OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Mining Science and Technology is 32. 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
Experimental investigation on coal pore-fracture variation and fractal characteristics synergistically affected by solvents for improving clean gas extraction	226
Obituary: Professor Zhenfu Luo	220
A statistical damage-based constitutive model for shearing of rock joints in brittle drop mode	140
Permeability evolution and gas flow in wet coal under non-equilibrium state: Considering both water swelling and process-based gas swelling	125
Modified Sadowski formula-based model for the slope shape amplification effect under multistage slope blasting vibration	119
A method for predicting the water-flowing fractured zone height based on an improved key stratum theory	117
Real-time ore sorting using color and texture analysis	104
Insights into the floatability between spodumene and albite from crystal chemistry standpoint	103
A novel elastoplastic model for Yunnan sandstone under poly-axial loading	103
Assessments of the effects of various fracture surface morphology on single fracture flow: A review	99
A novel molybdenite depressant for efficient selective flotation separation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite	99
Multistage hydraulic fracturing of a horizontal well for hard roof related coal burst control: Insights from numerical modelling to field application	97
Microscopic cracking behaviors of rocks under uniaxial compression with microscopic multiphase heterogeneity by deep learning	91
Creep constitutive model considering nonlinear creep degradation of fractured rock	90
Fatigue properties and constitutive model of Jintan salt rock subjected to complex cyclic loading	89
IFC: Editorial	88
Experimental and theoretical study on the dynamic effective stress of loaded gassy coal during gas release	86
Visualization and early warning analysis of damage degree of surrounding rock mass in underground powerhouse	84
Correlations between mineral composition and mechanical properties of granite using digital image processing and discrete element method	83
Development of 3D top coal caving angle model for fully mechanized extra-thick coal seam mining	83
Formation of Tianwen-1 landing crater and mechanical properties of Martian soil near the landing site	82
Vibration reduction technology and the mechanisms of surrounding rock damage from blasting in neighborhood tunnels with small clearance	75
Failure behavior and strength model of blocky rock mass with and without rockbolts	73
Adsorption of sodium oleate at the microfine hematite/aqueous solution interface and its consequences for flotation	72
Study of methane and carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption hysteresis in coals from Sydney Basin: A theoretical and experimental approach	72

A new empirical chart for rockburst analysis in tunnelling: Tunnel rockburst classification (TRC)	71
Study on damage-stress loss coupling model of rock and prestressed anchor cable in dry-wet environment	69
Similar simulation study on the deformation and failure of surrounding rock of a large section chamber group under dynamic loading	69
IFC: Editorial	68
Calibration and uniqueness analysis of microparameters for DEM cohesive granular material	68
Adsorption characteristics of Pb(II) ions on sulfidized hemimorphite surface under ammonium sulfate system	66
Time effect and prediction of broken rock bulking coefficient on the base of particle discrete element method	64
Characterization and evaluation of brittleness of deep bedded sandstone from the perspective of the whole life-cycle evolution process	64
Development of a pressure coring system for the investigation of deep underground exploration	64
IFC: Editorial	63
Research progress on the adaptability of lunar regolith simulant-based composites and lunar base construction methods	63
Exploration of amino trimethylene phosphonic acid to eliminate the adverse effect of seawater in molybdenite flotation	63
Stability analysis of longwall top-coal caving face in extra-thick coal seams based on an innovative numerical hydraulic support model	63
IFC: Editorial	62
Uncovering the oxidation mechanism of sphalerite (ZnS) in the absence and presence of water: A first-principles investigation	61
IFC: Editorial	61
Enhanced visible-light-assisted peroxymonosulfate activation over MnFe2O4 modified g-C3N4/diatomite composite for bisphenol A degradation	59
Mechanism of gas pressure action during the initial failure of coal containing gas and its application for an outburst inoculation	59
Effect of content and spin state of iron on electronic properties and floatability of iron-bearing sphalerite: A DFT+U study	58
Heat transfer and temperature evolution in underground mining-induced overburden fracture and ground fissures: Optimal time window of UAV infrared monitoring	58
Quantitative principles of dynamic interaction between rock support and surrounding rock in rockburst roadways	58
A stepwise approach to enhancing flotation of low-grade zinnwaldite through the cationic/DL-2-octanol/anionic reagent combinations: Behavior and mechanism analysis	58
Experimental study on the mechanical and failure behaviors of deep rock subjected to true triaxial stress: A review	57
IFC: Editorial	56
Gouge stability controlled by temperature elevation and obsidian addition in basaltic faults and implications for moonquakes	56
IFC: Editorial	55
IFC: Editorial	55
Anchoring mechanical characteristics of Ductile-Expansion bolt	54
IFC: Editorial	53
A new scientific explanation to rock fracture-induced electromagnetic radiation process	53
Enhanced Hoek-Brown (H-B) criterion for rocks exposed to chemical corrosion	53
Optimizing profile line interval for enhanced accuracy in rock joint morphology and shear strength assessments	52
An investigation of machine learning techniques to estimate minimum horizontal stress magnitude from borehole breakout	52
Intelligent prediction of slope stability based on visual exploratory data analysis of 77 in situ cases	52
Experimental and numerical study on dynamic mechanical behaviors of shale under true triaxial compression at high strain rate	51
Anchoring eccentricity features and rectifying devices for resin grouted bolt/cable bolt	50
Effect of diagenetic variation on the static and dynamic mechanical behavior of coral reef limestone	50
Selective flotation of chalcopyrite from pyrite via seawater oxidation pretreatment	49
IFC: Editorial	48
Development and characterization of the PolyU-1 lunar regolith simulant based on Chang’e-5 returned samples	48
Synergetic strengthening mechanism of ultrasound combined with calcium fluoride towards vanadium extraction from low-grade vanadium-bearing shale	48
Research on rock crack contact model considering linked substances based on particle flow method	48
Applicability of existing criteria of rockburst tendency of sandstone in coal mines	47
Insight into mineral flotation fundamentals through the DFT method	47
Response characteristics of gas pressure under simultaneous static and dynamic load: Implication for coal and gas outburst mechanism	47
Integrated simulation and monitoring to analyze failure mechanism of the anti-dip layered slope with soft and hard rock interbedding	47
Effect of bastnaesite as reductant on hematite reduction during in-situ suspension magnetization roasting of refractory iron ore under neutral atmosphere	46
Development and characterization of a regional lunar soil simulant for emirates lunar missions	46
Microbiologically influenced corrosion of cable bolts in underground coal mines: The effect of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans	45
Strategic sill pillar design for reduced hanging wall overbreak in longhole mining	45

Selective leaching of vanadium from V-Ti magnetite concentrates by pellet calcification roasting-H2SO4 leaching process	45
A numerical investigation of gas flow behavior in two-layered coal seams considering interlayer interference and heterogeneity	45
Rock breaking performance of the newly proposed unsubmerged cavitating abrasive waterjet	44
Mechanical properties and influence mechanism of confined concrete arches in high-stress tunnels	44
Methodology for the estimation of expansive cement borehole pressure	44
Numerical analysis on mechanical difference of sandstone under in-situ stress, pore pressure preserved environment at depth	43
Microdynamic mechanical properties and fracture evolution mechanism of monzogabbro with a true triaxial multilevel disturbance method	43
Experimental and numerical investigations on the tensile mechanical behavior of marbles containing dynamic damage	43
Impact coal internal block size effect on physical and mechanical parameters’ similarity criteria validity: Numerical simulation and adjustment	43
Experimental study of the dynamic mechanical responses and failure characteristics of coal under true triaxial confinements	43
Compensation excavation method control for large deformation disaster of mountain soft rock tunnel	42
Multi-scale pore fractal characteristics of differently ranked coal and its impact on gas adsorption	41
A roughness parameter considering joint material properties and peak shear strength model for rock joints	41
Ensemble prediction modeling of flotation recovery based on machine learning	41
Experiment on the silica sol imbibition of low-permeability rock mass: With silica sol particle sizes and rock permeability considered	41
Experimental study on the effect of granular backfill with various gradations on the mechanical behavior of rock	41
A new deformable cable for rock support in high stress tunnel: Steel pipe shrinkable energy-absorbing cable	40
Changes in the thermodynamic properties of alkaline granite after cyclic quenching following high temperature action	40
Effect of dynamic loading conditions on the dynamic performance of MP1 energy-absorbing rockbolts: Insight from laboratory drop test	40
Mechanical behavior and failure mechanisms of rock bolts subjected to static-dynamic loads	40
Mechanism of micro-wetting of highly hydrophobic coal dust in underground mining and new wetting agent development	39
Selective flocculation-flotation of ultrafine hematite from clay minerals under asynchronous flocculation regulation	39
Physical, mechanical and thermal properties of vacuum sintered HUST-1 lunar regolith simulant	39
Influences of different modifiers on the disintegration of improved granite residual soil under wet and dry cycles	39
IFC: Editorial	38
Pore-pressure and stress-coupled creep behavior in deep coal: Insights from real-time NMR analysis	37
A novel rock bolting system exploiting steel particles	37
Drillability prediction in some metamorphic rocks using composite penetration rate index (CPRI) – An approach	37
Role of ammonium sulfate in sulfurization flotation of azurite: Inhibiting the formation of copper sulfide colloid and its mechanism	37
An extended micromechanical-based plastic damage model for understanding water effects on quasi-brittle rocks	37
Shear behaviour of a rock bridge sandwiched between incipient joints under the influence of hydraulic pressures	36
Determination of the constant mi in the Hoek-Brown criterion of rock based on drilling parameters	36
Innovative pre-concentration technology for recovering ultrafine ilmenite using superconducting high gradient magnetic separator	36
Particulate flow modelling in a spiral separator by using the Eulerian multi-fluid VOF approach	35
Micromechanical testing and property upscaling of planetary rocks: A critical review	35
Depression behaviors of N-thiourea-maleamic acid and its adsorption mechanism on galena in Mo-Pb flotation separation	34
Super-absorbent swellable polymer as grouting material for treatment of karst water inrush	34
Lateral abutment pressure distribution and evolution in wide pillars under the first mining effect	34
Creep properties and resistivity-ultrasonic-AE responses of cemented gangue backfill column under high-stress area	34
Evaluation of the migration and environmental effects of metal elements within cementitious gangue-fly ash backfill in underground coal mines	34
Energy mechanism of bolt supporting effect to fissured rock under static and dynamic loads in deep coal mines	33
Experimental study on the deformation behaviour, energy evolution law and failure mechanism of tectonic coal subjected to cyclic loads	33
Drilling-based measuring method for the c-φ parameter of rock and its field application	33
Microseismic event waveform classification using CNN-based transfer learning models	33
Comparative study of model tests on automatically formed roadway and gob-side entry driving in deep coal mines	33
Influence of backfilling rate on the stability of the “backfilling body-immediate roof” cooperative bearing structure	33
Integration of preparation of K, Na-embedded activated carbon and reduction of Zn-bearing dusts	32
Investigation of the influence of intermediate principal stress on the dynamic responses of rocks subjected to true triaxial stress state	32
Size effect of fracture characteristics for anisotropic quasi-brittle geomaterials	32
A failure criterion for shale considering the anisotropy and hydration based on the shear slide failure model	32
A cleaner production strategy for acid mine drainage prevention of waste rock: A porphyry copper case	32
Evaluation and intelligent deployment of coal and coalbed methane coupling coordinated exploitation based on Bayesian network and cuckoo search	32
Integrating geometallurgical ball mill throughput predictions into short-term stochastic production scheduling in mining complexes	32
Acoustic emission source location method and experimental verification for structures containing unknown empty areas	32
Improving recovery in sublevel top coal caving mining by using partially reverse drawing technique	32
Artificial ground freezing of underground mines in cold regions using thermosyphons with air insulation	32
Selective depression action of taurine in flotation separation of specularite and chlorite	32