OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Mining Science and Technology is 29. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Mechanical behavior of coal under different mining rates: A case study from laboratory experiments to field testing	195
Experimental study on the mechanical and failure behaviors of deep rock subjected to true triaxial stress: A review	129
Dynamic tensile behaviour and crack propagation of coal under coupled static-dynamic loading	116
Comparative study of model tests on automatically formed roadway and gob-side entry driving in deep coal mines	115
Study on seepage and deformation characteristics of coal microstructure by 3D reconstruction of CT images at high temperatures	101
A new criterion of coal burst proneness based on the residual elastic energy index	96
Synergetic strengthening mechanism of ultrasound combined with calcium fluoride towards vanadium extraction from low-grade vanadium-bearing shale	93
Implications for rock instability precursors and principal stress direction from rock acoustic experiments	91
Spontaneous combustion liability between coal seams: A thermogravimetric study	87
Identification of digital technologies and digitalisation trends in the mining industry	85
Flotation of copper oxide minerals: A review	85
Similar simulation study on the deformation and failure of surrounding rock of a large section chamber group under dynamic loading	84
Proposing a novel comprehensive evaluation model for the coal burst liability in underground coal mines considering uncertainty factors	80
A critical review on the developments of rock support systems in high stress ground conditions	80
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
Comparative evaluation of different statistical tools for the prediction of uniaxial compressive strength of rocks	69
Dynamic mechanical properties and wave propagation of composite rock-mortar specimens based on SHPB tests	69
Cyclic constitutive equations of rock with coupled damage induced by compaction and cracking	67
Deformation and failure characteristics of anchorage structure of surrounding rock in deep roadway	67
Insight into the microstructural evolution of anthracite during carbonization-graphitization process from the perspective of materialization	66
Compensation excavation method control for large deformation disaster of mountain soft rock tunnel	64
Changes in the thermodynamic properties of alkaline granite after cyclic quenching following high temperature action	63
Research on the energy evolution characteristics and the failure intensity of rocks	61
Blast-induced ground vibration prediction in granite quarries: An application of gene expression programming, ANFIS, and sine cosine algorithm optimized ANN	61

Intelligent prediction of slope stability based on visual exploratory data analysis of 77 in situ cases	60
Prediction of landslide displacement with dynamic features using intelligent approaches	60
Insight into mineral flotation fundamentals through the DFT method	60
Stability control of gob-side entry retained under the gob with close distance coal seams	60
Flotation performance of a novel Gemini collector for kaolinite at low temperature	59
Machine learning-based classification of rock discontinuity trace: SMOTE oversampling integrated with GBT ensemble learning	59
Effects of high temperature on the microstructure and mechanical behavior of hard coal	56
An in situ ATR-FTIR study of mixed collectors BHA/DDA adsorption in ilmenite-titanaugite flotation system	55
Evaluation of the weakening behavior of gas on the coal strength and its quantitative influence on the coal deformation	54
Insights into the influence of temperature on the adsorption behavior of sodium oleate and its response to flotation of quartz	54
Multi-scale pore fractal characteristics of differently ranked coal and its impact on gas adsorption	54
Creep properties and resistivity-ultrasonic-AE responses of cemented gangue backfill column under high-stress area	53
Centrifuge experiment on the penetration test for evaluating undrained strength of deep-sea surface soils	52
Energy-limiting factor for coal and gas outburst occurrence in intact coal seam	52
Evaluation and intelligent deployment of coal and coalbed methane coupling coordinated exploitation based on Bayesian network and cuckoo search	51
High strain rate compressive strength behavior of cemented paste backfill using split Hopkinson pressure bar	51
Effects of confining pressure on acoustic emission and failure characteristics of sandstone	50
Sulfidization regulation of cuprite by pre-oxidation using sodium hypochlorite as an oxidant	50
Studies of benzyl hydroxamic acid/calcium lignosulphonate addition order in the flotation separation of smithsonite from calcite	49
Effect of slurry conditioning on flocculant-aided filtration of coal tailings studied by low-field nuclear magnetic resonance and X-ray micro-tomography	49
Interpretable modeling of metallurgical responses for an industrial coal column flotation circuit by XGBoost and SHAP-A “conscious-lab” development	48
Experimental and numerical studies on progressive debonding of grouted rock bolts	48
Experimental research into the effect of gas pressure, particle size and nozzle area on initial gas-release energy during gas desorption	47
Dynamic mechanical characteristics and application of constant resistance energy-absorbing supporting material	47
A novel artificial intelligent model for predicting air overpressure using brain inspired emotional neural network	47
Experimental and numerical study of failure behavior and mechanism of coal under dynamic compressive loads	47
Physical model test and numerical simulation on the failure mechanism of the roadway in layered soft rocks	46
Review of preventive and constructive measures for coal mine explosions: An Indian perspective	46
Interactions between bubble and particles of key minerals of diasporic bauxite through the extended DLVO theory	45
Creep characteristics of coal and rock investigated by nanoindentation	45
Tomography of the dynamic stress coefficient for stress wave prediction in sedimentary rock layer under the mining additional stress	45
Enhanced visible-light-assisted peroxymonosulfate activation over MnFe2O4 modified g-C3N4/diatomite composite for bisphenol A degradation	45
Experimental investigation and prediction model for UCS loss of unsaturated sandstones under freeze-thaw action	45
Deformation response of roof in solid backfilling coal mining based on viscoelastic properties of waste gangue	45
Numerical simulation to determine the gas explosion risk in longwall goaf areas: A case study of Xutuan Colliery	45
A new empirical chart for rockburst analysis in tunnelling: Tunnel rockburst classification (TRC)	44
Mineralogical and petrographic analysis on the flake graphite ore from Saba Boru area in Ethiopia	43
Mechanism for suspension magnetization roasting of iron ore using straw-type biomass reductant	43
Experimental and numerical investigations on the tensile mechanical behavior of marbles containing dynamic damage	43
Experimental study on preparation of nanoparticle-surfactant nanofluids and their effects on coal surface wettability	42
An innovative flake graphite upgrading process based on HPGR, stirred grinding mill, and nanobubble column flotation	42
Enhancing the leaching effect of an ion-absorbed rare earth ore by ameliorating the seepage effect with sodium dodecyl sulfate surfactant	42
Investigation on fracture models and ground pressure distribution of thick hard rock strata including weak interlayer	41
An improved form of smoothed particle hydrodynamics method for crack propagation simulation applied in rock mechanics	41
An experimental investigation of the fracturing behaviour of rock-like materials containing two V-shaped parallelogram flaws	40
A robust approach to identify roof bolts in 3D point cloud data captured from a mobile laser scanner	40
Investigation of the influence of intermediate principal stress on the dynamic responses of rocks subjected to true triaxial stress state	40
Machine learning-based constitutive models for cement-grouted coal specimens under shearing	40
Experimental and theoretical investigation on mechanisms performance of the rock-coal-bolt (RCB) composite system	40
The influence of borehole arrangement of soundless cracking demolition agents (SCDAs) on weakening the hard rock	39

Role of ammonium sulfate in sulfurization flotation of azurite: Inhibiting the formation of copper sulfide colloid and its mechanism	39
Kinetics, thermodynamics, and equilibrium of As(III), Cd(II), Cu(II) and Pb(II) adsorption using porous chitosan bead-supported MnFe2O4 nanoparticles	39
Determination of the constant mi in the Hoek-Brown criterion of rock based on drilling parameters	39
Selective depression action of taurine in flotation separation of specularite and chlorite	39
Experimental study on the flow behaviour of water-sand mixtures in fractured rock specimens	38
Shape ratio effects on the mechanical characteristics of rectangular prism rocks and isolated pillars under uniaxial compression	38
Rapid and robust slope failure appraisal using aerial photogrammetry and 3D slope stability models	38
Analysis of spontaneous combustion liability indices and coal recording standards/basis	38
Experimental study on the infrared precursor characteristics of gas-bearing coal failure under loading	38
Gleaning insights from German energy transition and large-scale underground energy storage for China’s carbon neutrality	38
Preparation of cinnamic hydroxamic acid collector and study on flotation characteristics and mechanism of scheelite	37
Growth of covellite crystal onto azurite surface during sulfurization and its response to flotation behavior	37
Coupling control on pillar stress concentration and surface cracks in shallow multi-seam mining	37
Numerical study on DPM dispersion and distribution in an underground development face based on dynamic mesh	36
Application of gas wettability alteration to improve methane drainage performance: A case study	36
Adsorption behavior and mechanism of copper ions in the sulfidization flotation of malachite	35
A rapid and accurate direct measurement method of underground coal seam gas content based on dynamic diffusion theory	35
Effect of the distributor plugging ways on fluidization quality and particle stratification in air dense medium fluidized bed	35
Comparative filtration and dewatering behavior of vitrinite and inertinite of bituminous coal: Experiment and simulation study	35
Adhesion forces for water/oil droplet and bubble on coking coal surfaces with different roughness	34
Experimental investigation of shale breakdown pressure under liquid nitrogen pre-conditioning before nitrogen fracturing	34
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	33
Microscale insights into the influence of grinding media on spodumene micro-flotation using mixed anionic/cationic collectors	33
Super-absorbent swellable polymer as grouting material for treatment of karst water inrush	33
A universal elliptical disc (UED) model to represent natural rock fractures	33
A resilience-based approach in managing the closure and abandonment of large mine tailing ponds	33
Measurement of overburden failure zones in close-multiple coal seams mining	33
Acoustic emission source location method and experimental verification for structures containing unknown empty areas	33
Selective leaching of vanadium from V-Ti magnetite concentrates by pellet calcification roasting-H2SO4 leaching process	32
Synergistic activation of smithsonite with copper-ammonium species for enhancing surface reactivity and xanthate adsorption	32
Risk assessment of fault water inrush during deep mining	32
Effect of the benzene ring of the dispersant on the rheological characteristics of coal-water slurry: Experiments and theoretical calculations	32
An analytical solution to estimate the settlement of tailings or backfill slurry by considering the sedimentation and consolidation	32
Discrete modeling of a longwall coal mine gob for CFD simulation	32
Mechanical properties and influence mechanism of confined concrete arches in high-stress tunnels	31
Understanding the influence of petrographic parameters on strength of differently sized shale specimens using XRD and SEM	31
A novel coating technology for fast sealing of air leakage in underground coal mines	31
Key technologies and engineering practices for soft-rock protective seam mining	30
Numerical simulation on borehole breakout and borehole size effect using discrete element method	30
A review of flotation and selective separation of pyrrhotite: A perspective from crystal structures	30
Construction of multi-factor identification model for real-time monitoring and early warning of mine water inrush	30
Exploration of amino trimethylene phosphonic acid to eliminate the adverse effect of seawater in molybdenite flotation	29
Numerical investigation on the caving mechanism with different standard deviations of top coal block size in LTCC	29
Mechanism and control technology of strong ground pressure behaviour induced by high-position hard roofs in extra-thick coal seam mining	29
Experimental study on the mechanical properties and consolidation mechanism of microbial grouted backfill	29