OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Clays and Clay Minerals is 5. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Review: Progress with Functional Materials Based on Loess Particles	37
Rare Earth and Critical Element Chemistry of the Volcanic Ash-fall Parting in the Fire Clay Coal, Eastern Kentucky, USA	34
Comparison of Epithermal Kaolin Deposits from the Etili Area (Çanakkale, Turkey): Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Isotopic Characteristics	31
Zirconia-Intercalated Kaolinite: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Metal-Ion Removal Activity	27
Calcined Palygorskites as Supplementary Cementitious Materials	21
Stability of Gaomiaozi bentonite: Interlayer hydration structure and aggregation morphology	21
Construction and Characterization of a Nanostructured Biocatalyst Consisting of Immobilized Lipase on Mg-Amino-Clay	16
Effects of occurrence form of soil organic matter on the Atterberg limits and thermal conductivity of clays	14
Highly efficient TiO₂-pillared smectite clay with Ni and Co doping for Rhodamine B removal: kinetics of adsorption and photodegradation	14
Tungstate intercalated Mg-Al layered double hydroxide and its derived mixed metal oxide: preparation, characterization, and investigation of optical, electrical, and dielectric properties	13
Review of secondary phases formed under natural alkaline conditions at low temperatures and implications for cement–bentonite interactions in radioactive waste repositories	13
Development and Characterization of Sintered Zeolite and Zeolite-Kaolin Wick Structure for Thermosiphon Heat-Pipe Application	12
Release of Mg and Fe From the Octahedral Sheets During the Transformation of Montmorillonite Into Kaolinite	11
On the Unusual Temperature Dependence of Kaolinite Intercalation Capacity for N-methylformamide	11
Influence of pH on the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Al-Substituted Smectites (Saponite, Beidellite, and Nontronite)	10
Synthesis and Characterization of Non-leaching Inorgano- and Organo-montmorillonites and their Bactericidal Properties Against Streptococcus Mutans	10
Experimental Peloid Formulation Using a Portuguese Bentonite and Different Mineral-Medicinal Waters Suitable for Therapeutic and Well-being Purposes	10
Effects of Metal-Polycation Pillaring and Exchangeable Cations on Aflatoxin Adsorption by Smectite	9
Montmorillonite as an Anti-Tuberculosis Rifampicin Drug Carrier: DFT and Experimental Study	9
Rare-Earth Minerals in Kaolin Ore, Mine Tailings, and Sands – Central Georgia, Upper Coastal Plain	9
Composite Biodegradable Polymeric Matrix Doped With Halloysite Nanotubes for the Repair of Bone Defects in Dogs	8
Synthesis of a Composite Aerogel of Reduced Graphene Oxide Supported by Two-Dimensional Montmorillonite Nanolayers for Methylene Blue Removal	8
Smectite–brine–CO₂ interactions: effects of interlayer chemistry, brine concentration, CO₂ pressure, and temperature	7
A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of Fe-Containing Palygorskite	7
One-Pot Synthesis of Sulfonated Carbon/Palygorskite Solid-Acid Catalyst for the Esterification of Oleic Acid with Methanol	7

Health Protection Using Clay Minerals: A Case Study Based on the Removal of BPA and BPS from Water	7
Occurrence of Iron in the Minerals of Carboniferous Coal Gangue of the Pingshuo Open-pit Mine, North China	7
Gentamicin-Montmorillonite Intercalation Compounds as an Active Component of Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose Bionanocomposite Films with Antimicrobial Properties	7
Characterization Study of some Bauxite Deposits in Northern Brazil	7
Microstructure and Time-Dependent Behavior of STx-1b Calcium Montmorillonite Suspensions	7
Adsorption Behavior of Asphaltene on Clay Minerals and Quartz in a Heavy Oil Sandstone Reservoir with Thermal Damage	7
Correction: Extraction of ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar ages from a multicomponent mixture: a case study from the Tatra Mountains, Poland	7
Comparative study of the adsorption of tetracycline on clay minerals with various nanostructures: allophane, halloysite, and montmorillonite	6
Determining the stoichiometric composition of Wyoming montmorillonite using improved transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray (TEM-EDX) techniques	6
Application of an improved TEM-EDS protocol based on charge balance for accurate chemical analysis of sub-micrometric phyllosilicates in low-grade metamorphic rocks	6
Creep Mechanical Properties and Constitutive Model of Hard Brittle Mud Shale	6
Mobility of essential macro- and micro-elements in interaction between artificial sweat and potential peloids of some saline lakes in Mongolia	6
A Novel Process for Intercalating Alkylammonium Ions in a Thai Bentonite and its Effect on Adsorption Performance	6
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Pore-Size Effects on Gas Adsorption Kinetics in Zeolites	6
Variation in the structural order of kaolinite in regolith as an effective indicator of REE mineralization	5
Reduction of Clay Hydration by Addition of an Organic Stabilizer	5
Methods for Determination of the Layer Charge of Smectites: A Critical Assessment of Existing Approaches	5
Ionic dissolution and structural evolution of chrysotile and lizardite at the mineral–water interface: reactions in sulfuric acid solution	5
Role of clay cation exchange capacity, location of charge, and clay mineralogy on potassium availability in Indian Vertisols	5
Minerals for wastewater purification: a case study	5
Sustained Antibacterial Effect of Levofloxacin Drug in a Polymer Matrix by Hybridization With A Layered Double Hydroxide	5
Porewater Content, Pore Structure and Water Mobility in Clays and Shales from NMR Methods	5
Characterization and Assessment of Natural Amazonian Clays for Cosmetics-Industry Applications	5
Preparation and Corrosive Anion-curing Capability of Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH)/Montmorillonite Composites	5
Electrochemical Study of Methoxykaolinite Interactions with Cations and Application to Trace-Level Detection of Pb(II) in Various Aqueous Media	5