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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Imaging Quaternary paleoseismic rupture zones using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) in the northern Yangsan Fault segments on the Korean Peninsula	15
Factors influencing the slope instability of the Mussoorie-Bhitarli area, Garhwal Himalaya	15
Removal of ammonia from wastewater using natural soil: evaluation of removal mechanisms through batch experiments	13
Potential for effective source rocks in deltaic distributary bays: evidence from the Chang 9 Member, Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, China	11
Immobilizing effects of cornstarch-containing amendments on exchangeable Cd in merged soil: focused on plant uptake and the soil microbial community	10
Biosorption of Cd by an indigenous Cd-resistant bacterium isolated from soil contaminated with Cd	9
Ambient noise surface wave tomography of Quaternary structures derived from a high-density array in the central Hebei Depression, North China	8
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	8
The phase of extension and inversion in the Bongor Basin and its impact on the hydrocarbon accumulation	8
Study on pore evolution characteristics of gas adsorption and desorption in coal under the action of liquid nitrogen	8
Geochemistry and geochronology of Middle Eocene subduction-related felsic volcanics in the Misis-Andirin Complex of the Southeast Anatolian Orogenic Belt	7
Reappraisal of the Neoproterozoic to middle Paleozoic fossils of North Korea and its tectonic implication	7
Investigating long-term degradation patterns of sandstone-like materials using ring shear tests	7
Source rock potential of coals of Lower Himalayan Gondwana coals in North East (NE) India	7
Two new probable feeding traces of Rusophycus from the Cambrian of China: tracemaker’s behavior and formation mode	6
Spatial distribution and origin of soil CO2 in Andeok area, Jeju	6
Hydrogeochemical signatures origin of a karst geothermal reservoir–the Sinian Dengying Formation in northern Guizhou, China	6
Erratum to: Geology, geochemistry, mineralogy of Phayaung Taung, Patheingyi Township, Mandalay Division, Myanmar	6
Middle Ordovician (middle Darriwilian) Dirafinesquina and Jigunsania gen. nov. (Rafinesquinidae; Strophomenoidea; Brachiopoda) from South Korea, with discussion of rafinesquinid evolution	6
CT imaging-based characterization of multiscale pore heterogeneity and fluid flow in sandstone and conglomerate	6
Application of petrophysically and geologically guided inversion to aeromagnetic and drilling data for investigation of magnetite ore in Pocheon, Korea	6
Geospatial technologies for estimating post-wildfire severity through satellite imagery and vegetation types: a case study of the Gangneung Wildfire, South Korea	6
Electrical resistivity tomography and seismic refraction for layer identification in super-thick soil in landslide area of Ngasinan, Purworejo, Indonesia	5
Complex fault geometry and slip distribution of 2022 Mw 6.6 Menyuan, China, earthquake from joint inversion of GNSS and InSAR observations	5
Controls on sediment storage in wide mountain valleys — a case study from Srinagar (Garhwal) valley, NW Himalaya	5

Liquefaction assessment using alternative approaches: a case study of Ho Chi Minh City stratigraphy	5
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	5
Archaeogeophysical investigation using magnetic and GPR surveys at Tal-Baltus, Menofia Governorate, Egypt	5
Magnetostratigraphic and mineral magnetic characteristics of the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) from the equatorial pericratonic basin of Kutch in Panandhro mine, Gujarat, India	5
Exploring class imbalance with under-sampling, over-sampling, and hybrid sampling based on Mahalanobis distance for landslide susceptibility assessment: a case study of the 2018 Iburi earthquake induc	5
Applications of paleomagnetism and rock magnetism in understanding volcanic processes and timescales: perspectives to Korean volcanological research	5
Tracing the source of iron bloom slags and iron ores excavated from archaeological sites in Chungju area, South Korea	5
Evolutionary history of the Pohang Basin reconstructed from offshore seismic and deep-drilled core data: evidence for an early Miocene multi-directional sediment-feeding system and late Miocene trough	5
An optimal strategy for determining triple oxygen isotope ratios in natural water using a commercial cavity ring-down spectrometer	5
Study on the shallow gas distribution in Yeongil Bay using seismic attribute analysis	5
Hydrogeochemical appraisal of groundwater quality of Tonk district, Rajasthan, India	4
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)	4
In-situ trace elements and Fe isotope compositions of magnetite in Gwanin Fe-Ti oxide deposit, South Korea	4
Maximum depositional age of the sedimentary succession in the southwestern margin of the Ulleung Basin from zircon age dating of conventional drilling cores	4
Research on rockburst intensity evaluation based on unascertained measure-evidence theory	4
Petrology and geochemistry of the Az Zabirah south zone bauxite deposit at Al Ba’itha mine, north-central Saudi Arabia	4
High-resolution imaging coupled with deep learning model for classifying water body of Soyang Lake, South Korea	4
Classification of terrestrial impact craters based on morphometric parameters using remote sensing data: a case study of Jeokjung-Chogye impact crater, South Korea	4
Pore characteristics and genesis analysis of shallow, deep, and ultra-deep marine shale reservoirs: insights from the Longmaxi Formation shale	4
Editorial: Special issue on “Advances in active tectonics in Korea: multidisciplinary approaches to understanding faulting and volcanism”	4
The influence effect of simulated rainfall conditions on heavy metal leaching behavior from antimony mine tailings	3
The Jangsan Formation refined	3
Textural and mineralogical characteristics of sediments originated from salt domes in the northern part of the Hormuz Strait	3
Stratigraphy and deformation of the Bangrim and Anmiri groups, northwest Taebaeksan Basin: implication on the collisional history between the Gyeonggi and Yeongnam massifs	3
Source investigation of Ikanje artesian spring in north-central Nigeria, using VLF-EM and VES geophysical techniques	3
Physical conditions for basaltic volcanism beneath the Jeju volcanic field and the geodynamic implications	3
Optimizing liquefaction risk assessment in reclaimed urban areas: a comprehensive analysis using SPT and CPT data	3
Reliability tests of single-sample-based models for correction of groundwater radiocarbon dating	3
Erratum: Evolutionary history of the Pohang Basin reconstructed from offshore seismic and deep-drilled core data: evidence for an early Miocene multi-directional sediment-feeding system and late Mioce	3
Shear deformation bands in clastic dikes: a case study from the Miocene Pohang Basin, SE Korea	3
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	3
Mineralogical and geochemical study of hydrothermal dolomite from the Daliang zinc deposit in Guizhou, Southwest China: new evidence for the genesis	3
Non-invasive mineral analysis of pigments of wall paintings in the Sungseonjeon Hall	3
Study and application of wide-azimuth seismic anisotropy analysis and correction in shale reservoir in Gulong Sag, Songliao Basin, China	3
Regional tectono-sedimentary evolution in the northeastern Beijing Sub-plain: evidence from the Yx02 core chronostratigraphy in the buried Daxing Uplift	3
Heterogeneous density structure of seamounts: a sign count analysis of gravity anomalies	3
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	3
Optimum interval of artificial groundwater recharge wells, considering injection rate and economic feasibility	3
Simultaneously leaching of copper and manganese from low-grade ore from Boleo Mine by bacterial sulfur oxidation	3
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
The use of magnetic and geoelectrical methods to locate buried ancient artificial canals and wells around the cultural heritage of Indrapatra Fort, Aceh, Indonesia	2
Multi-archive record of late Quaternary paleoseismicity along the surface projection of the 2017 Pohang earthquake seismogenic fault, SE Korea	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
Geochemistry of the Early Cretaceous saline lacustrine shales on the Lingshan Island, East China: implications for provenance, tectonic setting, and paleoweathering	2
Experimental study of acid couple microemulsion to release blockage in condensate gas reservoirs	2
A comparison of the results of 2D anisotropic DC resistivity inversion with 1D joint DC resistivity and CSRMT inversion	2
The occurrence mechanism and influencing factors of fault-slip rockburst	2
Impact of road embankment construction on groundwater system in alluvial aquifers	2
Spatiotemporal evolution of nighttime light during the COVID-19 pandemic in major cities of South Korea	2
Numerical simulation of probabilistic CO2 behavior based on 3D lithology model in heterogeneous geologic formation in the Janggi Basin, Korea	2

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	2
Systematic geophysical contrasts among ocean-ocean back-arc basins	2
Automatically identifying geometrical information of natural joint traces based on Hough transform detection method	2
Two-dimensional subsidence of dumping sites of Musan mine in North Korea observed by time-segmented PSInSAR	2
Rare earth elements (REEs) investigation of fly ash placers in southwestern Taurides: footprints of alkaline potassic Gölcük volcanism, Turkey	2
A review of site selection criteria and investigation factors for HLW disposal: insights from leading countries and proposals for Korea	2
Confirmation of the Floian-Darriwilian (Lower to Middle Ordovician) hiatus in the Taebaek Group, Korea: integration of conodont biostratigraphy and sedimentology	2
Application potential of chemical weathering indices in the identification of hydrothermally altered surface volcanic rocks from geothermal fields	2
Ediacaran glaciogenic deposits within a carbonate platform background: insights from the Fengtai formation in the southeastern margin of the North China Craton	2
Experimental study on unloading failure characteristics and damage evolution rules of deep diorite based on triaxial acoustic emission tests	2
Deformation microstructures of fault rocks from the northern Yangsan Fault, SE Korea: implications for coseismic and aseismic behavior	2
Sediment provenance of the Gunsan Basin and its relationship to regional tectonics in the Yellow Sea	1
A comparative study of different radiometric dating techniques applied to Quaternary volcanic rocks from Jeju Island, South Korea	1
Strength, deformation and failure behavior of bolted rock-like specimen with multiple cracks under uniaxial compression by particle flow simulation	1
Groundwater productivity analysis with geology in the Geumgang River region, Korea	1
Implication of Nari Caldera structure of Ulleung Island from a 3-D resistivity model using magnetotellurics	1
Recharge and hydrogeological model of Sembalun geothermal system, East Lombok, Indonesia	1
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	1
Experimental study on the processes and influencing factors of coal pillar damage under immersion conditions	1
Dynamic analysis of soil erosion and sediment yield engrossment involving rainfall, land use and land cover impacts using GIS-based RUSLE & SDR modeling: southern western Ghats River Basin of Kera	1
Systematic assessment of factors affecting the reliability of EBSD-derived petrofabric data	1
Surface sediment geochemistry for understanding the recent sedimentary environment in northwestern Karnataka, south India	1
Mainshock-aftershocks sequence analysis of the 2006 Yogyakarta destructive earthquake	1
Inertial axes constraint (IAC) implementation for 2D gravity inverse modeling applied in Lengguru Fold-and-Thrust Belt (LFTB), West Papua, Indonesia	1
Improvement of fluid penetration in soil by plasma blasting	1
Early Cretaceous alkaline rhyolite in Tuohelinchang, the Great Xing’an Range: geological code for Nb–Ta elements enrichment and mineralization	1
Geochemistry and depositional environment of the Neoproterozoic Ereen and Dartsagt banded iron formation (BIF) deposits in the Idermeg terrane, eastern Mongolia	1
Multi-scale analysis and paleoseismic investigations along the Geumwang Fault: an example of integrated approach in paleoseismology in slow tectonic region	1
Dehydration microstructures of hornblende and biotite induced by frictional heating in high-velocity shearing experiments	1
Imaging the 3D basin structure of the Santa Clara Valley by ambient noise tomography	1
Basin deformation history deduced from shelf break and growth strata in the southern Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea)	1
Estimation of groundwater recharge rates in small watersheds using regression tree model	1
Evolution of shape fabric of rigid objects in large-strain numerical experiments	1
Deep learning algorithms based landslide vulnerability modeling in highly landslide prone areas of Tamil Nadu, India	1
Multiphase tectonothermal events in the Indochina block, viewed from migmatitic rocks of the Kon Tum massif	1
The SHRIMP zircon U-Pb geochronology and microstructural study of the albite-spodumene pegmatite from the Boam Li deposit in Uljin, South Korea	1
Shear-wave velocity structure from the near-surface to mid-crust beneath the southern Korean Peninsula using P-wave polarization analysis	1
New insights on seismic activity in the southeastern Korean Peninsula from the Gyeongju Hi-density Broadband Seismic Network (GHBSN)	1
Geochemical signatures of organic matter associated with gas generation in the Pohang Basin, South Korea	1
Macroseismic intensity estimation based on earthquake environmental effects (EEEs) for the 2011 Tarlay earthquake, Myanmar: a case study from intraplate tectonic setting	1
Formation of talc fault gouge analog using high-energy ball mill	1
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	1
Integrated geophysical and geochemical investigations on the high-salinity geothermal waters of the Khlong Thom Hot Spring tourist attraction in Krabi, southern Thailand	1
New evidence of late Quaternary earthquake surface rupturing along the Gongju Fault, central Korea	1
Effect of salinity and solid concentration on the viscosity before and after yielding of natural clays	1
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	1
Hydrogeochemical and isotopic interpretation of fresh–saltwater interactions in the coastal aquifer of Jeju volcanic island, South Korea	1
Seismic event and phase detection using deep learning for the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake sequence	1
First integrated documentation of Sandbian strata and the Great Hiatus disconformity in the western Taebaeksan Basin, Yeongwol, Korea: implications for basin evolution and tectonic history	1
Application of electrical resistivity surveys to detect buried active fault: a case study of the southern Yangsan Fault, Korea	1
Determination of new national groundwater monitoring sites using artificial neural network model in South Korea	1
Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility of the Late Cretaceous–Eocene sediments in the southeastern Fenwei Graben and its tectono-sedimentary significance	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
Assessment of water pollution in the phreatic zone of quaternary age using PHREEQC and geospatial approach in semi-arid region, Northern India	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