OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Mining Science and Technology is 31. 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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Mechanical behavior of coal under different mining rates: A case study from laboratory experiments to field testing	200
Experimental study on the mechanical and failure behaviors of deep rock subjected to true triaxial stress: A review	152
Dynamic tensile behaviour and crack propagation of coal under coupled static-dynamic loading	124
Comparative study of model tests on automatically formed roadway and gob-side entry driving in deep coal mines	121
Study on seepage and deformation characteristics of coal microstructure by 3D reconstruction of CT images at high temperatures	104
A new criterion of coal burst proneness based on the residual elastic energy index	102
Implications for rock instability precursors and principal stress direction from rock acoustic experiments	98
Identification of digital technologies and digitalisation trends in the mining industry	95
Spontaneous combustion liability between coal seams: A thermogravimetric study	95
Synergetic strengthening mechanism of ultrasound combined with calcium fluoride towards vanadium extraction from low-grade vanadium-bearing shale	94
Flotation of copper oxide minerals: A review	89
A critical review on the developments of rock support systems in high stress ground conditions	87
Similar simulation study on the deformation and failure of surrounding rock of a large section chamber group under dynamic loading	87
Proposing a novel comprehensive evaluation model for the coal burst liability in underground coal mines considering uncertainty factors	81
Evolution and modeling of mine water inflow and hazard characteristics in southern coalfields of China: A case of Meitanba mine	79
Development of ensemble learning models to evaluate the strength of coal-grout materials	79
Insight into the microstructural evolution of anthracite during carbonization-graphitization process from the perspective of materialization	78
Dynamic mechanical properties and wave propagation of composite rock-mortar specimens based on SHPB tests	77
Cyclic constitutive equations of rock with coupled damage induced by compaction and cracking	74
Comparative evaluation of different statistical tools for the prediction of uniaxial compressive strength of rocks	73
Compensation excavation method control for large deformation disaster of mountain soft rock tunnel	73
Deformation and failure characteristics of anchorage structure of surrounding rock in deep roadway	72
Changes in the thermodynamic properties of alkaline granite after cyclic quenching following high temperature action	71
Prediction of landslide displacement with dynamic features using intelligent approaches	66
Stability control of gob-side entry retained under the gob with close distance coal seams	65

Evaluation and intelligent deployment of coal and coalbed methane coupling coordinated exploitation based on Bayesian network and cuckoo search	64
Flotation performance of a novel Gemini collector for kaolinite at low temperature	64
Intelligent prediction of slope stability based on visual exploratory data analysis of 77 in situ cases	64
Blast-induced ground vibration prediction in granite quarries: An application of gene expression programming, ANFIS, and sine cosine algorithm optimized ANN	63
Research on the energy evolution characteristics and the failure intensity of rocks	63
Machine learning-based classification of rock discontinuity trace: SMOTE oversampling integrated with GBT ensemble learning	62
Insight into mineral flotation fundamentals through the DFT method	62
Multi-scale pore fractal characteristics of differently ranked coal and its impact on gas adsorption	59
An in situ ATR-FTIR study of mixed collectors BHA/DDA adsorption in ilmenite-titanaugite flotation system	57
Evaluation of the weakening behavior of gas on the coal strength and its quantitative influence on the coal deformation	56
Effects of high temperature on the microstructure and mechanical behavior of hard coal	56
Creep properties and resistivity-ultrasonic-AE responses of cemented gangue backfill column under high-stress area	56
Centrifuge experiment on the penetration test for evaluating undrained strength of deep-sea surface soils	55
Insights into the influence of temperature on the adsorption behavior of sodium oleate and its response to flotation of quartz	54
High strain rate compressive strength behavior of cemented paste backfill using split Hopkinson pressure bar	54
Sulfidization regulation of cuprite by pre-oxidation using sodium hypochlorite as an oxidant	53
Energy-limiting factor for coal and gas outburst occurrence in intact coal seam	53
Effects of confining pressure on acoustic emission and failure characteristics of sandstone	53
Experimental and numerical study of failure behavior and mechanism of coal under dynamic compressive loads	53
Dynamic mechanical characteristics and application of constant resistance energy-absorbing supporting material	52
Studies of benzyl hydroxamic acid/calcium lignosulphonate addition order in the flotation separation of smithsonite from calcite	51
Experimental and numerical studies on progressive debonding of grouted rock bolts	51
Interpretable modeling of metallurgical responses for an industrial coal column flotation circuit by XGBoost and SHAP-A “conscious-lab” development	50
Effect of slurry conditioning on flocculant-aided filtration of coal tailings studied by low-field nuclear magnetic resonance and X-ray micro-tomography	50
Experimental and numerical investigations on the tensile mechanical behavior of marbles containing dynamic damage	49
Enhanced visible-light-assisted peroxymonosulfate activation over MnFe2O4 modified g-C3N4/diatomite composite for bisphenol A degradation	49
Interactions between bubble and particles of key minerals of diasporic bauxite through the extended DLVO theory	49
Deformation response of roof in solid backfilling coal mining based on viscoelastic properties of waste gangue	49
Review of preventive and constructive measures for coal mine explosions: An Indian perspective	49
Numerical simulation to determine the gas explosion risk in longwall goaf areas: A case study of Xutuan Colliery	49
Investigation on fracture models and ground pressure distribution of thick hard rock strata including weak interlayer	48
Experimental research into the effect of gas pressure, particle size and nozzle area on initial gas-release energy during gas desorption	48
Physical model test and numerical simulation on the failure mechanism of the roadway in layered soft rocks	48
Creep characteristics of coal and rock investigated by nanoindentation	48
Experimental investigation and prediction model for UCS loss of unsaturated sandstones under freeze-thaw action	47
Enhancing the leaching effect of an ion-absorbed rare earth ore by ameliorating the seepage effect with sodium dodecyl sulfate surfactant	47
Mechanism for suspension magnetization roasting of iron ore using straw-type biomass reductant	47
A novel artificial intelligent model for predicting air overpressure using brain inspired emotional neural network	47
Gleaning insights from German energy transition and large-scale underground energy storage for China’s carbon neutrality	46
A new empirical chart for rockburst analysis in tunnelling: Tunnel rockburst classification (TRC)	45
Tomography of the dynamic stress coefficient for stress wave prediction in sedimentary rock layer under the mining additional stress	45
Experimental study on preparation of nanoparticle-surfactant nanofluids and their effects on coal surface wettability	45
Machine learning-based constitutive models for cement-grouted coal specimens under shearing	43
An improved form of smoothed particle hydrodynamics method for crack propagation simulation applied in rock mechanics	43
Mineralogical and petrographic analysis on the flake graphite ore from Saba Boru area in Ethiopia	43
An innovative flake graphite upgrading process based on HPGR, stirred grinding mill, and nanobubble column flotation	43
Investigation of the influence of intermediate principal stress on the dynamic responses of rocks subjected to true triaxial stress state	43
A robust approach to identify roof bolts in 3D point cloud data captured from a mobile laser scanner	42
Kinetics, thermodynamics, and equilibrium of As(III), Cd(II), Cu(II) and Pb(II) adsorption using porous chitosan bead-supported MnFe2O4 nanoparticles	42
Determination of the constant mi in the Hoek-Brown criterion of rock based on drilling parameters	42

Selective depression action of taurine in flotation separation of specularite and chlorite	41
Experimental and theoretical investigation on mechanisms performance of the rock-coal-bolt (RCB) composite system	41
The influence of borehole arrangement of soundless cracking demolition agents (SCDAs) on weakening the hard rock	41
Experimental study on the infrared precursor characteristics of gas-bearing coal failure under loading	40
Analysis of spontaneous combustion liability indices and coal recording standards/basis	40
An experimental investigation of the fracturing behaviour of rock-like materials containing two V-shaped parallelogram flaws	40
Role of ammonium sulfate in sulfurization flotation of azurite: Inhibiting the formation of copper sulfide colloid and its mechanism	40
Coupling control on pillar stress concentration and surface cracks in shallow multi-seam mining	40
Shape ratio effects on the mechanical characteristics of rectangular prism rocks and isolated pillars under uniaxial compression	40
Experimental study on the flow behaviour of water-sand mixtures in fractured rock specimens	39
Acoustic emission source location method and experimental verification for structures containing unknown empty areas	39
Adsorption behavior and mechanism of copper ions in the sulfidization flotation of malachite	39
Rapid and robust slope failure appraisal using aerial photogrammetry and 3D slope stability models	39
Preparation of cinnamic hydroxamic acid collector and study on flotation characteristics and mechanism of scheelite	39
Growth of covellite crystal onto azurite surface during sulfurization and its response to flotation behavior	39
Measurement of overburden failure zones in close-multiple coal seams mining	37
Microscale insights into the influence of grinding media on spodumene micro-flotation using mixed anionic/cationic collectors	36
A resilience-based approach in managing the closure and abandonment of large mine tailing ponds	36
A review of flotation and selective separation of pyrrhotite: A perspective from crystal structures	36
Application of gas wettability alteration to improve methane drainage performance: A case study	36
Experimental investigation of shale breakdown pressure under liquid nitrogen pre-conditioning before nitrogen fracturing	36
Hydrothermal synthesis of zeolites-calcium silicate hydrate composite from coal fly ash with co-activation of Ca(OH)2-NaOH for aqueous heavy metals removal	36
Comparative filtration and dewatering behavior of vitrinite and inertinite of bituminous coal: Experiment and simulation study	36
A rapid and accurate direct measurement method of underground coal seam gas content based on dynamic diffusion theory	36
A universal elliptical disc (UED) model to represent natural rock fractures	36
Effect of the distributor plugging ways on fluidization quality and particle stratification in air dense medium fluidized bed	35
Synergistic activation of smithsonite with copper-ammonium species for enhancing surface reactivity and xanthate adsorption	35
Adhesion forces for water/oil droplet and bubble on coking coal surfaces with different roughness	35
Mechanical properties and influence mechanism of confined concrete arches in high-stress tunnels	34
Pore structure characterization and seepage analysis of ionic rare earth orebodies based on computed tomography images	34
Super-absorbent swellable polymer as grouting material for treatment of karst water inrush	34
Experimental study on instability mechanism and critical intensity of rainfall of high-steep rock slopes under unsaturated conditions	34
Selective leaching of vanadium from V-Ti magnetite concentrates by pellet calcification roasting-H2SO4 leaching process	34
Effect of the benzene ring of the dispersant on the rheological characteristics of coal-water slurry: Experiments and theoretical calculations	34
Numerical simulation on borehole breakout and borehole size effect using discrete element method	33
A novel coating technology for fast sealing of air leakage in underground coal mines	33
An analytical solution to estimate the settlement of tailings or backfill slurry by considering the sedimentation and consolidation	33
Risk assessment of fault water inrush during deep mining	33
Mechanism and control technology of strong ground pressure behaviour induced by high-position hard roofs in extra-thick coal seam mining	32
Effect of depressants on flotation separation of magnesite from dolomite and calcite	32
Exploration of amino trimethylene phosphonic acid to eliminate the adverse effect of seawater in molybdenite flotation	32
Understanding the influence of petrographic parameters on strength of differently sized shale specimens using XRD and SEM	31
Application of EDTMPS as a novel calcite depressant in scheelite flotation	31
A roughness parameter considering joint material properties and peak shear strength model for rock joints	31
Experimental study on the mechanical properties and consolidation mechanism of microbial grouted backfill	31
A review of laser scanning for geological and geotechnical applications in underground mining	31
Construction of multi-factor identification model for real-time monitoring and early warning of mine water inrush	31
Influences of different modifiers on the disintegration of improved granite residual soil under wet and dry cycles	31