OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Mining Science is 2. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Fractures as Stress Raisers in Rock Mass in Oil and Gas Production	12
Impact of Increased Water Inflow on Main Drainage System Efficiency in Mine	9
Modeling Effects of Gravity on Gas Drainage in Methane-Containing Coal Seams	8
Process Flow Charts and Recommendations for Processing of Bauxite with Increased Contents of Iron and Fine Particles of Valuable Components	7
Seismic Response of Undrained Twin Tunnels	7
Loss of Load-Bearing Capacity in Sand Base of Heavy Column and in Plate Buried in Granular Medium under Multiple Weak Impacts	7
A Novel Rate of Penetration Prediction Model for Large Diameter Drilling: An Approach Based on TBM and RBM Applications	7
Crushed Rock Strength Testing at Iron Ridge Deposit	7
High-Speed Railway Tunnel Bottom in Nearly Horizontally Soft and Hard Interlayered Strata: Deformation Mechanism and Countermeasures	6
Applicability of the Suspension Effect in Estimation of Influence Exerted by Ionic Composition of Flotation Pulp on Apatite Surface	6
Estimating Energy Consumption of Mine Fans in Underground Mines in Case of Uncertainty of Fan Influence Zones	6
Axial–Torsional Vibrations of Drill Strings with Crush-and-Shear Hybrid Bits at Constant Tension of Suspension Cables	5
Brazilian Tensile Strength Testing	5
Bio-System Concept of Technological Innovation in Mining with Implementation of Ecological Imperative	5
Comparison of Various Estimation and Simulation Methods for Orebody Grade Variations Modeling	5
Determining Modes of Thiol Collector Attachment at Sulfide Minerals by Optical, Electron Scanning and Laser Microscopy	5
Acoustic Noise in Coal Seam as an Indicator of Geodynamic Behavior in Longwall	5
Properties of Gold-Bearing Humic Acids	4
Swelling Behavior of Sand–Bentonite Mixtures	4
Reconstruction of Paleostresses in the West of Sakhalin from Tectonophysical Research Findings	4
Effect of Kaolin and Basalt Composition on Geopolymer Characteristics	4
Recovery Dynamics of Mining-Altered Natural Ecosystems by Satellite Data	4
Face Stability in Heavy Clay: Theory and Practice	4
Effect of Inter-Hole Delays on Seismic Safety with Regard to Firing Time Deviation	4
Support and Stabilization of Temporary Roadways in Extraction of Coal Measures in Kuzbass	4

Wastewater Reuse in Open Pit Coal Mines	4
Stability Analysis of Pillars in Underground Limestone Mine Using Three-Dimensional Scanning Techniques	4
Investigation of the Effective Parameters of Travertine Stones Healing Using Bio-Grouting	4
Time Series Forecasting of Indian Coal Mines Fatal Accidents	4
Integrated Approach to Remote Monitoring of Waterworks Facilities in the Mining Industry Using Space and Digital Technologies	4
Selectivity of Calcium-Bearing Mineral Flotation with Oxyhydryl Collector	4
Stimulation of Separation of Difficult Diamond-Bearing Raw Materials from Primary, Placer and Manmade Deposits	3
Identification of Parameters for High-Pressure Hydro Swirl Nozzles for Dust Suppression	3
The Low-Temperature Plasma Effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge on Physicochemical and Process Properties of Natural Iron Sulfides	3
Substitution of Low-Calcium Fly Ash for Partial Portland Cement in Underground Backfilling Mining	3
Formation Mechanism of High-Cold and High-Altitude Landslide Disasters Caused by Complex Goaf Groups	3
Modeling of Knelson Concentrator Operating Parameters by Using Application of Box–Behnken Experimental Design for Chromite Ore	3
Evolution Mechanism and Monitoring Technology of Overburden Deformation in Underground Mining with Grout Injection	3
Mass Transfer in Upward Percolation of Water Solutions in Tailings	3
Prevention and Control of Coalburst in Tunnels Using Gantry Energy-Absorbing Hydraulic Support	3
Trigger Effect in Impact Fracture of Granite Sample under Uniaxial Compression	3
The Dynamic Caustics Test on the Growth Law of Fractures in Tunnel Surrounding under Explosive Load	3
Ground Surface Movements and Deformations at Almaz-Zhemchuzhina Deposit from Surveying Techniques	3
Design of High Speed Rotors for Axial Mine Fans	3
Interpretation of Composite Seismic Signals in Deep Mines in the Donbas	3
Sublevel Stoping with Cemented Paste Backfill in Weak Rock Mass Zones	3
Interface Structures and Strength Characteristics of Coal Freezing Adhesion on Transportation Equipment in Cold Regions	3
Assessment of Kinetic Characteristics for Coalbed Gas from Thermodynamic Measurements in Sealed Canister with Coal Chippings	3
Investigating the Usability of Pyrotechnic Rock Breaker Materials in Natural Stone Quarrying	3
Hydrophobic Interactions in the Diamond–Organic Liquid–Inorganic Luminophore System in Modification of Spectral and Kinetic Characteristics of Diamonds	3
The Use of Geospatial Data in the Industrially Disturbed Land Evaluation	3
Justification of Extraction of Ore Reserves under Bottom and in Pitwall Rock Mass Using Cut-and-Fill Method in Transition from Open Pit to Underground Mining in the Artemevsky Mine	3
Backfill Technologies and Designs for Deep-Level Sylvinite Mining	3
Information Technologies in Problems of Nonlinear Geomechanics. Part I: Earth Remote Sensing Data and Lineament Analysis of Deformation Wave Processes	3
Preparability of Iron Ore from Yakovlevo Deposit, Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, Using Coarse Particle Separation Methods	3
Soft Rock Reinforcement by Bicomponent Organomineral Resin Injection	3
Subsidence Analysis for Old Abandoned Board and Pillar Coal Mines Using ANSYS and Monte Carlo Simulation	2
Physical Simulation of Penetration of V-Shaped Indenter in Rocks in Static and Dynamic Tests	2
Modified FEM Algorithm with Introduced Elastic Blocks for Geomechanical Modeling of Undermined Rock Mass	2
Analysis of Oxidation of Sulfide Minerals in Copper–Nickel Deposits	2
Identification of Structurally Altered Coal from Near-Fault Zones as Performed with Neural Classifiers	2
Geomechanical Assessment of Slope Stability in Open Pits in Transbaikalia	2
Geomechanical Behavior of Undermined Rock Mass in Blind Orebody Mining in Tashtagol Field	2
Topicality of the Framework and General Theory for Safe Deep-Level Mining of Hydrocarbon-Bearing Formations	2
Modeling Percussion and Rotary Percussion Drilling in Strong Rocks	2
Modification of Properties of High Luminous Diamonds with Luminophore-Bearing Compositions towards Enhanced Selectivity of X-Ray Luminescence Separation	2
Prediction of Rock Fragmentation in Bench Blasting Operations Based on Multi Parameters—A Case Study	2
Modeling Arching of Rocks in Top Coal Caving in Thick and Gently Dipping Coal Seams	2
Determination of Rock Mass Structure near Tunnel by Phase Velocities of Seismic Surface Waves	2
Effect of Modified Polyvinyl Caprolactam on Gold Recovery from Fine Slime in Gold Ore Flotation	2
Multilevel Model of Cleavage Fracture in Brittle Rocks in Compression	2
Microseismic Monitoring of Geodynamic Phenomena in Rockburst-Hazardous Mining Conditions	2
Experimental Research of Mudcake Formation on Low-Permeable Sandstone Samples	2
A Preliminary Investigation of the Operating Variables in a Laboratory Knelson Concentrator for Enrichment of Chromite Ore	2
Automated Planning of Underground Mining Operations with Regard to Geological and Geotechnical Constraints	2

Reliability Assessment of Cross-Sector Model Diagnostics in the Case of Mining and Energy Complex after the Emergency Situation	2
Justification for the Use of Interaction Parameter in Selection of Combination of Flotation Reagents	2
Collectability and Selectivty of Frothers in Flotation	2
Bench Testing of Borehole Electromagnetic Impulsive Source of Vibrations	2
Radiation Properties of Coal and Barren Rocks: Geotechnical Applications	2
Subsidence Analysis for Old Abandoned Board and Pillar Coal Mines Using ANSYS and Monte Carlo Simulation	2
Multi-Scale Mathematical Models of Geomedia	2
Seismic and Hydrogeological Monitoring of Large-Scale Blast Parameters: A Case-Study of Lebedinsky Open Pit Mine, Kursk Magnetic Anomaly	2
Loading of Diamond Wire Saw of Stone Cutting Machine	2
Deformation of Strong Overburden Rocks in Dams and Overburden Dumps during Operation of Transport Machines	2
Numerical Evaluation of Wedge Penetration Resistance in Brittle Rock Mass with Regard to Equilibrium Propagation of Main Crack	2
Effect of Temperature on Physico-Mechanical Properties of Chunar Sandstone, Mirzapur, U.P., India	2
Transient Processes in Formation of Geotechnical Systems in Deep Open Pit Mines: Methodical Aspects	2
Removal of Suspended Solids from Industrial Wastewater	2
Failure Mechanism and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Coal–Rock Samples	2
The Application of Shortwave Band GPR in Investigation of Surrounding Rock-and-Lining Interface	2
In-Situ Stress Prediction Model for Tight Sandstone Based on XGBoost Algorithm	2
Effect of Discontinuities on Elastic Wave Velocities in High-Stress Rock Samples: Experimental Research Using Ultrasonic Interferometry	2
Influence of Structural Features of Gold Placers on Mining Efficiency in the North	2
Laser Scanning Monitoring of Deformations in Concrete Lining of Mine Shafts	2
Thermal Stress State in the Vicinity of Underground Roadways	2
A Path Search Algorithm for Optimizing Ultimate Limit of Open Pit Mines with Geomechanical Constraints	2
Estimation of Specific Cutting Energy and Noise Level in Circular Saw Cutting Process by Leeb, Shore and Schmidt Hardness Values of Rocks	2
Calculating Dispersion of Air Pollutants in Mines	2
Potential of Milky Quartz from the Larino Deposit in the Southern Urals in Production of High-Purity Quartz Concentrates	2
Digital Twin of Solid Mineral Deposit	2
Estimating Thickness of Defects at Rock-Concrete Lining Interface by Ground-Penetrating Radar	2
Analysis of Reagent Regimes in Nepheline Concentrate Production from Loparite Ore Processing Tailings by Flotation	2
Influence of Spatial Orientation of Initiator-Notch on Roof Rock Deformation near Production Face in Directional Hydraulic Fracturing	2
Complex Loading of Granular Materials with Continuous Rotation of Strain Axes	2