OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Mining Science and Technology is 51. 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
Obituary: Professor Zhenfu Luo	220
Cyclic loading of marble: Correlating the attenuation of the electric and acoustic activities and highlighting criticality indices in terms of natural time	213
Investigation on coal damage and fracture extension law of liquid nitrogen injection pre-cooling and fracturing under true triaxial stress	136
Multi-frequency formation mechanism and modulation strategy of self-priming enhanced submerged pulsed waterjet	121
Effect of acid fracturing fluid modifying coal microstructure stimulated by ultrasonic	118
Effect of dynamic loading conditions on the dynamic performance of MP1 energy-absorbing rockbolts: Insight from laboratory drop test	113
Failure evolution and disaster prediction of rock under uniaxial compression based on non-extensive statistical analysis of electric potential	101
Gasification kinetic modelling of Victorian brown coal chars and validity for entrained flow gasification in CO2	101
Adhesion between nanobubbles and fine cassiterite particles	100
Experimental study on expansion and cracking properties of static cracking agents in different assembly states	95
Subsidence control method by inversely-inclined slicing and upward mining for ultra-thick steep seams	94
Effects of fracture evolution and non-Darcy flow on the thermal performance of enhanced geothermal system in 3D complex fractured rock	94
Experiment on the silica sol imbibition of low-permeability rock mass: With silica sol particle sizes and rock permeability considered	89
IFC: Editorial	88
Elaboration of a conceptual solution for the development of the Arctic shelf from seasonally flooded coastal areas	86
Testing the robustness of particle-based separation models for the magnetic separation of a complex skarn ore	85
Experimental research and energy analysis of a new type of dry ice powder pneumatic rock breaking technology	82
A roughness parameter considering joint material properties and peak shear strength model for rock joints	82
Influence of colloidal nanosilica on hydration kinetics and properties of CaO/CaSO4-activated slag binder	81
Theoretical and experimental study on high-entropy flotation of micro-fine cassiterite	81
Shape ratio effects on the mechanical characteristics of rectangular prism rocks and isolated pillars under uniaxial compression	78
Advancing green flotation: Separation of Cu-Pb minerals through the application of eco-friendly organic double reaction group depressant	73
A nanoscale qualitative study on the role of sodium hydrosulfide in oxidized carrollite flotation	69
Ensemble prediction modeling of flotation recovery based on machine learning	68
Dynamic mechanical properties and wave propagation of composite rock-mortar specimens based on SHPB tests	67

Limit analysis for the seismic stability of three-dimensional rock slopes using the generalized Hoek-Brown criterion	66
Real-time monitoring and analysis of hydraulic fracturing in surface well using microseismic technology: Case insights and methodological advances	65
Tomography of the dynamic stress coefficient for stress wave prediction in sedimentary rock layer under the mining additional stress	65
IFC: Editorial	64
Longwall mining, shale gas production, and underground miner safety and health	63
Effect of the benzene ring of the dispersant on the rheological characteristics of coal-water slurry: Experiments and theoretical calculations	63
Preparation and characterization of a specialized lunar regolith simulant for use in lunar low gravity simulation	63
Insights into the floatability between spodumene and albite from crystal chemistry standpoint	62
A cost-effective approach to recycle serpentine tailings: Destruction of stable layered structure and solvent displacement crystallization	62
A simple method for determining independent fracture toughness and tensile strength of rock	62
Two-dimensional face stability analysis in rock masses governed by the Hoek-Brown strength criterion with a new multi-horn mechanism	61
Extraction and imaging of indicator elements for non-destructive, in-situ, fast identification of adverse geology in tunnels	60
An innovative test method for mechanical properties of sandstone under instantaneous unloading confining pressure	59
Exploring the mechanism of a novel cationic surfactant in bastnaesite flotation via the integration of DFT calculations, in-situ AFM and electrochemistry	59
Spatio-temporal evolution of pore and fracture structures in coal induced by initial damage and creep behavior: A real-time NMR-based approach	58
Modified Sadowski formula-based model for the slope shape amplification effect under multistage slope blasting vibration	58
A new deformable cable for rock support in high stress tunnel: Steel pipe shrinkable energy-absorbing cable	58
Assessment and control of the mine tremor disaster induced by the energy accumulation and dispersion of thick-hard roofs	58
A statistical damage-based constitutive model for shearing of rock joints in brittle drop mode	57
Assessments of the effects of various fracture surface morphology on single fracture flow: A review	57
Experimental investigation on coal pore-fracture variation and fractal characteristics synergistically affected by solvents for improving clean gas extraction	57
Multistage hydraulic fracturing of a horizontal well for hard roof related coal burst control: Insights from numerical modelling to field application	56
A method for predicting the water-flowing fractured zone height based on an improved key stratum theory	55
Physical, mechanical and thermal properties of vacuum sintered HUST-1 lunar regolith simulant	54
Nonlinear criterion for strength mobilization in brittle failure of rock and its extension to the tunnel scale	51
Experimental research on influence mechanism of loading rates on rock pressure stimulated currents	51