OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review is 20. 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
Liberation of Valuable Materials from Spent Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Batteries via Semi-Autogenous Attrition	65
Recovery of Scandium from Bauxite Residue Using Sulfation Roasting-Assisted Water Leaching Process	57
Total Lithium Extraction from Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Using Tartaric and Formic Acids: Comparative and Kinetic Study	45
Selective Flocculation/Magnetic Separation of Ultrafine Iron Ore Particles with Corn Starch and Polyacrylamides: A Comparative Study	44
A Critical Review of Leaching Pathways for Silver Recovery from EoL Photovoltaic Modules and Prospects for Flotation	35
A Multi-Method Machine Learning Framework for Simulating Power Dynamics in an Iron Ore Cone Crusher Plant	34
The Direct Leaching of Nickel Sulfide Flotation Concentrates – A Historic and State-of-the-Art Review Part III: Laboratory Investigations into Atmospheric Leach Processes	34
Exploring Dextrin as an Eco-Friendly Depressant for Selective Flotation Separation of Scheelite and Calcite Minerals	32
Understanding the Role of Calcium Lignosulphonate in Flotation Separation of Chalcopyrite from Talc	31
CFD-DEM investigation of fluid and particle motion behaviors in initial stage of spiral separation process at low solids concentration	30
The Direct Leaching of Nickel Sulfide Flotation Concentrates – A Historic and State-of-the-Art Review Part I: Piloted Processes and Commercial Operations	30
Compressive Strength Behavior of Briquettes Produced from Manganese Ore Fines and Metal Dust: Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology	29
Unveiling the Mechanism in Nickel Loss During the Neutralization of Pregnant Acid Leach Solution by Various Alkaline Chemicals Using Electron Imaging, X-Ray Diffraction, and Electron Energy Loss Spect	26
An innovative approach to replace bentonite in hematite ore pelletizing with organic binder	26
Mitigating the Adverse Effect of Salts on Gangue Recovery Using a Reflux Flotation Cell	25
Developing of a Counter-Current Copper Leaching Process Using Response Surface Methodology	25
Kinetics Investigation of Phosphorus Leaching from Steelmaking Slag	22
A New Approach to Magnesium Removal in Cobalt Precipitation	21
Exploring the Challenges and Advances in Concentrating Ultrafine Iron Ore Particles with a Focus on Goethite	21
Effect of Sodium Hexametaphosphate on Flotation of Quartz and Hematite with Starch/Etheramine in the Presence of Ca and Mg Ions	20
Filtering Hydrocyclone Performance: A Review of Literature	20
Hydrometallurgical Approach to Recover Vanadium and Aluminum from the Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing Spent Catalyst	20