Astrobiology

Papers
(The H4-Index of Astrobiology is 21. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
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 Desert65
Deoxyribonucleic Acid Extraction from Mars Analog Soils and Their Characterization with Solid-State Nanopores54
Extremophiles in Earth's Deep Seas: A View Toward Life in Exo-Oceans52
Spore Survival During Abrasive Saltation on Mars: A Comment on Bak et al.51
Novel Chimeric Amino Acid-Fatty Alcohol Ester Amphiphiles Self-Assemble into Stable Primitive Membranes in Diverse Geological Settings39
The Origin, Extension, and Future of the “NASA Definition” of Life38
Self-Shielding Enhanced Organics Synthesis in an Early Reduced Earth’s Atmosphere38
Hydrothermal Regeneration of Ammonium as a Basin-Scale Driver of Primary Productivity38
A Modular 3D-Printed Design to Investigate Prebiotic Chemical Systems in Hot Spring Pools36
Ultraviolet Resistance of Microorganisms Isolated from Uranium-Rich Minerals from Perus, Brazil35
Chapter 10: Planetary Protection—History, Science, and the Future33
Proteomic Insights into Psychrophile Growth in Perchlorate-Amended Subzero Conditions: Implications for Martian Life Detection30
Protective Effects of Halite to Vacuum and Vacuum-Ultraviolet Radiation: A Potential Scenario During a Young Sun Superflare30
Nanopore Sequencing: A Way to Explore Life’s Origins29
The Microbial Inhabitants of the Corona Lava Tube: Astrobiological Insights from a Mars Analog Environment27
Exploiting the Unique Biology of Caenorhabditis elegans to Launch Neurodegeneration Studies in Space26
Haloferax volcanii Remains Viable and Shows Morphological Changes under Anoxic (CO 2 -Enriched) and Hypobaric (2.4 kPa) At26
Sharp Rise in Cosmic Ray Irradiation of Organisms on Earth Caused by a Nearby SN Shockwave Passage26
Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (LITMS) Instrument Field and Laboratory Tests as Part of the ARADS Field Campaigns24
Boron as a Hypothetical Participant in the Prebiological Enantiomeric Enrichment24
Challenges and Opportunities in Using Amino Acids to Decode Carbonaceous Chondrite and Asteroid Parent Body Processes22
Mesoarchean Microbial Cd, Ba, and Ni Cycling: Evidence for Photosynthesis in Pongola Group Stromatolites through Novel Stable Isotopes and High-Resolution Trace Element Maps21
Traces of Bacterial Contribution to Calcite Weathering Detected by Statistical Characterizations of Surface Microtopography21
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