OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Minerals is 35. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
X-ray Diffraction Techniques for Mineral Characterization: A Review for Engineers of the Fundamentals, Applications, and Research Directions	162
SEM-Based Automated Mineralogy and Its Application in Geo- and Material Sciences	86
Amp-TB2: An Updated Model for Calcic Amphibole Thermobarometry	82
Common Problems and Pitfalls in Fluid Inclusion Study: A Review and Discussion	77
Factors Affecting the Compressive Strength of Geopolymers: A Review	64
Analysis of Strength and Microstructural Characteristics of Mine Backfills Containing Fly Ash and Desulfurized Gypsum	62
A Study of Thermal Stability of Hydroxyapatite	62
The Development History and Latest Progress of Deep-Sea Polymetallic Nodule Mining Technology	59
A Review of Particle Shape Effects on Material Properties for Various Engineering Applications: From Macro to Nanoscale	57
Systematic Review of Machine Learning Applications in Mining: Exploration, Exploitation, and Reclamation	56
A Review of Tungsten Resources and Potential Extraction from Mine Waste	53
Characterization of Macro Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of Cement-Based Composites Prepared from Fly Ash, Gypsum and Steel Slag	52
Review on the Development and Utilization of Ionic Rare Earth Ore	51
Phosphate Rocks: A Review of Sedimentary and Igneous Occurrences in Morocco	50
Improving Separation Efficiency in End-of-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries Flotation Using Attrition Pre-Treatment	48
Study on the Nonlinear Characteristics of EMR and AE during Coal Splitting Tests	45
Mineral Physicochemistry Underlying Feature-Based Extraction of Mineral Abundance and Composition from Shortwave, Mid and Thermal Infrared Reflectance Spectra	44
Confusion between Carbonate Apatite and Biological Apatite (Carbonated Hydroxyapatite) in Bone and Teeth	44
Potential Future Alternative Resources for Rare Earth Elements: Opportunities and Challenges	43
Bioleaching of Iron, Copper, Lead, and Zinc from the Sludge Mining Sediment at Different Particle Sizes, pH, and Pulp Density Using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans	41
Cobalt and Associated Impurities in Blue (and Green) Glass, Glaze and Enamel: Relationships between Raw Materials, Processing, Composition, Phases and International Trade	41
Repeated UAV Campaigns, GNSS Measurements, GIS, and Petrographic Analyses for Landslide Mapping and Monitoring	41
Review of the Main Factors Affecting the Flotation of Phosphate Ores	41
Gypsum Precipitation under Saline Conditions: Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Morphology, and Size Distribution	40
Status of Coal-Based Thermal Power Plants, Coal Fly Ash Production, Utilization in India and Their Emerging Applications	39

Shear-Related Gold Ores in the Wadi Hodein Shear Belt, South Eastern Desert of Egypt: Analysis of Remote Sensing, Field and Structural Data	39
Metal Sulfide Precipitation: Recent Breakthroughs and Future Outlooks	39
Clays and Clay Minerals in the Construction Industry	38
Reservoir Quality Prediction of Gas-Bearing Carbonate Sediments in the Qadirpur Field: Insights from Advanced Machine Learning Approaches of SOM and Cluster Analysis	38
Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Genesis of Agate—A Review	37
Rare Earths’ Recovery from Phosphogypsum: An Overview on Direct and Indirect Leaching Techniques	37
Accessing Metals from Low-Grade Ores and the Environmental Impact Considerations: A Review of the Perspectives of Conventional versus Bioleaching Strategies	36
Analysis of Spatial Variability of River Bottom Sediment Pollution with Heavy Metals and Assessment of Potential Ecological Hazard for the Warta River, Poland	36
The Influence of Hydrothermal Fluids on the REY-Rich Deep-Sea Sediments in the Yupanqui Basin, Eastern South Pacific Ocean: Constraints from Bulk Sediment Geochemistry and Mineralogical Characteristic	35
Titanium: An Overview of Resources and Production Methods	35
Gravity Concentration in Artisanal Gold Mining	35
Advances in Blast-Induced Impact Prediction—A Review of Machine Learning Applications	35