a low-carbon society: A review of lithium resource availability, challenges and innovations in mining, extraction and recycling, and future perspectives	179
The interaction of flotation reagents with metal ions in mineral surfaces: A perspective from coordination chemistry	101
Geometallurgy of cobalt ores: A review	100
Improving flotation separation of apatite from dolomite using PAMS as a novel eco-friendly depressant	97
Evaluation of red mud as a polymetallic source – A review	82
Pretreatment options for the recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries: A comprehensive review	69
Effect of nano-sized roughness on the flotation of magnesite particles and particle-bubble interactions	69
Solvent extraction fractionation of manganese, cobalt, nickel and lithium using ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents	66
New insights into selective-depression mechanism of novel depressant EDTMPS on magnesite and quartz surfaces: Adsorption mechanism, DFT calculations, and adsorption model	65
Ore image classification based on small deep learning model: Evaluation and optimization of model depth, model structure and data size	65
Basic oxygen furnace slag: Review of current and potential uses	64
The potential for copper slag waste as a resource for a circular economy: A review – Part II	64
Differential collecting performance of a new complex of decyloxy-propyl-amine and α-bromododecanoic acid on flotation of spodumene and feldspar	61
Flotation froth image classification using convolutional neural networks	61
Oxalic acid is more efficient than sulfuric acid for rock phosphate solubilization	59
Depression of lead-activated sphalerite by pyrite via galvanic interactions: Implications to the selective flotation of complex sulfide ores	58
Clean utilization of high-iron red mud by suspension magnetization roasting	55
Integrated and intelligent design framework for cemented paste backfill: A combination of robust machine learning modelling and multi-objective optimization	54
Flotation of fine particles in the presence of combined microbubbles and conventional bubbles	53
Recovery of scandium from various sources: A critical review of the state of the art and future prospects	53
A review on the electrochemistry of galena flotation	52
Recovery of gold from sulfide refractory gold ore: Oxidation roasting pretreatment and gold extraction	51
Mechanism and kinetics study on ultrasound assisted leaching of gallium and zinc from corundum flue dust	51
A novel copper depressant for selective flotation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite	50
Optimization of flocculation and settling parameters of tailings slurry by response surface methodology	50

Hydrodynamics of froth flotation and its effects on fine and ultrafine mineral particle flotation: A literature review	49
The flotation separation behavior of apatite from calcite using carboxymethyl chitosan as depressant	48
Activation mechanism of lead ions in the flotation of sulfidized azurite with xanthate as collector	48
A review of mineral processing of ilmenite by flotation	46
Process development for the recovery of rare earth elements and critical metals from an acid mine leachate	46
Dithiouracil, a highly efficient depressant for the selective separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite by flotation: Applications and mechanism	46
Modelling for froth flotation control: A review	46
The potential for copper slag waste as a resource for a circular economy: A review – Part I	45
Silicon recycling and iron, nickel removal from diamond wire saw silicon powder waste: Synergistic chlorination with CaO smelting treatment	45
Micro-scale mechanism of sealed water seepage and thickening from tailings bed in rake shearing thickener	45
An ion-tolerance collector AESNa for effective flotation of magnesite from dolomite	44
Study on the flotation behavior and mechanism of ilmenite and titanaugite with sodium oleate	44
Synthesis of high-efficient TiO2/clinoptilolite photocatalyst for complete degradation of xanthate	42
Upcycling of mechanically treated silicate mine tailings as alkali activated binders	42
Improved thiourea leaching of gold with additives from calcine by mechanical activation and its mechanism	42
A review on flotation of coal using mixed reagent systems	41
Reaction of calcium carbonate minerals in sodium silicate solution and its role in alkali-activated systems	41
Recycling iron from oolitic hematite via microwave fluidization roasting and magnetic separation	41
A review of environmental aspect of rare earth element extraction processes and solution purification techniques	41