OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Mining Science and Technology is 34. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental investigation on coal pore-fracture variation and fractal characteristics synergistically affected by solvents for improving clean gas extraction	288
Harnessing sediment voids of low-grade salt mines for compressed air energy storage: Experimental and theoretical insights	147
Real-time ore sorting using color and texture analysis	131
Assessments of the effects of various fracture surface morphology on single fracture flow: A review	128
Microscopic cracking behaviors of rocks under uniaxial compression with microscopic multiphase heterogeneity by deep learning	123
A novel elastoplastic model for Yunnan sandstone under poly-axial loading	120
Creep constitutive model considering nonlinear creep degradation of fractured rock	119
A method for predicting the water-flowing fractured zone height based on an improved key stratum theory	117
Modified Sadowski formula-based model for the slope shape amplification effect under multistage slope blasting vibration	114
A novel molybdenite depressant for efficient selective flotation separation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite	110
A statistical damage-based constitutive model for shearing of rock joints in brittle drop mode	107
Permeability evolution and gas flow in wet coal under non-equilibrium state: Considering both water swelling and process-based gas swelling	105
Insights into the floatability between spodumene and albite from crystal chemistry standpoint	102
Multistage hydraulic fracturing of a horizontal well for hard roof related coal burst control: Insights from numerical modelling to field application	99
Prediction of lost circulation risk in fractured formations based on 3D geomechanical modeling	96
Design and mechanical optimization of multidirectional pressure-preserved coring system for deep-earth resource exploration	96
Deterministic cascade evolution in coal and gas outbursts: From early acoustic signatures to system-wide failure	96
Formation of Tianwen-1 landing crater and mechanical properties of Martian soil near the landing site	93
Fatigue properties and constitutive model of Jintan salt rock subjected to complex cyclic loading	89
Study on damage-stress loss coupling model of rock and prestressed anchor cable in dry-wet environment	88
Adsorption of sodium oleate at the microfine hematite/aqueous solution interface and its consequences for flotation	83
Experimental and theoretical study on the dynamic effective stress of loaded gassy coal during gas release	83
Visualization and early warning analysis of damage degree of surrounding rock mass in underground powerhouse	81
Failure behavior and strength model of blocky rock mass with and without rockbolts	80
Development of 3D top coal caving angle model for fully mechanized extra-thick coal seam mining	80

Study of methane and carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption hysteresis in coals from Sydney Basin: A theoretical and experimental approach	77
Vibration reduction technology and the mechanisms of surrounding rock damage from blasting in neighborhood tunnels with small clearance	74
Calibration and uniqueness analysis of microparameters for DEM cohesive granular material	73
Correlations between mineral composition and mechanical properties of granite using digital image processing and discrete element method	73
IFC: Editorial	72
Uncovering the oxidation mechanism of sphalerite (ZnS) in the absence and presence of water: A first-principles investigation	72
A stepwise approach to enhancing flotation of low-grade zinnwaldite through the cationic/DL-2-octanol/anionic reagent combinations: Behavior and mechanism analysis	71
IFC: Editorial	71
IFC: Editorial	70
Research progress on the adaptability of lunar regolith simulant-based composites and lunar base construction methods	69
Exploration of amino trimethylene phosphonic acid to eliminate the adverse effect of seawater in molybdenite flotation	68
Stability analysis of longwall top-coal caving face in extra-thick coal seams based on an innovative numerical hydraulic support model	68
Characterization and evaluation of brittleness of deep bedded sandstone from the perspective of the whole life-cycle evolution process	67
IFC: Editorial	66
Mechanism of gas pressure action during the initial failure of coal containing gas and its application for an outburst inoculation	66
Heat transfer and temperature evolution in underground mining-induced overburden fracture and ground fissures: Optimal time window of UAV infrared monitoring	66
Development of a pressure coring system for the investigation of deep underground exploration	65
Adsorption characteristics of Pb(II) ions on sulfidized hemimorphite surface under ammonium sulfate system	65
Quantitative principles of dynamic interaction between rock support and surrounding rock in rockburst roadways	65
Effect of content and spin state of iron on electronic properties and floatability of iron-bearing sphalerite: A DFT+U study	62
Experimental study on the mechanical and failure behaviors of deep rock subjected to true triaxial stress: A review	62
Enhanced visible-light-assisted peroxymonosulfate activation over MnFe2O4 modified g-C3N4/diatomite composite for bisphenol A degradation	62
IFC: Editorial	60
Micromechanical properties of granite with insights into mineral interface mechanics	60
Gouge stability controlled by temperature elevation and obsidian addition in basaltic faults and implications for moonquakes	59
Anchoring mechanical characteristics of Ductile-Expansion bolt	59
Enhanced Hoek-Brown (H-B) criterion for rocks exposed to chemical corrosion	59
IFC: Editorial	58
IFC: Editorial	58
Development and characterization of the PolyU-1 lunar regolith simulant based on Chang’e-5 returned samples	58
Intelligent prediction of slope stability based on visual exploratory data analysis of 77 in situ cases	57
A new scientific explanation to rock fracture-induced electromagnetic radiation process	57
Effect of diagenetic variation on the static and dynamic mechanical behavior of coral reef limestone	56
An investigation of machine learning techniques to estimate minimum horizontal stress magnitude from borehole breakout	56
Anchoring eccentricity features and rectifying devices for resin grouted bolt/cable bolt	55
Synergetic strengthening mechanism of ultrasound combined with calcium fluoride towards vanadium extraction from low-grade vanadium-bearing shale	54
Experimental and numerical study on dynamic mechanical behaviors of shale under true triaxial compression at high strain rate	54
Optimizing profile line interval for enhanced accuracy in rock joint morphology and shear strength assessments	53
Selective flotation of chalcopyrite from pyrite via seawater oxidation pretreatment	53
Sparse pipeline wall information-based data-driven reconstruction for solid–liquid two-phase flow in flexible vibrating pipelines	52
IFC: Editorial	51
Insight into mineral flotation fundamentals through the DFT method	51
Integrated simulation and monitoring to analyze failure mechanism of the anti-dip layered slope with soft and hard rock interbedding	51
Response characteristics of gas pressure under simultaneous static and dynamic load: Implication for coal and gas outburst mechanism	50
Research on rock crack contact model considering linked substances based on particle flow method	50
Experimental and numerical studies on rock damage law in straight-hole cut blasting under biaxial confining pressure	50
Applicability of existing criteria of rockburst tendency of sandstone in coal mines	49
In-situ temperature- and pressure-preserved sampler for marine natural gas hydrates: Principles, techniques, and field application	49
Shear mechanical properties of loaded rock under drilling and dynamic load and its influence on the plastic zone of roadway	49
Development and characterization of a regional lunar soil simulant for emirates lunar missions	48

Impact coal internal block size effect on physical and mechanical parameters’ similarity criteria validity: Numerical simulation and adjustment	48
Effect of bastnaesite as reductant on hematite reduction during in-situ suspension magnetization roasting of refractory iron ore under neutral atmosphere	48
A novel coal-rock recognition method in coal mining face based on fusing laser point cloud and images	48
Experimental study of the dynamic mechanical responses and failure characteristics of coal under true triaxial confinements	47
Methodology for the estimation of expansive cement borehole pressure	47
Numerical analysis on mechanical difference of sandstone under in-situ stress, pore pressure preserved environment at depth	47
Compensation excavation method control for large deformation disaster of mountain soft rock tunnel	47
A nonlinear hydraulic fracture propagation criterion considering the fracture process zone	46
Experimental and numerical investigations on the tensile mechanical behavior of marbles containing dynamic damage	46
Microdynamic mechanical properties and fracture evolution mechanism of monzogabbro with a true triaxial multilevel disturbance method	46
Rock breaking performance of the newly proposed unsubmerged cavitating abrasive waterjet	46
Multi-scale pore fractal characteristics of differently ranked coal and its impact on gas adsorption	46
Mechanical behavior and failure mechanisms of rock bolts subjected to static-dynamic loads	45
Mechanism of micro-wetting of highly hydrophobic coal dust in underground mining and new wetting agent development	45
Mechanical properties and influence mechanism of confined concrete arches in high-stress tunnels	45
A new deformable cable for rock support in high stress tunnel: Steel pipe shrinkable energy-absorbing cable	45
Effect of dynamic loading conditions on the dynamic performance of MP1 energy-absorbing rockbolts: Insight from laboratory drop test	44
Experiment on the silica sol imbibition of low-permeability rock mass: With silica sol particle sizes and rock permeability considered	43
Ensemble prediction modeling of flotation recovery based on machine learning	43
Selective flocculation-flotation of ultrafine hematite from clay minerals under asynchronous flocculation regulation	42
Influences of different modifiers on the disintegration of improved granite residual soil under wet and dry cycles	42
A multi-dimensional percussion method for efficient drilling in HDR formations: Rock fragmentation mechanism, drilling energy analysis, and performance optimization	42
Physical, mechanical and thermal properties of vacuum sintered HUST-1 lunar regolith simulant	42
Energy mechanism of bolt supporting effect to fissured rock under static and dynamic loads in deep coal mines	41
Evaluation of the migration and environmental effects of metal elements within cementitious gangue-fly ash backfill in underground coal mines	41
Quantitative characterization of fracture surface undulations and gas-guiding patterns in fractured rocks under steady loading	41
An extended micromechanical-based plastic damage model for understanding water effects on quasi-brittle rocks	41
Pore-pressure and stress-coupled creep behavior in deep coal: Insights from real-time NMR analysis	40
Shear behaviour of a rock bridge sandwiched between incipient joints under the influence of hydraulic pressures	40
Micromechanical testing and property upscaling of planetary rocks: A critical review	40
Innovative pre-concentration technology for recovering ultrafine ilmenite using superconducting high gradient magnetic separator	40
Evaluation and intelligent deployment of coal and coalbed methane coupling coordinated exploitation based on Bayesian network and cuckoo search	39
IFC: Editorial	39
Particulate flow modelling in a spiral separator by using the Eulerian multi-fluid VOF approach	39
Microseismic event waveform classification using CNN-based transfer learning models	39
Lateral abutment pressure distribution and evolution in wide pillars under the first mining effect	38
Drilling-based measuring method for the c-φ parameter of rock and its field application	38
Depression behaviors of N-thiourea-maleamic acid and its adsorption mechanism on galena in Mo-Pb flotation separation	38
A novel rock bolting system exploiting steel particles	37
Influence of backfilling rate on the stability of the “backfilling body-immediate roof” cooperative bearing structure	37
Experimental study on the deformation behaviour, energy evolution law and failure mechanism of tectonic coal subjected to cyclic loads	37
Determination of the constant mi in the Hoek-Brown criterion of rock based on drilling parameters	36
Role of ammonium sulfate in sulfurization flotation of azurite: Inhibiting the formation of copper sulfide colloid and its mechanism	36
Size effect of fracture characteristics for anisotropic quasi-brittle geomaterials	35
Research on a dynamic early warning model for gas outbursts using adaptive fractal dimension characterization	35
Integrating geometallurgical ball mill throughput predictions into short-term stochastic production scheduling in mining complexes	35
TGA/DSC study to characterise and classify coal seams conforming to susceptibility towards spontaneous combustion	35
Acoustic emission source location method and experimental verification for structures containing unknown empty areas	35
A failure criterion for shale considering the anisotropy and hydration based on the shear slide failure model	35
Flexible coal-derived carbon fibers via electrospinning for self-standing lithium-ion battery anodes	35
Integration of preparation of K, Na-embedded activated carbon and reduction of Zn-bearing dusts	35
Artificial ground freezing of underground mines in cold regions using thermosyphons with air insulation	34
Investigation on mechanical properties regulation of rock-like specimens based on 3D printing and similarity quantification	34
A cleaner production strategy for acid mine drainage prevention of waste rock: A porphyry copper case	34