OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Astrobiology is 23. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Oxygenation, Life, and the Planetary System during Earth's Middle History: An Overview	105
Oxia Planum: The Landing Site for the ExoMars “Rosalind Franklin” Rover Mission: Geological Context and Prelanding Interpretation	88
The Venusian Lower Atmosphere Haze as a Depot for Desiccated Microbial Life: A Proposed Life Cycle for Persistence of the Venusian Aerial Biosphere	73
Phosphine on Venus Cannot Be Explained by Conventional Processes	52
Elements for the Origin of Life on Land: A Deep-Time Perspective from the Pilbara Craton of Western Australia	47
Venus, an Astrobiology Target	44
Morphological and Spectral Diversity of the Clay-Bearing Unit at the ExoMars Landing Site Oxia Planum	37
Catalytic Synthesis of Polyribonucleic Acid on Prebiotic Rock Glasses	36
Understanding Hypervelocity Sampling of Biosignatures in Space Missions	35
Science Objectives for Flagship-Class Mission Concepts for the Search for Evidence of Life at Enceladus	35
Earth-like Habitable Environments in the Subsurface of Mars	33
Water Activities of Acid Brine Lakes Approach the Limit for Life	32
One-Pot Hydrogen Cyanide-Based Prebiotic Synthesis of Canonical Nucleobases and Glycine Initiated by High-Velocity Impacts on Early Earth	29
Magma Ocean Evolution of the TRAPPIST-1 Planets	28
A Reconstructed Subaerial Hot Spring Field in the ∼3.5 Billion-Year-Old Dresser Formation, North Pole Dome, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia	28
The Timing of Evolutionary Transitions Suggests Intelligent Life is Rare	27
Potential for Phototrophy in Venus' Clouds	26
BioSentinel: A Biological CubeSat for Deep Space Exploration	25
Investigating Habitability with an Integrated Rock-Climbing Robot and Astrobiology Instrument Suite	25
Phosphine Generation Pathways on Rocky Planets	25
Effects of Desiccation and Freezing on Microbial Ionizing Radiation Survivability: Considerations for Mars Sample Return	25
Assessment of Isoprene as a Possible Biosignature Gas in Exoplanets with Anoxic Atmospheres	24
Exobiology of the Venusian Clouds: New Insights into Habitability through Terrestrial Models and Methods of Detection	24
Determining the “Biosignature Threshold” for Life Detection on Biotic, Abiotic, or Prebiotic Worlds	23
Fusarium oxysporumas an Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen onZinnia hybridaPlants Grown on board the International Space Station	23