--- title: "Mineral Economics: 12 recent papers (last 30 days)" description: "Mineral Economics published 12 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27), ranking #70 of 339 journals." url: https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) share_text: "Mineral Economics published 12 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27), ranking #70 of 339 journals." data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json updated: 2026-10-27T14:11:44+09:00 window: 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27 source: OpenAlex (CC0) --- # Mineral Economics - 1 papers in the last 7 days - category: Economics - publisher: Springer Science+Business Media - ISSN 2191-2203 Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md ## Key findings - Mineral Economics published 12 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27), ranking #70 of 339 journals. - Leading institutions: Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences (1), Nelson Mandela University (1) and Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (1). - Countries: India (3), China (2) and South Africa (1). - From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Mineral Economics published 310 papers (9 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex). - Its most frequent keywords over that period were “critical minerals” (42), “resource curse” (26) and “economic growth” (21). - Its most-cited paper of the period is “Forecasts of coking coal futures price indices through Gaussian process regressions” (2024-09-17), with 224 citations. ## The last 36 months *Papers by publication date, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026* | Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months | |---:|---:|---:|---:| | 75 | 70 | 165 | 310 | *Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026* | # | Keyword | Papers | |---:|---|---:| | 1 | critical minerals | 42 | | 2 | resource curse | 26 | | 3 | economic growth | 21 | | 4 | mining industry | 21 | | 5 | nickel | 21 | | 6 | copper | 20 | | 7 | [energy transition](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/energy-transition.md) | 20 | | 8 | rare earth elements | 16 | | 9 | [CO2 emissions](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/co2-emissions.md) | 15 | | 10 | lithium | 15 | *Most-cited papers published Oct 2023 to Sep 2026* | # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors | |---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 224 | 8.9 | [Forecasts of coking coal futures price indices through Gaussian process regressions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-024-00472-9) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | 2024-09-17 | Bingzi Jin, Xiaojie Xu | | 2 | 140 | 5.2 | [Machine learning price index forecasts of flat steel products](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-024-00457-8) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | 2024-07-22 | Bingzi Jin, Xiaojie Xu | | 3 | 83 | 3.4 | [Predicting open interest in thermal coal futures using machine learning](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-024-00477-4) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | 2024-10-23 | Bingzi Jin, Xiaojie Xu | | 4 | 43 | 1.3 | [From emissions to resources: mitigating the critical raw material supply chain vulnerability of renewable energy technologies](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-024-00425-2) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | 2024-02-20 | Jan Mertens, Jo P. Dewulf, Christian Breyer et al. | | 5 | 38 | 1.7 | [Steel price index forecasts through machine learning for northwest China](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-024-00483-6) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | 2024-12-09 | Bingzi Jin, Xiaojie Xu | *Papers, newest first.* | Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-22 | [Conflict, mineral supply chains and regional trade disruption: Evidence from the 2022–2024 DRC-Rwanda/M23 conflict](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00718-8) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Pardon Jeffasi Muzondo, Rahabhi Mashapure, Julius Tapera et al. | Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology; Lupane State University; Nelson Mandela University; … | | 2026-10-19 | [Driving renewable energy minerals: the roles of innovation, policy uncertainty, and environmental stringency in China](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00708-w) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Zohaib Hassan, Deyi Xu, Shah Abbas et al. | China University of Geosciences; Huazhong University of Science and Technology | | 2026-10-14 | [Why do copper mining projects not fulfil their value proposition? Insights into deviations and causes in the 2015–2022 global portfolio](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00712-0) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Luis Lagos, Emilio Castillo, Nadia Mery et al. | Advanced Mining Technology Center; University of Chile; Montanuniversität Leoben | | 2026-10-12 | [Board sustainability expertise and carbon emissions intensity: the moderating role of state ownership in indian mining firms](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00716-w) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Ashutosh Parhi, Saroj Kumar Routray | RV University; KIIT University | | 2026-10-08 | [More than a grain of salt: technological substitution and the instability of critical mineral policy](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00717-9) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Ron Janjua, Vlado Vivoda, Chengjian Xu | University of Groningen; Deakin University; The University of Queensland; … | | 2026-10-08 | [Author Correction: Mapping the global rare earth chain dynamics: from geological endowment to separation capacity with focus on India](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00715-x) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | P. Abishek, Sundaram Arivazhagan, C R Neeraja | Gandhigram Rural Institute | | 2026-10-05 | [Forecasting the volatility of energy transition metals](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00714-y) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Andrea Bastianin, Xiao Li, Luqman Shamsudin | University of Milan; Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei; University of Brescia | | 2026-09-30 | [What drives cost, ore demand, and waste management in the joint production of energy transition metals?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00711-1) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Mahelet G. Fikru, Adrienne Ohler, Ilenia Gaia Romani | Missouri University of Science and Technology; University of Missouri; Massachusetts Institute of Technology | | 2026-09-30 | [Competitiveness and attractiveness in leading gold mining companies in Peru: a multicriteria assessment of strategic positioning and inter-firm heterogeneity](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00709-9) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Marco Antonio Cotrina Teatino, Jairo Jhonatan Marquina Araujo, Pedro J. Alvarez-Tandaypan et al. | National University of Trujillo | | 2026-09-29 | [Landfill mining for strategic-metal recovery in Portugal: A price-indexed contained-value screening model for high-grade polymetallic hotspots](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00706-y) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Leonel J. R. Nunes | Universidade Politécnica de Viana do Castelo | | 2026-09-28 | [From extractive dependence to sustainability: an integrated ISM–AHP framework for sustainable post-mining development in bauxite-dependent regions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00699-8) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Awang Silvan Erusani, Marimin Marimin, Suwardi Suwardi et al. | Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta; IPB University | | 2026-09-28 | [A multi-dimensional assessment of critical mineral security in India: integrating trade analytics, criticality modelling, and strategic evaluation (2025–2040)](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00707-x) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Mritunjay Kumar, Akhil Avchar, Shambhavi Sinha | National Institute of Technology Karnataka | ## Cite this page Scholar4AI. (2026). Mineral Economics. Journal Research Rankings. 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