| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: an overview | Applied Clay Science | 1999 | 2,332 |
| 2 | Flammability and thermal stability studies of polymer layered-silicate (clay) nanocomposites | Applied Clay Science | 1999 | 1,562 |
| 3 | Traditional and new applications for kaolin, smectite, and palygorskite: a general overview | Applied Clay Science | 2000 | 1,147 |
| 4 | Organoclays: Properties, preparation and applications | Applied Clay Science | 2008 | 890 |
| 5 | Clays and oxide minerals as catalysts and nanocatalysts in Fenton-like reactions — A review | Applied Clay Science | 2010 | 756 |
| 6 | Properties and applications of halloysite nanotubes: recent research advances and future prospects | Applied Clay Science | 2015 | 738 |
| 7 | Adsorption of methylene blue on kaolinite | Applied Clay Science | 2002 | 686 |
| 8 | Clays and catalysis: a promising future | Applied Clay Science | 1999 | 682 |
| 9 | Influence of metakaolin on the properties of mortar and concrete: A review | Applied Clay Science | 2009 | 618 |
| 10 | Layered double hydroxides: A brief review from fundamentals to application as evolving biomaterials | Applied Clay Science | 2018 | 601 |
| 11 | Use of clays as drug delivery systems: Possibilities and limitations | Applied Clay Science | 2007 | 567 |
| 12 | Clay minerals and layered double hydroxides for novel biological applications | Applied Clay Science | 2007 | 558 |
| 13 | Colloidal behavior of aqueous montmorillonite suspensions: the specific role of pH in the presence of indifferent electrolytes | Applied Clay Science | 2004 | 519 |
| 14 | Removal of Methylene Blue from aqueous solutions by adsorption on Kaolin: Kinetic and equilibrium studies | Applied Clay Science | 2018 | 489 |
| 15 | Role of water in the synthesis of calcined kaolin-based geopolymer | Applied Clay Science | 2009 | 488 |
| 16 | Clay minerals and their beneficial effects upon human health. A review | Applied Clay Science | 2002 | 484 |
| 17 | Surface charge heterogeneity of kaolinite in aqueous suspension in comparison with montmorillonite | Applied Clay Science | 2006 | 447 |
| 18 | Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites as high performance ablative materials | Applied Clay Science | 1999 | 444 |
| 19 | Thermal treatment of kaolin: the effect of mineralogy on the pozzolanic activity | Applied Clay Science | 2001 | 443 |
| 20 | Adsorption of phosphate by layered double hydroxides in aqueous solutions | Applied Clay Science | 2006 | 416 |
| 21 | Removal of cationic dyes from aqueous solutions by kaolin: Kinetic and equilibrium studies | Applied Clay Science | 2009 | 390 |
| 22 | Adsorbents based on montmorillonite for contaminant removal from water: A review | Applied Clay Science | 2016 | 389 |
| 23 | Recent progress in layered double hydroxides (LDH)-containing hybrids as adsorbents for water remediation | Applied Clay Science | 2017 | 389 |
| 24 | Synthetic organo- and polymer–clays: preparation, characterization, and materials applications | Applied Clay Science | 2000 | 363 |
| 25 | Characterisation of properties of various halloysites relevant to their use as nanotubes and microfibre fillers | Applied Clay Science | 2013 | 350 |
| 26 | Catalytic applications of layered double hydroxides and derivatives | Applied Clay Science | 2011 | 347 |
| 27 | Layered double hydroxides and human health: An overview✠ | Applied Clay Science | 2007 | 340 |
| 28 | Intercalation of drugs in layered double hydroxides and their controlled release: A review | Applied Clay Science | 2014 | 324 |
| 29 | Influence of temperature on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of a compacted bentonite | Applied Clay Science | 2004 | 322 |
| 30 | The heavy metal adsorption characteristics on metakaolin-based geopolymer | Applied Clay Science | 2012 | 321 |
| 31 | Intercalation of Mg–Al layered double hydroxide by anionic surfactants: Preparation and characterization | Applied Clay Science | 2008 | 318 |
| 32 | Sensors and biosensors based on clay-modified electrodes?new trends | Applied Clay Science | 2004 | 317 |
| 33 | Clay–iron oxide magnetic composites for the adsorption of contaminants in water | Applied Clay Science | 2003 | 312 |
| 34 | Overview — clay mineral applications | Applied Clay Science | 1991 | 310 |
| 35 | A novel lanthanum-modified bentonite, Phoslock, for phosphate removal from wastewaters | Applied Clay Science | 2009 | 305 |
| 36 | Current challenges in clay minerals for drug delivery | Applied Clay Science | 2010 | 305 |
| 37 | Adsorption performance of Al-pillared bentonite clay for the removal of cobalt(II) from aqueous phase | Applied Clay Science | 2006 | 301 |
| 38 | Synthesis and characterization of kaolinite-supported zero-valent iron nanoparticles and their application for the removal of aqueous Cu2+ and Co2+ ions | Applied Clay Science | 2009 | 301 |
| 39 | Influence of layer charge on swelling of smectites | Applied Clay Science | 2006 | 300 |
| 40 | CEC of clays: Measurement by adsorption of a copper ethylenediamine complex | Applied Clay Science | 1997 | 296 |
| 41 | Polymer modified clay minerals: A review | Applied Clay Science | 2007 | 294 |
| 42 | Quantification and characterization of microporosity by image processing, geometric measurement and statistical methods: Application on SEM images of clay materials | Applied Clay Science | 2011 | 294 |
| 43 | Clay and non-clay minerals in the pharmaceutical industry | Applied Clay Science | 2009 | 291 |
| 44 | Selenium adsorption on Mg–Al and Zn–Al layered double hydroxides | Applied Clay Science | 2001 | 289 |
| 45 | Behaviour and mineralogy changes in lime-treated expansive soil at 20°C | Applied Clay Science | 2010 | 288 |
| 46 | Changes in the morphology of organoclays with HDTMA+ surfactant loading | Applied Clay Science | 2006 | 285 |
| 47 | Organo and inorgano-organo-modified clays in the remediation of aqueous solutions: An overview | Applied Clay Science | 2012 | 285 |
| 48 | Adsorption of methylene blue onto Fe3O4/activated montmorillonite nanocomposite | Applied Clay Science | 2016 | 282 |
| 49 | Use of kaolinite as adsorbent: Equilibrium, dynamics and thermodynamic studies on the adsorption of Rhodamine B from aqueous solution | Applied Clay Science | 2012 | 277 |
| 50 | Pozzolanic reactivity of low grade kaolinitic clays: Influence of calcination temperature and impact of calcination products on OPC hydration | Applied Clay Science | 2015 | 277 |
