OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Clays and Clay Minerals is 4. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Meifuite, A New Ferrous Phyllosilicate Mineral With Modulated Tetrahedral Sheets Similar to Minnesotaite	37
Mineralogy and crystal-chemistry of trioctahedral smectites from Turkey	29
Development of Kinetic Parameters for Nitric Acid Leaching of Phlogopite and the Characterization of Solid Products	29
Modification of the cation exchange population and CEC values of reacted bentonites of the third retrieved package of the alternative buffer material (ABM-5) experiment operated at up to 250°C	21
Low-order kaolinite from bauxite mine tailings in the Amazon as a precursor for geopolymers: mineralogical and mechanical properties	21
Effect of temperature on the synthesis of g-C₃N₄/montmorillonite and its visible-light photocatalytic properties	16
Characterization Study of some Bauxite Deposits in Northern Brazil	16
Cloisite 10A as an Effective Antibacterial Agent in Polymer Matrices: Role of Nanoscale Roughness and Interfacial Interactions	14
Microscopic observations of smectite cation exchange in the absence of free water: implications for the evolution of Mars sediments	12
Smectite–brine–CO₂ interactions: effects of interlayer chemistry, brine concentration, CO₂ pressure, and temperature	11
Efficacy of Two Texas Bentonites in Binding Aflatoxin B1 and in Reducing Aflatoxicosis in Broilers	11
Duane M. (Dewey) Moore (1933–2024)	10
Palygorskite Supporting Homogeneously Dispersed Ag Nanoparticles: Molten Salt Method and Enhanced Antibacterial Performance	10
Super-efficient Reduction of 4-nitrophenol Using Raw Pelagic Clays as Catalysts	9
Interfacial X-Ray Scattering From Small Surfaces: Adapting Mineral-Fluid Structure Methods for Microcrystalline Materials	9
Millennial-scale paleoclimate changes recorded in Holocene ferromanganese crusts with oscillatory micro-bands: insights from mineralogical and chemical variations in hydrogenetic ferromanganese crusts	9
Mineralogy, Chemistry, and Thermal and Surface Properties of Various Technological Types of K-Bentonite from the Dolná Ves Deposit (Kremnické vrchy Mts., Western Carpathians, Slovakia)	9
Benefits and Risks of Clays and Clay Minerals to Human Health From Ancestral to Current Times: A Synoptic Overview	9
Health Protection Using Clay Minerals: A Case Study Based on the Removal of BPA and BPS from Water	8
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of a Bentonite Pellets Column Heated for 10 years	8
Mineralogical and Elemental Trends in Regolith on Historically Managed Sites in the southeastern United States Piedmont	8
Review: Progress with Functional Materials Based on Loess Particles	8
Correction: Extraction of ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar ages from a multicomponent mixture: a case study from the Tatra Mountains, Poland	7
A molecular dynamics simulation study of paraquat intercalated montmorillonite	7
Niclosamide-Exfoliated Anionic Clay Nanohybrid Repurposed as an Antiviral Drug for Tackling Covid-19; Oral Formulation with Tween 60/Eudragit S100	7

Rare Earth and Critical Element Chemistry of the Volcanic Ash-fall Parting in the Fire Clay Coal, Eastern Kentucky, USA	7
Sodium Polyacrylate-Modified Bentonite and Its Dehydration Testing in Real Oil	6
Dispersion and Swellability of Ternary Surfactant Co-Modified Montmorillonites	6
Influence of force field on clay–water contact angle determination using molecular dynamics	6
In Memoriam: David Pevear	6
Coordination of aluminum in saponite-like material as a function of synthesis pH	6
Effects of the Inclusion of Ce and Ni Species on Ti for Modification of K10-Clay by Sol-Gel and their Use as Catalysts in the Liquid-Phase Esterification Systems	6
Phase-Transition Process in the Hydrothermal Zeolitization of Volcanic Ash into LTA and FAU Structures	6
Calcined Palygorskites as Supplementary Cementitious Materials	6
Potassium status and availability in three Indian soils as determined by 60 extractions with 1 M CaCl₂	5
Comparative study of the adsorption of tetracycline on clay minerals with various nanostructures: allophane, halloysite, and montmorillonite	5
Aflatoxin B₁ Sorption and Safety of Dietary Sodium Bentonite in Sprague-Dawley Rats	5
Direct Conversion of Cellulose into 5-HMF by Transition-Metal Doped Montmorillonite Catalyst in Water	5
Efficient Concentration of PB From Water by Reactions With Layered Alkali Silicates, Magadiite and Octosilicate	5
Evaluation of the Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners	5
Mobility of essential macro- and micro-elements in interaction between artificial sweat and potential peloids of some saline lakes in Mongolia	5
Determining the stoichiometric composition of Wyoming montmorillonite using improved transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray (TEM-EDX) techniques	4
Characteristics and Formation Pathways of Iron- and Magnesium-Silicate-Hydrates and Smectites Under Natural Alkaline Conditions	4
A Review of the Reactivity of Phosphatase Controlled by Clays and Clay Minerals: Implications for Understanding Phosphorus Mineralization in Soils	4
Fighting Against Plant Saline Stress: Development of a Novel Bioactive Composite Based on Bentonite and L-Proline	4
New Insight into the Relationships Between Structural and Ftir Spectroscopic Features of Kaolinites	4
Creep Mechanical Properties and Constitutive Model of Hard Brittle Mud Shale	4
Effect of layer bending on montmorillonite hydration and structure from molecular simulation	4
Zirconia-Intercalated Kaolinite: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Metal-Ion Removal Activity	4
Formation of Humboldtine During the Dissolution of Hematite in Oxalic Acid – Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculations and Experimental Verification	4
Comparison of Epithermal Kaolin Deposits from the Etili Area (Çanakkale, Turkey): Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Isotopic Characteristics	4
Factors governing Fe²⁺-catalyzed transformation of ferrihydrite associated with kaolinite under anoxic conditions	4
Extraction of ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar Ages from a Multicomponent Mixture: A Case Study From the Tatra Mountains, Poland	4
Preparation and Visible Photocatalytic Properties of N-Doped TiO₂/Muscovite Nanocomposites	4
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Pore-Size Effects on Gas Adsorption Kinetics in Zeolites	4
Silicon Incorporation Reduces the Reactivity of Short-range Ordered Aluminosilicates Toward Organic Acids	4