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Minerals Engineering
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Minerals Engineering

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 216 62 163 30
Chemistry 256 88 268 29

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 282
Documents by Best Scientists*: 589
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 146
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.101
Impact Factor: 5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Minerals Engineering?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Metallurgy, Inorganic chemistry, Mineralogy, Leaching (metallurgy) and Adsorption. As a part of the journal, discussions in Metallurgy involve topics like Grinding, Copper, Hydrometallurgy, Bioleaching and Mineral processing. The tackled Grinding research is interrelated with Comminution which concerns subjects like Breakage.

The studies on Inorganic chemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Chalcopyrite, Aqueous solution and Pyrite. Gangue, Mineral, Particle size, Mechanics and Froth flotation are some topics wherein Mineralogy research discussed in it have an impact. The study on Froth flotation presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Bubble.

The Leaching (metallurgy) works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Dissolution and Nuclear chemistry. In addition to Adsorption research, Minerals Engineering aims to explore topics under Chemical engineering, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Zeta potential. The Chemical engineering study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Chromatography.

  • Metallurgy (25.17%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (17.54%)
  • Mineralogy (16.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A critical review on solvent extraction of rare earths from aqueous solutions (660 citations)
  • Overview of flotation as a wastewater treatment technique (650 citations)
  • Processing of vanadium: a review (574 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Minerals Engineering:

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Metallurgy, Inorganic chemistry, Mineralogy, Leaching (metallurgy) and Froth flotation. The most cited articles investigate Metallurgy research which frequently intersects with Nuclear chemistry. The most cited papers deal with Mineralogy in conjunction with Chemical engineering and similar fields in Chromatography.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Adsorption, Chemical engineering, Inorganic chemistry, Leaching (metallurgy) and Metallurgy are tackled in Minerals Engineering. The concepts on Adsorption presented in Minerals Engineering can also apply to other research fields, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Reagent, Zeta potential and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It focuses on Chemical engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Selectivity, Quartz and Hematite.

The overlapping concepts between Chalcopyrite and Galena are the key highlights of Inorganic chemistry study. Topics in Leaching (metallurgy) were tackled in line with various other fields like Dissolution and Nuclear chemistry. Smelting, Tailings, Nickel and Grinding are all aspects of Metallurgy discussed in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Activation mechanism of lead ions in the flotation of sulfidized azurite with xanthate as collector (23 citations)
  • New insights into selective-depression mechanism of novel depressant EDTMPS on magnesite and quartz surfaces: Adsorption mechanism, DFT calculations, and adsorption model (23 citations)
  • Towards a low-carbon society: A review of lithium resource availability, challenges and innovations in mining, extraction and recycling, and future perspectives (15 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Minerals Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James A. Finch (124 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dee Bradshaw (75 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yongjun Peng (73 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wei Sun (62 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yuehua Hu (60 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Minerals Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Queensland (412 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • Central South University (320 papers) published 59 papers at the last edition, 24 more than at the previous edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (276 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Cape Town (254 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • McGill University (193 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 8.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.47% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.05% of all publications and 30.84% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • A review on methods for liberating lithium from pegmatities

    A. Karrech;M.R. Azadi;M. Elchalakani;M.A. Shahin

    (2020)
    144 Citations
  • Surface chemistry of Pb-activated sphalerite

    Jian Liu;Jian Liu;Majid Ejtemaei;Anh V. Nguyen;Shuming Wen

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Process development for the recovery of rare earth elements and critical metals from an acid mine leachate

    Wencai Zhang;Rick Honaker

    (2020)
    76 Citations
  • A review on the electrochemistry of galena flotation

    Yuehua Hu;Meirong Wu;Runqing Liu;Wei Sun

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • A review of mineral processing of ilmenite by flotation

    Jihua Zhai;Jihua Zhai;Pan Chen;Wei Sun;Wei Chen

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Circular economy and household e-waste management in India: Integration of formal and informal sectors

    (2022)
    62 Citations
  • Integrated and intelligent design framework for cemented paste backfill: A combination of robust machine learning modelling and multi-objective optimization

    Chongchong Qi;Chongchong Qi;Qiusong Chen;S. Sonny Kim

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Replacing Petrov's process with atmospheric flotation using Pb-BHA complexes for separating scheelite from fluorite

    Haisheng Han;Yao Xiao;Yuehua Hu;Wei Sun

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Recent advances in flotation froth image analysis

    (2022)
    55 Citations
  • Upcycling of mechanically treated silicate mine tailings as alkali activated binders

    Priyadharshini Perumal;He Niu;Jenni Kiventerä;Paivo Kinnunen

    (2020)
    54 Citations

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