Astrobiology

Papers
(The H4-Index of Astrobiology is 20. 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Deoxyribonucleic Acid Extraction from Mars Analog Soils and Their Characterization with Solid-State Nanopores57
Spore Survival During Abrasive Saltation on Mars: A Comment on Bak et al.52
Self-Shielding Enhanced Organics Synthesis in an Early Reduced Earth’s Atmosphere41
The Origin, Extension, and Future of the “NASA Definition” of Life39
Proteomic Insights into Psychrophile Growth in Perchlorate-Amended Subzero Conditions: Implications for Martian Life Detection35
Chapter 10: Planetary Protection—History, Science, and the Future32
Hydrothermal Regeneration of Ammonium as a Basin-Scale Driver of Primary Productivity31
Ultraviolet Resistance of Microorganisms Isolated from Uranium-Rich Minerals from Perus, Brazil28
A Modular 3D-Printed Design to Investigate Prebiotic Chemical Systems in Hot Spring Pools27
Life Detection and Microbial Biomarker Profiling with Signs of Life Detector-Life Detector Chip During a Mars Drilling Simulation Campaign in the Hyperarid Core of the Atacama Desert27
Extremophiles in Earth's Deep Seas: A View Toward Life in Exo-Oceans26
How Viking Changed Science Communication24
NASA Viking Mission: A Perspective of the Labeled Release Biological Experiment on Mars23
Novel Chimeric Amino Acid-Fatty Alcohol Ester Amphiphiles Self-Assemble into Stable Primitive Membranes in Diverse Geological Settings23
Protective Effects of Halite to Vacuum and Vacuum-Ultraviolet Radiation: A Potential Scenario During a Young Sun Superflare22
The Microbial Inhabitants of the Corona Lava Tube: Astrobiological Insights from a Mars Analog Environment21
Sharp Rise in Cosmic Ray Irradiation of Organisms on Earth Caused by a Nearby SN Shockwave Passage21
Nanopore Sequencing: A Way to Explore Life’s Origins21
Exploiting the Unique Biology of Caenorhabditis elegans to Launch Neurodegeneration Studies in Space21
Boron as a Hypothetical Participant in the Prebiological Enantiomeric Enrichment20
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