OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Minerals is 35. 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
Insights on Determining Improved Conditions for Multipurpose Reagent Dosing to Increase Froth Flotation Efficiency: NaSH in Cu-Mo Selective Flotation Case Study	279
Dispersibility of Kaolinite-Rich Coal Gangue in Rubber Matrix and the Mechanical Properties and Thermal Stability of the Composites	105
Gemstones from the Medicean Collection of the Natural History Museum of Florence (Italy): New Insights from Micro-Raman and PIXE-PIGE Analyses	94
Ore Genesis of the Langcun Porphyry W-Mo Deposit, South China: Constraints from Fluid Inclusion and H-O-S Isotopics	80
Experimental Study on the Thickening Characteristics of Ultrafine Tailings	77
Petrography and Geochemistry of the Upper Cretaceous Volcaniclastic Deposits of the Haţeg Basin (Southern Carpathians): Inferences on Petrogenesis and Magma Origin	66
Relationship Between Thermodynamic Modeling and Experimental Process for Optimization Ferro-Nickel Smelting	66
Dry Magnetic Separation and the Leaching Behaviour of Aluminium, Iron, Titanium, and Selected Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from Coal Fly Ash	65
The Geochemical Characteristics of Zircon and K-Feldspar Grains from the Lower Yellow and Yangtze Rivers: Implications for Provenance Tracing Studies in the Western Pacific Ocean	65
Geophysical Characterisation and Oil–Gas Resource Analysis of the Southern Huaying Mountain Fault Zone, Sichuan Basin, China	64
The Occurrence Mechanism of Lacustrine Shale Oil in the Second Member of the Paleogene Kongdian Formation, Cangdong Sag, Bohai Bay Basin	62
Pyrite Textures, Trace Element Geochemistry and Galena Pb Isotopes of the Yanzhupo Gold Deposit in the Jiangnan Orogen, South China: Implications for Gold Mineralization Genesis	59
An Experimental Study of Dolostone Recrystallization Under Fluid Overpressure and Its Implication for Reservoir Property Improvement	57
Unlocking Subsurface Geology: A Case Study with Measure-While-Drilling Data and Machine Learning	57
Geochemistry and U–Pb Chronology of the Triassic Yanchang Formation in the Southern Ordos Basin, China: Implications for Provenance and Geological Setting	55
Mineralization of Fossil Wood with Macrocrystalline Quartz: A Microscopic Investigation	52
U-Pb and Lu-Hf Record of Two Metamorphic Events from the Peixe Alkaline Suite, Brasilia Belt: Textural and Isotopic Complexity in Zircon	50
Melting Curve of Potassium Carbonate K2CO3 at High Pressures	50
Geologic Characteristics and Age of Beryllium Mineralization in the Jiulong Area, the Southeast Edge of the Western Kunlun–Songpan–Ganzi Rare Metal Metallogenic Belt	49
Economic Valuation of Metal Recovery from Mobile Phones in India	47
Investigation of Dealumination in Phosphate-Based Geopolymer Formation Process: Factor Screening and Optimization	46
Paleoenvironmental Controls and Economic Potential of Li-REY Enrichment in the Upper Carboniferous Coal-Bearing “Si–Al–Fe” Strata, Northeastern Qinshui Basin	46
Evaluation of Portable X-ray Fluorescence Analysis and Its Applicability As a Tool in Geochemical Exploration	43
Microscopic Diffusion Characteristics of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates on the Surface of Anthracite: The Influence of Different Attachment Sites of Benzene Ring in the Backbone	41
Genesis of the Dongtangzi Zn-Pb Deposit of the Fengxian–Taibai Ore Cluster in West Qinling, China: Constraints from Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd Geochronology, and In Situ S-Pb Isotopes	41

Merging Perspectives on Secondary Minerals on Mars: A Review of Ancient Water-Rock Interactions in Gale Crater Inferred from Orbital and In-Situ Observations	40
Availability of Trace Elements in Soil with Simulated Cadmium, Lead and Zinc Pollution	40
A New Constraint on the Physicochemical Condition of Mars Surface during the Amazonian Epoch Based on Chemical Speciation for Secondary Minerals in Martian Nakhlites	39
Mineralogical and Physico-Chemical Characterization of the Oraşu-Nou (Romania) Bentonite Resources	39
The Influence of Micro-Heterogeneity on Water Injection Development in Low-Permeability Sandstone Oil Reservoirs	38
Recovery of Valuable Metals from Nickel Smelting Slag Based on Reduction and Sulfurization Modification	38
Addressing Geological Challenges in Mineral Resource Estimation: A Comparative Study of Deep Learning and Traditional Techniques	37
Mid-Infrared (MIR) Spectroscopy of Silicate Glasses as Analogs for Mercury’s Surface: The Influence of Grain Size	37
Mineralization of MVT Pb-Zn Deposits in the Process of Hydrocarbon Accumulation and Destruction in the Strong Structural Deformation Area of Eastern Sichuan, South China	36
Degradation of Polymetallic Nodules in Deep-Sea Multi-Stage Lifting Motor Pump	36
A Study on the Applicability of Agitated Cyanide Leaching and Thiosulphate Leaching for Gold Extraction in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining	35
Evaluation of Dispersion of Lead-Bearing Mine Wastes in Kabwe District, Zambia	35
Characteristics of Mineralization-Forming Fluid and Metallogenic Mechanism for the Mianhuakeng Uranium Deposit in South China: Constraints from In Situ Geochemical Signatures and Sulfur Isotopes of Sy	35