OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Mining Science and Technology is 54. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Quantitative calibration method for the evolution of mechanical properties of gas-containing coal under mining-induced stress and microscopic failure evaluation	373
Assessments of the effects of various fracture surface morphology on single fracture flow: A review	194
Experimental investigation on coal pore-fracture variation and fractal characteristics synergistically affected by solvents for improving clean gas extraction	178
A statistical damage-based constitutive model for shearing of rock joints in brittle drop mode	174
Modified Sadowski formula-based model for the slope shape amplification effect under multistage slope blasting vibration	167
Real-time ore sorting using color and texture analysis	153
Effect of depositional environment differences on micro-macro rheological behavior of sedimentary soft rocks	150
Creep constitutive model considering nonlinear creep degradation of fractured rock	146
A novel elastoplastic model for Yunnan sandstone under poly-axial loading	140
Developing low-carbon mine backfill: Performance optimization and carbon storage using CO2 nanobubble and high-volume fly ash	133
Impact of initial water saturation on pore structure and fluid infiltration during hydraulic fracturing mapped by real-time nuclear magnetic resonance	119
Harnessing sediment voids of low-grade salt mines for compressed air energy storage: Experimental and theoretical insights	115
Microscopic cracking behaviors of rocks under uniaxial compression with microscopic multiphase heterogeneity by deep learning	114
A method for predicting the water-flowing fractured zone height based on an improved key stratum theory	110
Failure characteristics and mechanisms of uniaxial compressed red sandstone in non-uniform water distribution environment: Effects of immersion height and duration	103
Multistage hydraulic fracturing of a horizontal well for hard roof related coal burst control: Insights from numerical modelling to field application	98
Permeability evolution and gas flow in wet coal under non-equilibrium state: Considering both water swelling and process-based gas swelling	88
A novel molybdenite depressant for efficient selective flotation separation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite	86
Insights into the floatability between spodumene and albite from crystal chemistry standpoint	84
Deterministic cascade evolution in coal and gas outbursts: From early acoustic signatures to system-wide failure	82
Formation of Tianwen-1 landing crater and mechanical properties of Martian soil near the landing site	81
Study on damage-stress loss coupling model of rock and prestressed anchor cable in dry-wet environment	80
Development of 3D top coal caving angle model for fully mechanized extra-thick coal seam mining	80
Visualization and early warning analysis of damage degree of surrounding rock mass in underground powerhouse	79
Failure behavior and strength model of blocky rock mass with and without rockbolts	79

Schemes comparation of layered and continuous solution mining in bedded salt formations by horizontal interconnected wells	78
Vibration reduction technology and the mechanisms of surrounding rock damage from blasting in neighborhood tunnels with small clearance	76
Prediction of lost circulation risk in fractured formations based on 3D geomechanical modeling	76
Study of methane and carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption hysteresis in coals from Sydney Basin: A theoretical and experimental approach	75
Disturbance-induced degradation and failure evolution of cavity-containing sandstone: Rockburst prevention insights	73
Fatigue properties and constitutive model of Jintan salt rock subjected to complex cyclic loading	67
Experimental and theoretical study on the dynamic effective stress of loaded gassy coal during gas release	66
Design and mechanical optimization of multidirectional pressure-preserved coring system for deep-earth resource exploration	65
Adsorption of sodium oleate at the microfine hematite/aqueous solution interface and its consequences for flotation	63
Physics-informed prediction of freeze-thaw-induced fracture toughness degradation in hard rock under high-altitude cryospheric engineering environments	63
Tensile-shear collaborative fracturing in hard rock induced by a controllable free surface: Mechanism and application	62
Correlations between mineral composition and mechanical properties of granite using digital image processing and discrete element method	62
IFC: Editorial	62
Adsorption characteristics of Pb(II) ions on sulfidized hemimorphite surface under ammonium sulfate system	61
IFC: Editorial	61
Micromechanical properties of granite with insights into mineral interface mechanics	61
Stability analysis of longwall top-coal caving face in extra-thick coal seams based on an innovative numerical hydraulic support model	60
Heat transfer and temperature evolution in underground mining-induced overburden fracture and ground fissures: Optimal time window of UAV infrared monitoring	60
IFC: Editorial	60
IFC: Editorial	59
Development of a pressure coring system for the investigation of deep underground exploration	59
Characterization and evaluation of brittleness of deep bedded sandstone from the perspective of the whole life-cycle evolution process	58
Mechanism of gas pressure action during the initial failure of coal containing gas and its application for an outburst inoculation	58
Stability analysis of surrounding rock in novel mining-induced self-forming roadway without advance tunnelling	58
Research progress on the adaptability of lunar regolith simulant-based composites and lunar base construction methods	58
Quantitative principles of dynamic interaction between rock support and surrounding rock in rockburst roadways	56
Experimental study on the mechanical and failure behaviors of deep rock subjected to true triaxial stress: A review	56
A stepwise approach to enhancing flotation of low-grade zinnwaldite through the cationic/DL-2-octanol/anionic reagent combinations: Behavior and mechanism analysis	56
Effect of content and spin state of iron on electronic properties and floatability of iron-bearing sphalerite: A DFT+U study	55
IFC: Editorial	54
IFC: Editorial	54
Uncovering the oxidation mechanism of sphalerite (ZnS) in the absence and presence of water: A first-principles investigation	54