OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Minerals Engineering is 45. 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
Rapid tailings dewatering by flocculation-sedimentation-filtration-microwave sequential treatment	185
Composite of kaolinite and activated carbon from pulp waste and sugarcane bagasse using one step KOH activation for rapid and highly efficient lead Pb(II) adsorption	123
Application of the hierarchical Bayesian models to analyze semi-autogenous mill throughput	118
Deviation from Young-Laplace theory in predicting bubble detachment in flotation	109
Froth flotation study of Pb-Zn ore under different temperature constraints	102
Investigating hydrodynamics of a laboratory-scale ImhoflotTM V-cell in recovering ultrafine magnesite from a dolomite-rich tailing	101
Editorial Board	99
Impact of a residual anionic polyacrylamide and its mechanical degradation level on chalcopyrite flotation in the presence of xanthate	90
Validation of a population balance model for iron ore dry grinding at the IJmuiden pelletizing plant	86
Assessment of different energy-based breakage distribution functions in population balance model of an industrial scale continuously operated wet stirred media mill	83
Life cycle assessment of recycling lithium-ion battery related mineral processing by-products: A review	83
Enhancement mechanism of metal ions on the flotation behavior of muscovite in sodium oleate system	79
Full-process analysis on volatilizing gold, zinc by chlorination roasting and synchronous recovery vanadium by water leaching of carbonaceous gold ore	74
Early-age reactivity and strength development in high volume mine tailings-based alkali activated binders and their application potential	69
Flotation separation of bastnaesite from calcite using a novel Gemini surfactant as the collector	68
Purification of vanadium-bearing solutions: A comprehensive review	66
Evaluation of the effects of L-cysteine addition on the bioleaching of zinc and cadmium from sphalerite flotation concentrate	63
A study on the correlation between fractal dimension and particle breakage for tungsten ores under impact crushing	63
Fine-grained mineral recognition and segmentation in metal mineral optical images based on improved YOLOv8n model	60
Experiment and simulation research on the effect of lattice defect-Fe3+ on the quartz surface wettability	60
Effects of lead contaminants on engineering properties of Iranian marl soil from the microstructural perspective	59
Pre-concentration and partial fractionation of rare earth elements by ion exchange	59
Effect of Na+ alkaline activation on the geopolymerization of a pure metakaolin at room temperature	58
New insights of selective rupture of synthetic sample under high voltage pulse discharge: A numerical simulation of electric field distribution	58
Classifying iron ore with water or dust adhesion combining differential feature and random forest using hyperspectral imaging	57

Ring formation in semi-pilot rotary kiln during salt-roasting of vanadium-bearing titaniferous magnetite concentrate	57
Technospheric mining of scandium from hydrometallurgical tailings of nickel laterite processing: Selection of lixiviant and optimisation of leaching variables	56
Phase transformations and microstructure evolution of boron-containing iron concentrate during roasting under CO-CO2-N2 atmosphere: Synergistic effect of soda-ash and CO concentration	56
Heterogenous carrier flotation technique for recovering finely ground chalcopyrite particles using coarse pyrite particles as a carrier	56
Mextral® 6103H/naphthenic acid/TOPO synergistic extraction system for recovery of nickel and cobalt from nickel laterite	55
Utilization of secondary titanium resources based on phase categories: A review of existing and potential processes	55
Recovery of niobium and tantalum from tin slags: An alternative approach using acid roasting and oxalic leaching	54
Selective depression of galena by sodium polyaspartate in chalcopyrite flotation	53
Research on microwave hydrothermal alkaline leaching defluorination of spent cathode carbon from aluminum electrolysis	52
Crushing characteristics and performance evaluation of iron ore in a cone crusher: A numerical study	52
Iodide-assisted leaching of chalcopyrite concentrate in acidic chloride solution: Effect of different parameters on the copper extraction rate	51
Enhanced bioleaching efficiency of vanadium from stone coal vanadium ore by adding biochar and plasma treatment	50
The development of a novel type of microelectrodes to evaluate the reactivity of fine sulphide mineral particles	50
Validation of predictive flotation models in blended ores for concentrator process design	48
A new methodology to obtain a corrected Bond ball mill work index valid with non-standard feed size	47
Enhanced extraction of nickel from limonitic laterite via improved nitric acid pressure leaching process	46
Efficiency of electrocoagulation for simultaneous treatment of As and Mn in neutral mine water	46
Quantifying the variability of a complex ore using geometallurgical domains	46
Modelling and model validation of particle stability and detachment from the particle-laden surface	46
Incorporation of chloride ion in a copper solvent extraction process: A thermodynamic view	45
Flotation separation of homogenized fluorite and calcite using sodium silicate and AlCl3 as a combined depressant	45