OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Carbonates and Evaporites is 3. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Silica diagenesis in Ypresian–Priabonian gypsiferous carbonates of Kef Eddour Formation, Gafsa, southern Tunisia	25
Geochemical evolution of structure-bedding controlled hydrothermal dolomites of the Kinta Valley, Western Malaysia	21
Impact of stylolite cementation on weathering rates of carbonate rocks	21
Oligocene palaeogeographic evolution of the DAKAC basin (Datça-Kale-Acıgöl): implications for the Cenozoic tectonic evolution of SW Anatolia	17
Mineralogic and geochemical characteristics of Duwi Formation black shale, Safaga District, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt	16
Correction to: Evidence of microbiologic activity in modern travertines: Sicakcermik geothermal field, Central Turkey	13
Reservoir quality investigation by combination of core measured data and NMR technique analysis: a case study of Asmari carbonate reservoir in Gachsaran field	13
Centrifugal model test of deep covered karst collapse induced by static overloading of dense building groups	12
Diagenetic impact on unconventional tight carbonate reservoir of AR-F Member from the Abu Gharadig Field, north Western Desert, Egypt: insights from integrated combined sedimentological, petrographic,	12
Re-evaluation of original carbonate mineralogy, an integration of petrographic and geochemical data, Southwestern margin of Neo-Tethys Ocean	11
Evaluation of fault and fracture controlled hydrothermal dolomitization in the Jurassic carbonate succession of the lesser Himalayas, NW Pakistan	11
Detection of karstic conduits using deep ground-penetrating radar (DGPR) in cretaceous limestone (case study: Bakan plain, Fars province, South Iran)	11
The development characteristics and exploration significance of the Changxing Formation reefs in the eastern Sichuan Basin under the sequence framework	10
Application of shale TOC prediction model using the XGBoost machine learning algorithm: a case study of the Qiongzhusi Formation in central Sichuan Basin	10
A novel approach to investigate the impact of isolated vuggy porosity on petrophysical properties and volumetric calculations of carbonate reservoirs: the Dehram Group, Zagros Basin, southern Iran	10
Sedimentary environment of Middle Jurassic anhydrite in the Qiangtang Basin, eastern Tethys: constraints from sulfur isotope	9
Zonation characteristics of karst development in Taiyuan formation limestone and its implications for water-conserving mining: a case study of Zhangshuanglou coal mine, North China	9
Genesis of sulfate lithofacies between Erzincan-Divriği Basin with sedimentologic and geochemical evidences: an example from the Paleogene basins of Eastern Turkey	9
Microborings and their genetic mechanism in ooids of the Cambrian Miaolingian Series, Mantou Formation in the southern North China Block	9
Sedimentary facies and depositional-diagenetic model of storm-influenced carbonate ramp system, Paleocene–Oligocene of Pabdeh Formation, Zagros, Iran	9
An assessment of groundwater from semi-arid environment of Morocco for drinking and agricultural uses with reference to water quality indices technique	9
The Mississippi valley type Zn-Pb-celestite deposits at Wadi Essel, the Eastern Desert of Egypt: fluid inclusions and microthermometry evidences	9
Impact of petrographic and physico-mechanical properties on aggregate suitability of the early Devonian Nowshera formation: a case study from the Peshawar Basin, Pakistan	8
Impact of the Hendijan-Bahregansar paleo-high on the Ramshir Oilfield, Dezful Embayment, SW Iran	8
Analysis of karst and pseudokarst landforms in Denizli (SW Türkiye) using UAV-SfM photogrammetry: a comparative study with traditional methods at Gümüşdere Doline and Kartal Lake	8

Facies analysis, depositional environment and diagenetic processes of the Lower Cretaceous Yamama Formation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	7
Stable isotopes and rare-earth elements of carbonate rocks, Paleocene–Eocene Kolosh Formation, High Folded Zone, NE Iraq: implication for depositional environment and Diagenesis	7
Karstification in carbonate reservoir (Asmari and Sarvak) in the basins of Baram Jamal and Poto springs	7
Dedolomitization from the meteoric environment to the burial environment of Ordovician dolostones (China): results from petrographic and geochemical analyses	7
Geological setting, geochemical, textural, and genesis of palygorskite in Eocene carbonate deposits from Central Tunisia	7
Research on the tectonic stress control mechanisms of graphitization in carbonate rocks	6
Micro-karstification in a stalactite from Küpeli Cave, southern Turkey	6
Discovery of submerged springs: a step forward to effectively remediate and manage contaminated groundwater in a karst aquifer	6
Comparison of two-region nonequilibrium model and transient storage model for simulating solute transport in karst conduits	6
Depositional and diagenetic drivers of heterogeneous reservoir quality in the Neogene strata of the Red Sea (Egypt)	6
Impact of rocky desertification and other driving factors on ecosystem quality in Guizhou Province	6
Pre-Jurassic paleogeomorphology restoration and favorable conditions for oil accumulation of the Zhouchang area, Ordos Basin, China	6
Study of the karst development rate of the Jinping porous carbonate rock formation based on porosity analysis of rock images	6
Assessment of linking diagenesis history to sequence stratigraphy evidences (systems tract), (a case study: Sarvak Formation in one of the super oil fields, SW, IRAN)	6
Geochemical and mineralogical analysis of the Upper Cretaceous dolomitic phosphates at Queih Mine, Quseir, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt: depositional environment implications and pollution indices	6
The Cambrian sedimentology and reservoir properties of the hybrid Abbottabad Formation in the Kotli area, Sub-Himalaya, Pakistan: insights into the Proto-Tethys paleoenvironment	6
Experimental study on karst development characteristics of calcrete and analysis of its dissolution mechanism	6
Developmental characteristics and genetic model of Ordovician karst porosity in the southern margin of Northern China	6
Hyperspectral analysis (VNIR-SWIR) applied to the characterization of a dolomitization context: a case study in Rio Bonito Quarry, Brazil	6
EPMA analysis of a stalagmite from Küpeli Cave, southern Turkey: implications on detrital sediments	6
Physico-mechanical and petrographic analysis of the Margalla Hill Limestone, Islamabad, Lesser Himalaya, Pakistan	5
Structural characteristics and evolution model of strike-slip fault in the Shunnan Area, Tarim Basin	5
Groundwater recharge mechanisms in a vegetated epikarst spring catchment using water isotopes methods	5
Creation and fill of an Eocene incision on a leeward margin of an isolated carbonate platform, northeast Sirte Basin, Libya	5
Correction to: Impact of stylolite cementation on weathering rates of carbonate rocks	5
Sedimentological and diagenetic analysis of Early Eocene Margalla Hill Limestone, Shahdara area, Islamabad, Pakistan: implications for reservoir potential	5
Lithostratigraphy, petrography, and geochemistry of the Eocene–Oligocene rock succession, Wadi Arhab area, North Eastern Desert, Egypt	5
Diagenetic implications for the oolitic limestone in the Miaolingian Zhangxia Formation, Beijing (North China Platform)	5
The causes and evolution mechanism of sinkhole in Yaoshan Huamu farm, Guilin city, China	5
Impact of data size on ML-based prediction of shear and compressional slowness	5
Rock type based-estimation of pore throat size distribution in carbonate reservoirs using integrated analysis of well logs and seismic attributes	5
Integrated reservoir characterization of the Shurijeh gas formation in a sequence stratigraphic, depositional and petrophysical framework, Kopet-Dagh Basin, northeastern Iran	5
Dolomite distribution’s study of the Lower Miocene deposits (Qom Formation), southeastern Tehran, Central Iran	5
Facies-dependent early diagenesis and hydrothermal reworking in dolostones: a case study on upper Permian and lower Triassic in northeast Sichuan Basin	5
Geochemistry of Palaeoproterozoic Kajrahat Limestone, Vindhyan Supergroup, central India: insights into depositional conditions and sources of rare earth elements	5
Study of the optimization of the stereo-crystallization process with enhanced salinity-gradient solar pond for lithium extraction from Zabuye salt lake in Tibet	5
Marine transgressive–regressive cycles and evolution on ancient salt lake in the northwestern Tarim Basin in the Paleocene, Xinjiang Province, China	5
Stratigraphic framework and diagenetic features related to reservoir quality of the triassic carbonates in central to northern Persian Gulf	5
Neural network-based ground stress field inversion and fault influence study in south Sichuan shale gas reservoirs	5
Initiation mechanism of split grouting cracks at the top of the Ordovician limestone in a coal seam floor	5
Major, trace and rare earth element geochemistry of Archaean carbonate sediments of Tanwan group rocks of the Bhilwara supergroup, India: implications for seawater geochemistry and depositional enviro	5
Systematic, microbiostratigraphy and paleoecology of the Bajwan Formation (Late Oligocene) in the Kirkuk Well-160, northeastern Iraq	4
Integration of sinkhole interaction analysis and dye tracing into risk evaluation for coal combustion residue disposal sites on karst terranes	4
Characterization of the Govanda Formation limestones: chemostratigraphy and tectonic setting of the last marine carbonate rocks in the Arabia–Eurasia suture zone, NW Zagros fold-thrust belt	4
Lineaments analysis and mapping using automatic extraction in central part of Al Jabal Al Akhdar, NE Libya	4
Sedimentology and reservoir characterization of Upper Cretaceous Kawagarh Formation, Upper Indus Basin, Lesser Himalayas, Pakistan: inferences from petrography, SEM-EDS and petrophysics	4
Comprehensive evaluation of geology-engineering “sweet spot” of tight oil reservoir in Maling Area, Ordos Basin, China	4
Sediment thickness of the Tuz Gölü Basin using gravity data	4
Geophysical characterization of gypsum deposits in the Bala region (Ankara, Turkey) utilizing 2D electrical resistivity imaging technique	4
Correction: 3D inversion of gravity data using mixed Lp–Lq norm regularization, a case study for potash targeting at the Ghare-Aghaj deposit in Iran	4

Late Paleocene–Early Eocene larger foraminifera from the Galala Plateaus, North Eastern Desert, Egypt: biostratigraphic, paleoenvironmental and paleoecological implications	4
Evaluation of carbonate rock acidizing under different reservoir conditions and damage scenarios: a systematic review	4
Deposition and diagenesis of the Triassic-Jurassic limestone successions of the northwestern passive margin of the Indian plate, Sulaiman Fold-Thrust Belt, Pakistan	4
Prediction and significance of intra-platform shoals distribution of Changxing formation in Gaoshiti area of Sichuan Basin	4
Tithonian limestone as a marker of early contraction of NeoTethyan Vardar Ocean: structural constraints on the latest Jurassic–earliest Cretaceous “docking” (Dobroljupci, Kuršumlija, Jastrebac Mt., Se	4
Foraminiferal biostratigraphy across the Eocene–Oligocene transition, in the Zagros Basin, Southern Iran	4
Gypsum depositional model for the Upper Miocene stratiform-copper Boleo Formation on the Baja California Peninsula, México	4
Dominant wavelength: a tool for morphological simplification of stylolites	4
Radiological and chronological studies on black shales from Budaa area, southwestern Sinai, Egypt	4
The impact of geological and petrophysical heterogeneities on Archie’s exponents: a case study for Sarvak carbonate reservoir, Dezful Embayment, southwest Iran	4
Crinoidal limestones as Ordovician–Cretaceous geological heritage	4
Characterisation of gas hydrate-hosted media using fractal analysis of geophysical logs: a case study from Krishna-Godavari basin	3
Rare-earth elements geochemistry of the Palaeocene Ewekoro Formation, southwestern Nigeria: implications for terrigenous inputs, diagenetic alteration, palaeoredox and depositional conditions	3
Facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous strata (Fahliyan Formation) in Izeh Zone, Zagros Basin, SW Iran	3
Lithofacies, palynofacies, and depositional system of a mixed travertine-sinter-alluvial succession in a fault-controlled continental extensional basin (Laopanga, Adamawa Region, Cameroon)	3
Characteristics of Ordovician faults and their controlling effects on multilayer underground river reservoirs in Tahe oilfield, Tarim basin	3
Correction: Biofacies analysis and depositional environments of mid-Eocene larger benthic foraminifera-rich deposits in northern Tunisia	3
Geophysical exploration of tectonic signatures in proterozoic quartzite of the Kovilpatti region, Southern India: a study in the Kurumalai and Oodumalai hills	3
Unraveling factors controlling petrophysical properties and reservoir quality in a multi-facies carbonate system: case of the Cenomanian–Turonian reservoir in Southern Tunisia (Dahar Cliff) carbonates	3
Petrophysical and seismic evaluation of pre rift sediments of the southern Gulf of Suez basin, Egypt	3
Sequence stratigraphy, diagenesis and geological zonation of the lower Triassic carbonate reservoir of the Kangan formation from the central to Northern Persian Gulf	3
Impact of structural fabric on development of karst aquifer in Ayn Zayanah-Al Coeffiah area in Benghazi plain, NE Libya	3
Sequence stratigraphy and reservoir characteristics of the Asmari Formation in the Pazanan supergiant oil field, Zagros Fold Belt	3
Subaqueous plopstone deposits: a unique product of sinkhole development in eogenetic carbonates	3
Gypsum exploration using ASTER data in the Hormozgan province, south of Iran	3
Morphological characteristics and growth influencing factors of Paleocene glauberite minerals in Jiangling Depression, China	3
Uranium-bearing celestine and barite in the Upper-Paleocene deposits of the Siouf-Cherahil sector: stratigraphic distribution, geochemical, and mineralogical characterization	3
Geoelectrical and hydrochemical assessment of groundwater contamination risks: a case study of aquifer vulnerability in Mansehra, Pakistan	3
Hydro-geochemical evolution characteristics of shallow groundwater in northeast of Jianghan Plain, China	3
Characterization of sedimentary microfacies and depositional dynamics of the upper cretaceous hartha formation in the X oil field, Middle East	3
Lithofacies, bio-sequence stratigraphy and paleoenvironment of the cretaceous-neogene at the BG-1 well, offshore Eastern Dahomey Basin, Nigeria: implications for future exploration and development eff	3
Understanding karst landscape evolution through ecosystems: cave connectivity and isolation	3
Microfacies, depositional setting and sequence stratigraphy of the Sarvak Formation (Upper Albian–Cenomanian) in Hendijan oil field, northwestern Persian Gulf, Zagros Basin, southwestern Iran	3
Evaluation of karst aquifer development and karst water resource potential using fuzzy logic model (FAHP) and analysis hierarchy process (AHP): a case study, North of Iran	3
Classification and hydro-geochemistry of karst springs along the southern coast of Albania	3
Characteristics of the cave environment and seasonal variation in the modern calcite deposition rate in Liangfeng Cave, SW China	3
Evaluation of the bacterial diversity and current travertine strength of Kaklik cave in Honaz, Deni̇zli̇, Türki̇ye	3
Diagenetic heterogeneities in the Jurassic Samana Suk Formation, Foreland Sedimentary Fold and Thrust Belt, Pakistan: an integrated approach for reservoir behavior	3
Mineralized structure prospection with depth estimation using magnetic data	3
Analysis of water–rock interaction in Middle-Lower Ordovician strike-slip fault in T-SH Oilfield, Tarim Basin, NW China	3
Comparison of groundwater hydrogeochemistry of karst areas in northern and southern China with emphasis on their performance in karst development	3
Study on origin, classification, and identification of complex porous carbonate reservoir: a case study of the middle cretaceous Mishrif Formation in W Oil field	3
Facies analysis, cyclicity and biostratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous Sudr Formation, Wadi El Dakhl, West Gulf of Suez, Egypt: implications for sea-level changes and tectonics	3