OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Minerals is 38. 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
Phase Guard: A False Positive Filter for Automatic Rietveld Quantitative Phase Analysis Based on Counting Statistics in HighScore Plus	426
Controlling Factors of Meteoric Diagenesis in Karst Reservoirs: An Example from the Majiagou Formation, Ordos Basin, China	172
Strategies for Hydrocarbon Removal and Bioleaching-Driven Metal Recovery from Oil Sand Tailings	140
Evolution Characteristics of Overlying Strata Fractures in Paste Composite Filling Stope	101
Petrophysical Acoustic Characterization of Weathered Granite: A Case Study of Mesozoic Granites in the Coastal Area of Fujian Province, China	90
Optimization of Operating Parameters for Coal Low-Temperature Ashing: A Suitable and Efficient Treatment Method for Mineral Analysis in Coal	78
Characteristics of Laterite Soil for Potential Geopolymer Applications	77
A Review on Lithium Extraction Processes from Spodumene and Resource Utilization of the Generated Lithium Slag	77
Astronomical Forcing of the Siliciclastic-Carbonate Mixed Sedimentation in the Late Pennsylvanian of the Tarim Basin, West China	76
Zircon U-Pb Ages and Geochemistry of the Granite in the Xintianling Tungsten Deposit, SE China: Implications for Geodynamic Settings of the Regional Tungsten Mineralization	72
Performance Comparison of the Vertical and Horizontal Oriented Stirred Mill: Pilot Scale IsaMill vs. Full-Scale HIGMill	71
Treatment of Metallurgical Residues by Chemical Modification, Reduction, and Phase Modification for Metal Recovery and Slag Utilization	69
Optimization of Parameters for Rheological Properties and Strength of Cemented Paste Backfill Blended with Coarse Aggregates	68
Microseismic Monitoring and Disaster Warning via Mining and Filling Processes of Residual Hazardous Ore Bodies	67
Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Fly Ash with Betainium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide: Different Ash Types and Broad Elemental Survey	63
Effect of Bulk Nanobubbles on the Flocculation and Filtration Characteristics of Kaolin Using Cationic Polyacrylamide	62
Flotation Separation of Scheelite from Calcite Using Sulfonated Naphthalene–Formaldehyde Condensate as Depressant	58
Evaluation of Portable X-ray Fluorescence Analysis and Its Applicability As a Tool in Geochemical Exploration	55
Geochemical Characteristics and Paleoenvironmental Significance of No. 5 Coal in Shanxi Formation, Central–Eastern Ordos Basin (China)	54
Spatial Analysis of Structure and Metal Mineralization Based on Fractal Theory and Fry Analysis: A Case Study in Nenjiang−Heihe Metallogenic Belt	54
Origin and Paleoenvironmental Conditions of the Köprüağzı Evaporites (Eastern Anatolia, Turkey): Sedimentological, Mineralogical and Geochemical Constraints	50
Ceramic Grinding Kinetics of Fine Magnetite Ores in the Batch Ball Mill	50
Geology-Topography Constrained Super-Resolution of Geochemical Maps via Enhanced U-Net	48
Diagenetic Evolution of Upper Cretaceous Kawagarh Carbonates from Attock Hazara Fold and Thrust Belt, Pakistan	48
In Situ High-Pressure Raman Spectroscopic, Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction, and FTIR Investigations of Rutile and TiO2II	48

Characteristics and Influencing Factors of the Granite Weathering Profile: A Case Study of a High Latitude Area in Northeastern China	47
RETRACTED: Phytoremediation of Heavy-Metals-Contaminated Soils: A Short-Term Trial Involving Two Willow Species from Gloucester WillowBank in the UK	47
CNN2D-SENet-Based Prospecting Prediction Method: A Case Study from the Cu Deposits in the Zhunuo Mineral Concentrate Area in Tibet	46
High-Temperature Vibrational Analysis of the Lithium Mica: 2M2 Lepidolite	46
In Situ Trace Element and Fe-O Isotope Studies on Magnetite of the Iron-Oxide Ores from the Takab Region, North Western Iran: Implications for Ore Genesis	46
Research on Recovery of Valuable Metals from Cobalt-Rich Crust Using Carbon as a Reduction Agent during the Acid Baking Process	46
Investigation of Hydrated Dy(III) and MgSO4 Leaching Agent Ion Adsorption on (001) Surface of Montmorillonite: A Study Using Density Functional Theory	45
Direct Tensile Measurement for Cemented Paste Backfill	44
Magnetic and Geochemical Properties of Zagreb City Area Soils	44
Geochronology and Geochemistry of Volcanic and Intrusive Rocks from the Beizhan Iron Deposit, Western Xinjiang, NW China: Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications	43
Unveiling the Diagenetic and Mineralogical Impact on the Carbonate Formation of the Indus Basin, Pakistan: Implications for Reservoir Characterization and Quality Assessment	41
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Geochronology of the Yehe-Shigna Ophiolitic Massif, Tuva-Mongolian Microcontinent, Southern Siberia: Evidence for a Back-Arc Origin and Geodynamic Implications	38
A Statistical Theory for Sampling of Particulate Materials	38
The Use of DEM for Optimising an Industrial Vezin Sampler Operation	38
Sr-Nd Isotopic Composition of Pyroxenes as a Provenance Indicator of a Double-Volcanic Source in Sands of the Ofanto River (Southern Italy)	38
Composite Geopolymers Based on Mechanically Activated Fly Ash Blended with SrCO3 (Strontianite) and BaCO3 (Witherite)	38