OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Minerals is 36. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Recovery of Valuable Metals from Nickel Smelting Slag Based on Reduction and Sulfurization Modification	297
Heavy Mineral Sands Mining and Downstream Processing: Value of Mineralogical Monitoring Using XRD	113
A Detailed Insight into the Detrital and Diagenetic Mineralogy of Metal(oid)s: Their Origin, Distribution and Associations within Hypersaline Sediments	98
A Statistical Theory for Sampling of Particulate Materials	81
Advancing the Understanding of Sediment Contamination Dynamics in the Iron Quadrangle (Brazil): A Comparative Analysis of Pollution Indices for PTE Assessment	79
Study on the Key Factors Controlling Oil Accumulation in a Multi-Source System: A Case Study of the Chang 9 Reservoir in the Triassic Yanchang Formation, Dingbian Area, Ordos Basin, China	70
Determination of Abrasiveness in Copper-Gold Sulfide Ores: A Contribution to the Geometallurgical Model of the Sossego Deposit	68
A Statistical Evaluation to Compare and Analyze Estimations of the Diffusion Coefficient of Pertechnetate (99TcO4−) in Compacted Bentonite	68
Synergistic Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate on Flotation Separation of Magnesite and Dolomite with Sodium Oleate Collector	66
Stability of Atrazine–Smectite Intercalates: Density Functional Theory and Experimental Study	65
Effects of Operating Parameters on the Froth and Collection Zone Recovery in Flotation: An Industrial Case Study in a 10 m3 Cell	62
Origin and Paleoenvironmental Conditions of the Köprüağzı Evaporites (Eastern Anatolia, Turkey): Sedimentological, Mineralogical and Geochemical Constraints	61
High-Temperature Vibrational Analysis of the Lithium Mica: 2M2 Lepidolite	60
Performance Comparison of the Vertical and Horizontal Oriented Stirred Mill: Pilot Scale IsaMill vs. Full-Scale HIGMill	56
Direct Tensile Measurement for Cemented Paste Backfill	55
Insights into Phosphate Adsorption Performance onto Magnetic Thermal Modified Palygorskite Nanocomposites	52
Editorial for the Special Issue “Bio-Geochemistry of Heavy Metals/Metalloids”	51
Ceramic Grinding Kinetics of Fine Magnetite Ores in the Batch Ball Mill	51
Investigation on the Fragmentation and Outburst Mechanism of Coal Sample with Pore Gas Using CDEM	50
Study of Pore–Throat Structure in Tight Triassic Sandstone: A Case Study on the Late Triassic Yanchang Formation, Southwestern Ordos Basin, China	49
Characterisation and Environmental Significance of Glauconite from Mining Waste of the Egorievsk Phosphorite Deposit	46
87Sr/86Sr Isotopic Ratio of Ferromanganese Crusts as a Record of Detrital Influx to the Western North Pacific Ocean	45
Lacustrine Slope-Related Soft-Sediment Deformation Structures in the Cretaceous Gyeokpori Formation, Buan Area, SW Korea, and Volcanism-Induced Seismic Shocks as Their Possible Trigger	43
Characterization of Incremental Markings in the Sagittal Otolith of the Pacific Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Using Different Imaging Modalities	43
Chromite Composition and Platinum-Group Elements Distribution in Tethyan Chromitites of the Mediterranean Basin: An Overview	42

Optimization of Parameters for Rheological Properties and Strength of Cemented Paste Backfill Blended with Coarse Aggregates	42
Coal Mine Goaf Interpretation: Survey, Passive Electromagnetic Methods and Case Study	41
Cathodic Protection System of the Spiral Classifier at the KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Ore Concentration Plant—Case Study of Commissioning and Control of Operating Parameters	40
Re Variation Triggered from the Paleo-Pacific Plate Evolution: Constrains from Mo Polymetallic Deposits in Zhejiang Province, South China Mo Province	39
Assessment of Selected Characteristics of Enrichment Products for Regular and Irregular Aggregates Beneficiation in Pulsating Jig	39
Location of Carbonate Ions in Metal-Doped Carbonated Hydroxylapatites	39
From Dust to Disease: A Review of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Lung Deposition and Advances in CFD Modeling	38
Three-Dimensional Gravity Inversion in the Presence of the Sediment-Basement Interface: A Case Study in Utah, USA	38
In Situ X-ray Diffraction at High Temperatures: Formation of Ca2SiO4 and Ternesite in Recycled Autoclaved Aerated Concrete	38
Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implication of the Hongtaiping High-Mg Diorite in the Wangqing Area, NE China: Constraints from Geochronology, Geochemistry and Hf Isotopes	37
Deep Geological Structure Analysis of the Dongyang Area, Fujian, China: Insights from Integrated Gravity and Magnetic Data	37
The Role of Heterogeneity on Deformation and Flow in Fractured Coal Slopes	36
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Igneous Sills in the Central Tarim Basin and Their Geological Implications	36