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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Study of an upper Eocene mixed carbonate–siliciclastic succession from N Romania (Rodnei Mountains): microfacies, mineral associations and depositional conditions	20
Microfacies characterization and diagenetic pathways of the Ordovician to Devonian Setul Group carbonates: implications for homoclinal ramp depositional dynamics in Northern Peninsular Malaysia	16
Evaluation of fault and fracture controlled hydrothermal dolomitization in the Jurassic carbonate succession of the lesser Himalayas, NW Pakistan	15
Silica diagenesis in Ypresian–Priabonian gypsiferous carbonates of Kef Eddour Formation, Gafsa, southern Tunisia	14
Sedimentological and geochemical approaches for determination of the palaeoceanographic and palaeoclimatic conditions of Lower Cretaceous marine deposits in the eastern part of Sakarya Zone, NE Turkey	14
Mineralogy, geochemistry and origin of the phosphorites at Um El-Huwtat mine, Quseir, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt	13
Re-evaluation of original carbonate mineralogy, an integration of petrographic and geochemical data, Southwestern margin of Neo-Tethys Ocean	13
The impact of geological and petrophysical heterogeneities on Archie’s exponents: a case study for Sarvak carbonate reservoir, Dezful Embayment, southwest Iran	12
Analysis of fractures in the Dalan and Kangan carbonate reservoirs using FMI logs: Sefid-Zakhur gas field in the Fars Province, Iran	12
What happened to the karst spring Ombla water temperature?	11
Age and depositional environment of carbonate exotics associated with the Disang group of Assam–Arakan Basin, Northeast India: constraints from microfossils and geochemistry	11
A study on reservoir architecture difference of extra-deep strike-slip fault zone in the Shunbei area, Tarim Basin	11
Morphological abnormalities of orbitoidal foraminifera (Orbitoides and Omphalocyclus) from the Maastrichtian of the Zagros Mountains in northern Iraq	11
High resolution calpionellid biozonation of Upper Tithonian reference sections in NE Algeria (Jebel Azreg, Aurès Range; Jebel Toumbaït, Aïn Yaghout Mounts): correlations and geodynamic implications	10
Diagenetic systems of Cambrian DEPS in Eastern Sichuan basin and geological significance	10
Formation, development and exploitation of modern “dry” salt Lake Baskunchak, the Russian Federation	10
Deposition and diagenesis of the Triassic-Jurassic limestone successions of the northwestern passive margin of the Indian plate, Sulaiman Fold-Thrust Belt, Pakistan	9
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	9
Electrofacies clustering and classification from the Ariri Formation in Santos Basin (southeastern offshore Brazil) involving unsupervised learning algorithms	9
Lineaments analysis and mapping using automatic extraction in central part of Al Jabal Al Akhdar, NE Libya	9
Mixed carbonate-siliciclastic reservoir characterization and hydrocarbon accumulation process of the Ganchaigou area in the western Qaidam Basin, Tibet Plateau	8
Dedolomitization arises the knife-like structure of dolostone: insights from the oolitic dolostone of Cambrian Zhangxia formation, North China Craton	8
Impact of stylolite cementation on weathering rates of carbonate rocks	8
Evaluation of carbonate rock acidizing under different reservoir conditions and damage scenarios: a systematic review	8
An investigation on karst development in gypsum and limestone (case study; Zagros folded zone, southwest of Iran)	7

Protracted formation of nodular cherts in marine platform: new insights from the Middle Permian Chihsian carbonate successions, South China	7
Systematic, microbiostratigraphy and paleoecology of the Bajwan Formation (Late Oligocene) in the Kirkuk Well-160, northeastern Iraq	7
Microfacies analysis and depositional environments of the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) Qurn Formation along Qattamiya—Ain Sokhna district, Egypt	7
A syngenetic classification of anhydrite textures in carbonate reservoirs and its relationship with reservoir quality: a case study from the Permo-Triassic Dalan and Kangan formations	7
Biostratigraphic correlation of the transition of Maastrichtian–Thanetian based on calcareous nannofossils and planktonic foraminifera in Fars province, Zagros (Eastern Tethyan realm)	7
Examining the role of throughfall and stemflow on epikarst water recharges using deuterium excess data	7
Assessment of new spectral indices and multi-seasonal ASTER data for gypsum mapping	7
Image log analysis of Asmari reservoir fractures in a Southwest Iranian oil field	7
The Kohlou barite deposit, Markazi Province, Iran: studies on rare earth element geochemistry, O and S isotopes, and fluid inclusions	6
Effect of pyrobitumen on the carbonate reservoir performance	6
Dominant wavelength: a tool for morphological simplification of stylolites	6
Acoustic image log facies and well log petrophysical evaluation of the Barra Velha Formation carbonate reservoir from the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil	6
Sedimentology and diagenesis impact on Sanduo formation (E2S) in Zhen 11 block of Gaoyou Sag, East China	6
Mineralogic and geochemical characteristics of Duwi Formation black shale, Safaga District, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt	6
Characteristics and origin of dolomite reservoir in the fifth member of the Ordovician Majiagou Formation in the Ordos Basin, China	6
Eocene lacustrine microbialites in the western Qaidam Basin, China: implication for the sedimentary record and hydrocarbon potential	6
Water–rock interactions in a karst aquifer located in southwestern Tamaulipas, Mexico	6
Reservoir quality investigation by combination of core measured data and NMR technique analysis: a case study of Asmari carbonate reservoir in Gachsaran field	5
Identification and division of favorable intervals of the Chang 7 gas shale in the Yan’an area, Ordos Basin, China	5
Combining hydrochemistry and environmental isotopes to study hydrogeochemical evolution of karst groundwater in the Jinci spring area, North China	5
Geochemical evolution of structure-bedding controlled hydrothermal dolomites of the Kinta Valley, Western Malaysia	5
Detection of karstic conduits using deep ground-penetrating radar (DGPR) in cretaceous limestone (case study: Bakan plain, Fars province, South Iran)	5
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,	5
Comprehensive evaluation of geology-engineering “sweet spot” of tight oil reservoir in Maling Area, Ordos Basin, China	5
Investigation of the hydrocarbon generative potential of Eocene, Cretaceous, and Late Triassic age sequences in the Punjab Platform Basin, Pakistan, using geochemical and petrophysical techniques	5
Correction to: Evidence of microbiologic activity in modern travertines: Sicakcermik geothermal field, Central Turkey	5
Early to middle Miocene foraminifera from the Mishan formation in southern Iran	5
Classification of the dolomites of Cretaceous Kawagarh Formation in Hazara Basin North-west Himalayas Pakistan: Evidence from field investigation, petrographic analysis and isotopic studies	5
Sedimentology and diagenesis control on reservoir quality of Sheikhan Limestone (Eocene) at the Panoba and Sheikhan Nala Section, Kohat Basin, Pakistan	5
Deformation characteristics and genesis of the No. 12 strike-slip fault in the Shunbei area, Tarim Basin: insights from 3D seismic data and physical simulation	5
Centrifugal model test of deep covered karst collapse induced by static overloading of dense building groups	4
An efficient and comprehensive poroelastic analysis of hydrocarbon systems using multiple data sets through laboratory tests and geophysical logs: a case study in an iranian hydrocarbon reservoir	4
Evaluation of the influence of mineralogical attributes on the economic potentials of some carbonate rocks from Abakaliki Fold Belt, south-eastern Nigeria	4
Integrating well logs and microfacies analysis for reservoir facies characterization of the Mishrif Formation, Southern Iraq	4
Petrophysical and petrographical delineation for carbonate reservoir rocks in north Western Desert, Egypt	4
Uranium-bearing celestine and barite in the Upper-Paleocene deposits of the Siouf-Cherahil sector: stratigraphic distribution, geochemical, and mineralogical characterization	4
Core sample selection based on MRGC method utilizing geomechanical units	4
Microfacies and sedimentary environment of the Jahrum formation, south-central Zagros basin	4
Carbonate lithofacies identification using an improved light gradient boosting machine and conventional logs: a demonstration using pre-salt lacustrine reservoirs, Santos Basin	4
Radiological and chronological studies on black shales from Budaa area, southwestern Sinai, Egypt	4
Oligocene palaeogeographic evolution of the DAKAC basin (Datça-Kale-Acıgöl): implications for the Cenozoic tectonic evolution of SW Anatolia	4
Application of shale TOC prediction model using the XGBoost machine learning algorithm: a case study of the Qiongzhusi Formation in central Sichuan Basin	4
Extraction of halite from El-Bardawil Lake, North Sinai, Egypt: sedimentological attributes and environmental impacts	4
Sedimentology and reservoir characterization of Upper Cretaceous Kawagarh Formation, Upper Indus Basin, Lesser Himalayas, Pakistan: inferences from petrography, SEM-EDS and petrophysics	4
Integrated petrological and geochemical studies of the Eocene carbonates from Wadi Sannur and Wadi Arhab regions, North Eastern Desert, Egypt	4
A biostratigraphic study of the Govanda Formation from two representative localities of Iraqi Kurdistan Region	4
Comprehensive pore structure characterization and permeability prediction of carbonate reservoirs using high-pressure mercury intrusion and X-ray CT	4
Diagenesis and geochemistry of the lower Permian Ingleside Formation, Owl Canyon area, Larimer County, Colorado, USA	4
Microfacies and depositional environments from the new proposed Upper Cretaceous of Bourzal Formation (Ziban Mounts, Biskra, Eastern Saharan Atlas, Algeria)	4
Planktonic and benthic foraminifera from the upper cretaceous succession (north Kerman, Central Iran): a tool for paleobathymetry reconstruction	4

Microfacies analysis, depositional settings and reservoir investigation of Early Eocene Chorgali Formation exposed at Eastern Salt Range, Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan	4
The development characteristics and exploration significance of the Changxing Formation reefs in the eastern Sichuan Basin under the sequence framework	4
Genesis of sulfate lithofacies between Erzincan-Divriği Basin with sedimentologic and geochemical evidences: an example from the Paleogene basins of Eastern Turkey	4
Geophysical and borehole investigations of subsurface hazardous karsts in Ar-Riyadh city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	4
Crinoidal limestones as Ordovician–Cretaceous geological heritage	4
Prediction and significance of intra-platform shoals distribution of Changxing formation in Gaoshiti area of Sichuan Basin	4
The Mississippi valley type Zn-Pb-celestite deposits at Wadi Essel, the Eastern Desert of Egypt: fluid inclusions and microthermometry evidences	4
First record of sulfate-driven anaerobic methane oxidation and associated dolomite precipitation in Kachchh Basin, western India	3
Environmental flows and demands for sustainable water use in protected karst areas of the Western Balkans	3
Sediment thickness of the Tuz Gölü Basin using gravity data	3
Assessment of Tanzania magnesite’s suitability for the struvite recovery and other industrial applications	3
Correction: Biofacies analysis and depositional environments of mid-Eocene larger benthic foraminifera-rich deposits in northern Tunisia	3
A report from the Oligocene Qom Formation benthic foraminifera; northwest of the Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone; Western Iran	3
Impact of groundwater overexploitation on karst aquifer and delineation of the critical zones: case study of Jinci spring in Shanxi, China	3
Evidence of sulfur isotope about the sedimentary environment of new type of polyhalite potassium ore in the northeast Sichuan Basin	3
An assessment of groundwater from semi-arid environment of Morocco for drinking and agricultural uses with reference to water quality indices technique	3
Gypsum exploration using ASTER data in the Hormozgan province, south of Iran	3
Major, trace, rare earth element, and stable isotope analyses of the Triassic carbonates along the northeastern Arabian Plate margin: a key to understanding paleotectonics and paleoenvironment of the	3
Environmental characteristics and unified failure mode classification system for mining landslides in the karst mountainous areas of southwestern China	3
Non-hydrothermal saddle dolomite in Upper Cambrian dolostones of Tarim Basin: evidence from C–O–Sr isotopic and in-situ trace elemental studies	3
Correction to: Impact of diagenetic processes on the petrophysical properties and quality of the Miocene “Reefal limestone” reservoir in Al-Hamd field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt	3
Hydrologic response in a typical karst desertification catchment	3
Armenian karst project	3
In-situ stress regime analysis and mechanical earth modeling of the southwestern sector of the Zagros folded belt, SW Iran: applications for acid fracturing in Ilam and Sarvak carbonate formations	3
Hydro-geochemical evolution characteristics of shallow groundwater in northeast of Jianghan Plain, China	3
Evaluating the impact of released water from Sidi Saad Dam on the Zeroud Plio-quaternary aquifer using geochemical and isotopic tracers	3
Comparison with carbonate rocks hosted iron skarn in the eastern Sakarya Zone (Gümüşhane, NE Turkey): a geomorphologic, geochemical and stable isotopic approach	3
Origin mechanism of overpressure in saline lacustrine formation of the Paleogene and Neogene in the Western Qaidam Basin, NW China	3
Integrated sedimentary and diagenetic constraints for delineating the reservoir potential of Jurassic carbonate sequences in the autochthonous Samana Suk Formation, Attock-Cherat Nizampur Area, Pakist	3
Impact of diagenetic processes on the petrophysical properties and quality of the Miocene “Reefal limestone” reservoir in Al-Hamd field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt	3
Sedimentary characteristics and development model of the bedded evaporites in the Paleogene Kumugeliemu formation, Kuqa depression, Northwestern China	3
Hydrogeological and speleological characterization of a karstic spring: the Cokragan cave system	3
Experimental investigation of the pore structure characteristics for the high-salt formation in Qianjiang depression, China	3
Arthur Marble Aquifer and Te Waikoropupu Springs, New Zealand: flow contributions and nitrate sources	3