OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geochemistry-Exploration Environment Analysis is 3. 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
Implication of multifractal analysis for quantitative evaluation of mineral resources in the Central Kunlun area, Xinjiang, China	18
Critical raw materials associated with the lateritic bauxite and red mud in West Kalimantan, Indonesia	15
Whole rock lithogeochemical analysis of the Mount Read Volcanics: a new tool for geochemical exploration	14
Advancing exploration hydrogeochemistry using single particle inductively coupled plasma–time-of-flight mass spectrometry at the Bear Lodge alkaline complex, Wyoming, USA	14
Source analysis and contamination evaluation of potentially toxic elements in soil in typical high geological background areas at the county scale in northeastern Yunnan, China	10
Elemental baselines and deposition gradients in Sudbury, Canada: views from lichen, moss, snow, and soil	8
The role of total Na in the retention of microelements in soils on marine deposits	8
Tracing metal sources and groundwater flow paths in the Upper Animas River watershed using rare earth elements and stable isotopes	8
Accumulation and health risk of major and trace elements in a soil–medicinal plant system: a case study of the Chinese herbaceous peony ( Paeonia Lactiflora Pall.) grown	8
A Workflow for the Analysis of Multivariate Exploration Geochemical Data	7
Ionic geochemistry: enhanced soil analysis for mineral exploration via high-efficiency ligand-based mobile ion extraction with simultaneous detection of 57 elements in a single extraction	7
Thallium isotopes as indicators of ore mineralization at the Zn-rich sediment-hosted massive sulfide TL Deposit, British Columbia, Canada	7
Geochemical anomaly recognition using Shapley values and cell-wise outlier detection: a case study in the Yuanbo Nang District, Gansu Province, China	6
Geochemical characteristics and indication of graphite deposits in Xinrong Region, Shanxi, China	6
Petrography and geochemical characterization of lithium-bearing pegmatites at Sambaru, Ikungi District, Central Tanzania	5
Optimization of a ligand-based simultaneous extraction protocol for 57 soil elements using response surface methodology: applications in mineral exploration and environmental geochemistry	5
Geochemical fingerprinting of a radon anomaly: high-resolution PCA–ANOVA case study, Castleisland, SW Ireland	5
Gold metallogeny in Iran; implications for gold exploration and conceptual modelling	5
Geochemical and mineralogical soil survey of the conterminous USA: a project retrospective	5
Concentrations, distribution, and potential sources of aluminum, arsenic, and lead in surface waters of the San Juan River watershed, USA	4
Removal performance and adsorption behaviour on Mg-based adsorbents in As(III) and F simultaneous removal as in comparison with As(V)	4
Behaviour of redox-sensitive elements (Ti, As, V and Fe) in clay pit samples with and without Al normalization	4
The National Geochemical Survey of Australia: review and impact	4
Mapping exploration targets through multifractal modelling of soil geochemical data in the Xiaohongshilazi Pb–Zn–(Ag) ore district, Jilin Province, NE China	4
New Analyses of Lake Sediments from Eastern Labrador: Implications for Exploration	4

Pyrite oxidation under a carbonate buffer and its environmental implications: a case study from the Shangmanggang gold deposit, SW China	4
Factor analysis in residual soils of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (Spain): comparison between raw data, log-transformation data and compositional data	4
Gold exploration using groundwater in Western Australia	4
Soil gases in mineral exploration: a review and the potential for future developments	4
Improvement of geochemical prospectivity mapping using power spectrum–area fractal modelling of the multi-element mineralization factor (SAF-MF)	4
Introduction to the thematic collection: applications of innovations in geochemical data analysis	4
Geology, geochemistry, mineralization and fluid inclusion characteristics of the SW of Hormuz Island banded iron formations, southern Iran	4
Accounting of weathering enhancement by mafic mineral spreading for CO ₂ storage	3
Thermophysical properties and geochemical characteristics of granites in the Tengchong area: indications for resource potential of hot dry rocks	3
Stream sediment geochemistry in mineral exploration: a review of fine-fraction, clay-fraction, bulk leach gold, heavy mineral concentrate and indicator mineral chemistry	3
Multifractal properties of oil and gas indices in the Songnan Low Uplift of the Qiongdongnan Basin deepwater area	3
Review of till geochemistry and indicator mineral methods for mineral exploration in glaciated terrain	3
Morphometric and geological characterization with statistical correlations for 33 tributary drainage basins of the San Juan River watershed in the Four Corners region, USA	3
Spatial distribution, ecological risk and origin of soil heavy metals in Laoguanhe watershed of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Project	3
Study on the direction effect of terrane accretive orogeny and biological evolution during the Jinning–Chengjiang period in the northwestern margin of the Yangtze block	3
Evaluation of magnetite as an indicator mineral for porphyry Cu exploration: a case study using bedrock and stream sediments at the Casino porphyry Cu–Au–Mo deposit, Yukon, Canada	3
Self-organizing map modelling and prospectivity mapping of surface geochemical data in Au and multi-metal mineral exploration: example from northern Finland	3
Editorial	3
Surface expression of Late Caledonian magmatic lithium concentration, in the Rhynie Chert, UK	3
Using sediment chemical fractions and multivariate statistics on water to identify sources, mobility, and bioavailability of aluminum in the Florida River near Durango, Colorado	3
Closure in concentration data: is it always such a hazard?	3
Biogeochemical mapping of the Cobar Basin using the needles of cypress pine ( Callitris glaucophylla )	3