OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Geosciences Journal is 1. 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
Measurement of seismometer misorientation based on P-wave polarization: application to permanent seismic network in South Korea	29
Maximum depositional age of the sedimentary succession in the southwestern margin of the Ulleung Basin from zircon age dating of conventional drilling cores	25
Spreading rate, opening time, and kinematic history of the Ayu Trough	11
The occurrence mechanism and influencing factors of fault-slip rockburst	10
Deep electrical structure and dynamic mechanism of the Yinchuan Graben on the western margin of the Ordos Block	10
Interpretation of deformation microstructures in syntectonic granite: insights from Phulad granite, Rajasthan, NW India	9
Tectonic constraints on formation and evolution of microplates in the Indian and Pacific Oceans: reviews and statistical inferences	8
Structure and morphological characteristics of polygonal salt crust, the West Juyan Lake, China	8
Effect of gradation on shear characteristics of granular materials under one-way repeated direct shear and simple shear loadings	6
Rare earth elements (REEs) investigation of fly ash placers in southwestern Taurides: footprints of alkaline potassic Gölcük volcanism, Turkey	6
Seismic event and phase detection using deep learning for the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake sequence	6
Origin and tectonic relationship of metagabbro of the Sambagawa Belt, and associated Karasaki mylonites of western Shikoku, Southwest Japan	5
The Hupo Basin, a neotectonic piggyback basin on the eastern Korean margin	5
Geochemistry and zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopes of igneous rocks associated with the Dongnam Fe-Mo skarn deposit, Taebaeksan Basin, South Korea	5
Fault reactivation with rapid slip along subsidiary faults in the Yangsan Fault zone, SE Korea	5
Study on the shallow gas distribution in Yeongil Bay using seismic attribute analysis	5
Factors influencing the slope instability of the Mussoorie-Bhitarli area, Garhwal Himalaya	5
Estimation of groundwater recharge rates in small watersheds using regression tree model	5
Data and early results from temporary seismic arrays for monitoring and investigating magmatic processes beneath Mt. Halla and Ulleung Island volcanoes, South Korea	4
Use of geochemical and mathematical models for the determination of mixing ratios in groundwater from municipal wells, Madison, Wisconsin, USA	4
Some geomorphic indices in the North Central Vietnam	4
Applications of paleomagnetism and rock magnetism in understanding volcanic processes and timescales: perspectives to Korean volcanological research	4
Outcrop modeling of flow units and reductant within a sandstone uranium reservoir in the Zhiluo Formation, eastern Ordos Basin: implications for the uranium mineralization mechanism	4
Metallogenesis and hydrothermal evolution of the Saibo copper deposit in the western Tianshan: evidence from fluid inclusions, H−O−S isotopes, and Re−Os geochronology	4
Revisiting geochemical perspectives on degassing of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle	4

Deep learning algorithms based landslide vulnerability modeling in highly landslide prone areas of Tamil Nadu, India	4
The use of magnetic and geoelectrical methods to locate buried ancient artificial canals and wells around the cultural heritage of Indrapatra Fort, Aceh, Indonesia	4
New evidence of late Quaternary earthquake surface rupturing along the Gongju Fault, central Korea	3
Editorial: Special issue on “Advances in active tectonics in Korea: multidisciplinary approaches to understanding faulting and volcanism”	3
A method of determining optimum sections suitable for the simultaneous extraction of coalbed methane from 3# and 15# coal seams in the Wangcun-Xiadian Block and its application	3
High-resolution imaging coupled with deep learning model for classifying water body of Soyang Lake, South Korea	3
Imaging the 3D basin structure of the Santa Clara Valley by ambient noise tomography	3
Geoarchaeological observation of earlier palaeolithic (EP) assemblages of the downstream South Han River Area (SHRA), Korea	3
Implication of Nari Caldera structure of Ulleung Island from a 3-D resistivity model using magnetotellurics	3
Multi-scale analysis and paleoseismic investigations along the Geumwang Fault: an example of integrated approach in paleoseismology in slow tectonic region	3
Kinematic analysis and fault-dependence of building-wall fracture patterns during moderate earthquakes	3
Prospects of utilizing the Korean satellite program for geological disaster detection and analysis	3
Spatiotemporal evolution of nighttime light during the COVID-19 pandemic in major cities of South Korea	3
Provenance and tectonic setting of the Yimianpo Group in the southeastern Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Block: constraints on the closure of the Mudanjiang Ocean	3
An advanced mixed Lagrangian-Eulerian and finite element method to simulate 3-D subsurface variably saturated flows	3
Integrated geophysical and geochemical investigations on the high-salinity geothermal waters of the Khlong Thom Hot Spring tourist attraction in Krabi, southern Thailand	3
A comparative study of different radiometric dating techniques applied to Quaternary volcanic rocks from Jeju Island, South Korea	3
Mineral magnetic properties of ultisol profiles from tropical southern India	3
The genesis of the supergene REE-fluorocarbonate and uranyl mineralization in the Abu Rusheid area of the South Eastern Desert of Egypt	3
Interaction between surface waters and the Quaternary shallow alluvial aquifer of Lake Maga downstream: influence of ponds, streams, irrigation canals, and geological features (Far North, Cameroon)	3
Deformation microstructures of fault rocks from the northern Yangsan Fault, SE Korea: implications for coseismic and aseismic behavior	3
Seismic anisotropies of the Yugu peridotites (Gyeonggi Massif, South Korea) and their seismic implications in mantle shear zones	2
Impact of anthropogenic inputs on Pb content of moss Sanionia uncinata (Hedw.) Loeske in King George Island, West Antarctica revealed by Pb isotopes	2
A report on tectonically sculptured unique glacier landform: a case study from the Tethys Kumaun Himalaya, India	2
Descriptive classification of dyke morphologies based on similarity to fracture geometries	2
Classification of terrestrial impact craters based on morphometric parameters using remote sensing data: a case study of Jeokjung-Chogye impact crater, South Korea	2
Holocene hydrologic fluctuations on the southern coast of Korea and their link to ENSO activity	2
Study on pore evolution characteristics of gas adsorption and desorption in coal under the action of liquid nitrogen	2
Magnetic susceptibility of soils as affected by lithology, geomorphology and climate in Jazmoorian Watershed, central Iran	2
Petrogenetic and metallogenic implications of the Late Mesozoic intrusive rocks in the Xuancheng ore district, eastern China: insight from in situ analysis of apatite	2
Geochronology, geochemistry, Hf isotope, and electron probe analysis of the diorite in the Jianhei Mountain, East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, China, and their geological significance	2
Strength, deformation and failure behavior of bolted rock-like specimen with multiple cracks under uniaxial compression by particle flow simulation	2
Geochemistry of the Early Cretaceous saline lacustrine shales on the Lingshan Island, East China: implications for provenance, tectonic setting, and paleoweathering	2
Ambient noise surface wave tomography of Quaternary structures derived from a high-density array in the central Hebei Depression, North China	2
Immobilizing effects of cornstarch-containing amendments on exchangeable Cd in merged soil: focused on plant uptake and the soil microbial community	2
Measurement of surface deformation related to the December 2018 Mt. Etna eruption using time-series interferometry and magma modeling for hazard zone mapping	2
One-step versus two-step dolomite calcitization (dedolomitization): differences and inferences	2
Application potential of chemical weathering indices in the identification of hydrothermally altered surface volcanic rocks from geothermal fields	2
First hand observations from the April 28, 2021 Sonitpur (MW 6.4) earthquake, Assam, India: possible mechanism involved in the occurrence of widespread ground effects	2
Biosorption of Cd by an indigenous Cd-resistant bacterium isolated from soil contaminated with Cd	2
Geochronology and geochemistry of the polyphase mafic rocks in the North Liaohe Group, Jiao-Liao-Ji Belt, North China Craton: implications for petrogenesis and tectonic evolution	2
Developing a prototype landslide early warning system for Darjeeling Himalayas using SIGMA model and real-time field monitoring	2
Two-dimensional subsidence of dumping sites of Musan mine in North Korea observed by time-segmented PSInSAR	2
Geochemistry and geochronology of the Ordovician Qianhe metabasalt in Northwest China: implications for the northern boundary of Qinling Orogenic Belt in heavily loess-covered regions	2
Interpretation of geometry of greenstone belts and nature of fluid pathways for gold deposits using strain and vorticity analyses of shear zone – insights from Ramagiri-Penakacherla transcratonic shea	1
Petrology and geochemistry of the Az Zabirah south zone bauxite deposit at Al Ba’itha mine, north-central Saudi Arabia	1
Morphology and development of volcanic hummock structures at the Jimibong horseshoe scoria cone, Jeju Island, South Korea	1
Geochemistry and geochronology of Middle Eocene subduction-related felsic volcanics in the Misis-Andirin Complex of the Southeast Anatolian Orogenic Belt	1
Interpretation of geometrical characteristics of joints using drill core	1
Skarn alteration and Fe-Zn-Pb mineralization at the Wondong deposit in the Taebaeksan Basin, South Korea	1

Inertial axes constraint (IAC) implementation for 2D gravity inverse modeling applied in Lengguru Fold-and-Thrust Belt (LFTB), West Papua, Indonesia	1
Distribution characteristics and processes along flow paths of shallow groundwater in the Tan-Lu fault zone in Anhui province, China	1
A new lithostratigraphic scheme of the Ordovician Jeongseon Formation of the Yongtan Group in the Taebaeksan Basin and sequence stratigraphic analysis with discussion on basin geometry	1
Introduction to unconventional resource potential in the newly emerging, Lower Smackover (Brown Dense) Formation, northern Louisiana, USA: its geological characteristics and exploration potential	1
Source investigation of Ikanje artesian spring in north-central Nigeria, using VLF-EM and VES geophysical techniques	1
Measurement of seismometer misorientation based on P-wave polarization: application to dense temporary broadband seismic array in the epicentral region of 2016 Gyeongju earthquake, South Korea	1
Physical conditions for basaltic volcanism beneath the Jeju volcanic field and the geodynamic implications	1
Experimental study on unloading failure characteristics and damage evolution rules of deep diorite based on triaxial acoustic emission tests	1
In-situ trace elements and Fe isotope compositions of magnetite in Gwanin Fe-Ti oxide deposit, South Korea	1
The Silurian-Devonian granitoids in the East Kunlun orogenic belt, northern Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, China: origin and tectonic implications	1
Reappraisal of the Neoproterozoic to middle Paleozoic fossils of North Korea and its tectonic implication	1
Laboratory evaluation of grouted bulb region using cross-hole electrical resistivity tomography	1
Improvement of fluid penetration in soil by plasma blasting	1
Optimum interval of artificial groundwater recharge wells, considering injection rate and economic feasibility	1
Two-dimensional interpretation of audio-magnetotelluric data around the epicenter distribution of the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake (ML 5.8), Korea	1
The Hakcheon-Chogok Megaturbidite in the Miocene Pohang-Youngduk Basin, SE Korea: high-gradient slope failure probably triggered by a giant tsunami wave	1
Geochemical characteristics of sediments from East Dongting Lake and their implications for provenance and weathering	1
Cooling processes of a dolerite sill inferred from the variations in plagioclase aspect ratio, Atsumi District, north-eastern Japan	1
Automatically identifying geometrical information of natural joint traces based on Hough transform detection method	1
The pressure–temperature–time path of metasedimentary rocks during the Permian–Triassic collisional orogeny along the northwestern margin of the Gyeonggi Massif, South Korea	1
Stochastic modeling of discrete fracture network considering spatial pattern and variability of fracture distribution	1
Geochemical signatures of organic matter associated with gas generation in the Pohang Basin, South Korea	1
Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility of the Late Cretaceous–Eocene sediments in the southeastern Fenwei Graben and its tectono-sedimentary significance	1
Experimental study of acid couple microemulsion to release blockage in condensate gas reservoirs	1
A comparison of the results of 2D anisotropic DC resistivity inversion with 1D joint DC resistivity and CSRMT inversion	1
Overbank sedimentation and its influence on channel avulsion: examples of the Cretaceous Tando and Namyang basins in the mid-western part of the Korean Peninsula	1
Integrated passive and active seismic profiling for detection of buried faults: a case study at the north end of the Miryang Fault in the Geoncheon Valley, southeastern Korean Peninsula	1
Integration of remote sensing and geophysical data for structural lineaments analysis in the Rag-e-Sefid oil/gas field and surrounding areas, SW Iran	1
Discovery of the Early Paleozoic Akechukesai high-Mg diorites in the western segment of East Kunlun Orogenic Belt and its constraints on the mechanism of break-off from Proto-Tethys oceanic subducted	1
Geochemical implication of Eu isotopic ratio in anorthosite: new evidence of Eu isotope fractionation during feldspar crystallization	1
New insights on seismic activity in the southeastern Korean Peninsula from the Gyeongju Hi-density Broadband Seismic Network (GHBSN)	1
Monitoring activity in Mount Melbourne, Antarctica, by multi-temporal SAR interferometry based on the ICOPS algorithm	1
Geochemical characteristics and origins of hydrocarbon gases in the shallow gas field in the Pohang Basin, Korea	1
Use of discharge variability, aquifer memory effect, and recession curve analysis in several springs to characterize karst aquifers in the tropical area	1
A comparative study of 2D numerical simulations using vector and potential methods for extending 3D modeling of planetary evolution	1
Shear-wave velocity structure from the near-surface to mid-crust beneath the southern Korean Peninsula using P-wave polarization analysis	1
Reexamination of the magma plumbing system of the Suwolbong tuff ring, Jeju Island, Korea, based on a refined componentry analysis	1
Segmentation geometry of strike-slip fault systems in slow-deforming regions: a proposed method and case study of the Yangsan Fault, South Korea	1
Zircon U-Pb geochronology, geochemistry, and Hf isotopic compositions of the trachyandesite in the Dong’an Au deposit, Lesser Xing’an Range, northeastern China	1
Non-invasive mineral analysis of pigments of wall paintings in the Sungseonjeon Hall	1
Simultaneously leaching of copper and manganese from low-grade ore from Boleo Mine by bacterial sulfur oxidation	1