Astrobiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Astrobiology is 9. 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 2020-02-01 to 2024-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
The Hot Spring Hypothesis for an Origin of Life243
Oxia Planum: The Landing Site for the ExoMars “Rosalind Franklin” Rover Mission: Geological Context and Prelanding Interpretation82
Phosphine as a Biosignature Gas in Exoplanet Atmospheres80
Oxygenation, Life, and the Planetary System during Earth's Middle History: An Overview78
Toward the RNA-World in the Interstellar Medium—Detection of Urea and Search of 2-Amino-oxazole and Simple Sugars64
The Venusian Lower Atmosphere Haze as a Depot for Desiccated Microbial Life: A Proposed Life Cycle for Persistence of the Venusian Aerial Biosphere60
The Role of Meteorite Impacts in the Origin of Life59
The Case for Ancient Hot Springs in Gusev Crater, Mars51
First Detections of Dichlorobenzene Isomers and Trichloromethylpropane from Organic Matter Indigenous to Mars Mudstone in Gale Crater, Mars: Results from the Sample Analysis at Mars Instrument Onboard49
Mars Extant Life: What's Next? Conference Report47
Fluvial Regimes, Morphometry, and Age of Jezero Crater Paleolake Inlet Valleys and Their Exobiological Significance for the 2020 Rover Mission Landing Site44
Ceres: Astrobiological Target and Possible Ocean World40
Phosphine on Venus Cannot Be Explained by Conventional Processes39
Venus, an Astrobiology Target36
Elements for the Origin of Life on Land: A Deep-Time Perspective from the Pilbara Craton of Western Australia34
Discriminating Abiotic and Biotic Fingerprints of Amino Acids and Fatty Acids in Ice Grains Relevant to Ocean Worlds34
Analog Experiments for the Identification of Trace Biosignatures in Ice Grains from Extraterrestrial Ocean Worlds33
Morphological and Spectral Diversity of the Clay-Bearing Unit at the ExoMars Landing Site Oxia Planum32
Cometary Delivery of Hydrogen Cyanide to the Early Earth29
Water Activities of Acid Brine Lakes Approach the Limit for Life28
Understanding Hypervelocity Sampling of Biosignatures in Space Missions27
Catalytic Synthesis of Polyribonucleic Acid on Prebiotic Rock Glasses26
Earth-like Habitable Environments in the Subsurface of Mars26
Simulating Mars Drilling Mission for Searching for Life: Ground-Truthing Lipids and Other Complex Microbial Biomarkers in the Iron-Sulfur Rich Río Tinto Analog24
Magma Ocean Evolution of the TRAPPIST-1 Planets24
Lipid Biomarker Record of the Serpentinite-Hosted Ecosystem of the Samail Ophiolite, Oman and Implications for the Search for Biosignatures on Mars23
Formation and Preservation of Microbial Palisade Fabric in Silica Deposits from El Tatio, Chile23
The Timing of Evolutionary Transitions Suggests Intelligent Life is Rare23
A Reconstructed Subaerial Hot Spring Field in the ∼3.5 Billion-Year-Old Dresser Formation, North Pole Dome, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia22
Biomolecules from Fossilized Hot Spring Sinters: Implications for the Search for Life on Mars22
One-Pot Hydrogen Cyanide-Based Prebiotic Synthesis of Canonical Nucleobases and Glycine Initiated by High-Velocity Impacts on Early Earth22
Investigating Habitability with an Integrated Rock-Climbing Robot and Astrobiology Instrument Suite22
BioSentinel: A Biological CubeSat for Deep Space Exploration21
BioSentinel: Long-Term Saccharomyces cerevisiae Preservation for a Deep Space Biosensor Mission21
Abiotic Synthesis of Nucleoside 5′-Triphosphates with Nickel Borate and Cyclic Trimetaphosphate (CTMP)21
Simulating Serpentinization as It Could Apply to the Emergence of Life Using the JPL Hydrothermal Reactor20
Potential for Phototrophy in Venus' Clouds19
Lichen Vitality After a Space Flight on Board the EXPOSE-R2 Facility Outside the International Space Station: Results of the Biology and Mars Experiment19
Phosphine Generation Pathways on Rocky Planets18
Fusarium oxysporumas an Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen onZinnia hybridaPlants Grown on board the International Space Station18
An Alternative Approach for Assessing Biogenicity18
Effects of Desiccation and Freezing on Microbial Ionizing Radiation Survivability: Considerations for Mars Sample Return18
Timescales for Prebiotic Photochemistry Under Realistic Surface Ultraviolet Conditions17
ExoMars Raman Laser Spectrometer: A Tool for the Potential Recognition of Wet-Target Craters on Mars17
Large Mass-Independent Oxygen Isotope Fractionations in Mid-Proterozoic Sediments: Evidence for a Low-Oxygen Atmosphere?17
Microbial Sulfur Isotope Fractionation in the Chicxulub Hydrothermal System17
Biosignature Analysis of Mars Soil Analogs from the Atacama Desert: Challenges and Implications for Future Missions to Mars17
Rapid Radiolytic Degradation of Amino Acids in the Martian Shallow Subsurface: Implications for the Search for Extinct Life16
Mawrth Vallis, Mars: A Fascinating Place for Future In Situ Exploration16
Assessment of Isoprene as a Possible Biosignature Gas in Exoplanets with Anoxic Atmospheres16
Screening the Survival of Cyanobacteria Under Perchlorate Stress. Potential Implications for Mars In Situ Resource Utilization16
Bacterial Cellulose Retains Robustness but Its Synthesis Declines After Exposure to a Mars-like Environment Simulated Outside the International Space Station16
Thiophenes on Mars: Biotic or Abiotic Origin?16
Metabolomics as an Emerging Tool in the Search for Astrobiologically Relevant Biomarkers16
Estimated Minimum Life Span of the Jezero Fluvial Delta (Mars)16
The Limits, Capabilities, and Potential for Life Detection with MinION Sequencing in a Paleochannel Mars Analog16
The Complex Molecules Detector (CMOLD): A Fluidic-Based Instrument Suite to Search for (Bio)chemical Complexity on Mars and Icy Moons16
Science Objectives for Flagship-Class Mission Concepts for the Search for Evidence of Life at Enceladus15
The Detection of Elemental Signatures of Microbes in Martian Mudstone Analogs Using High Spatial Resolution Laser Ablation Ionization Mass Spectrometry15
Preliminary Planning for Mars Sample Return (MSR) Curation Activities in a Sample Receiving Facility (SRF)15
Exobiology of the Venusian Clouds: New Insights into Habitability through Terrestrial Models and Methods of Detection15
Final Report of the Mars Sample Return Science Planning Group 2 (MSPG2)15
In Search for a Planet Better than Earth: Top Contenders for a Superhabitable World15
Comprehensive Search of Stable Isomers of Alanine and Alanine Precursors in Prebiotic Syntheses14
Phosphorus in the Clouds of Venus: Potential for Bioavailability14
The Albedo of Ryugu: Evidence for a High Organic Abundance, as Inferred from the Hayabusa2 Touchdown Maneuver14
The Production and Potential Detection of Hexamethylenetetramine-Methanol in Space14
Assessment of Ammonia as a Biosignature Gas in Exoplanet Atmospheres14
Cometary Glycolaldehyde as a Source of pre-RNA Molecules14
Ice Shell Structure and Composition of Ocean Worlds: Insights from Accreted Ice on Earth13
When is Life a Viable Hypothesis? The Case of Venusian Phosphine13
Space Radiation Dosimetry at the Exposure Facility of the International Space Station for the Tanpopo Mission13
Exo-Ocean Exploration with Deep-Sea Sensor and Platform Technologies13
Mars Sample Return (MSR): Planning for Returned Sample Science13
Synthesis of Phospholipids Under Plausible Prebiotic Conditions and Analogies with Phospholipid Biochemistry for Origin of Life Studies13
Investigation of Venus Cloud Aerosol and Gas Composition Including Potential Biogenic Materials via an Aerosol-Sampling Instrument Package12
Bacterial Diversity of a High-Altitude Permafrost Thaw Pond Located on Ojos del Salado (Dry Andes, Altiplano-Atacama Region)12
Planetary Protection Implementation on the Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport Mission12
Determining the “Biosignature Threshold” for Life Detection on Biotic, Abiotic, or Prebiotic Worlds12
The Venus Life Equation12
ExoMars Raman Laser Spectrometer: A Tool to Semiquantify the Serpentinization Degree of Olivine-Rich Rocks on Mars12
Rationale and Proposed Design for a Mars Sample Return (MSR) Science Program12
Habitability Models for Astrobiology12
What Is Life—and When Do We Search for It on Other Worlds11
Uninhabitable and Potentially Habitable Environments on Mars: Evidence from Meteorite ALH 8400111
Detection of Biosignatures by Capillary Electrophoresis Mass Spectrometry in the Presence of Salts Relevant to Ocean Worlds Missions11
Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures in Clastic Deposits: Implication for the Prospection for Fossil Life on Mars11
Greenalite Nanoparticles in Alkaline Vent Plumes as Templates for the Origin of Life11
Lipid Biomarkers in Ephemeral Acid Salt Lake Mudflat/Sandflat Sediments: Implications for Mars11
Observational Constraints on the Great Filter11
Ancient Oil as a Source of Carbonaceous Matter in 1.88-Billion-Year-Old Gunflint Stromatolites and Microfossils11
Atmospheric Nitrogen When Life Evolved on Earth11
Detection and Degradation of Adenosine Monophosphate in Perchlorate-Spiked Martian Regolith Analog, by Deep-Ultraviolet Spectroscopy10
A Cruise-Phase Microbial Survival Model for Calculating Bioburden Reductions on Past or Future Spacecraft Throughout Their Missions with Application to Europa Clipper10
Evaluating Biosignatures for Life Detection10
Are Impact Craters and Extinction Episodes Periodic? Implications for Planetary Science and Astrobiology10
Revival of Anhydrobiotic Cyanobacterium Biofilms Exposed to Space Vacuum and Prolonged Dryness: Implications for Future Missions beyond Low Earth Orbit10
Influence of Calcium Perchlorate on the Search for Organics on Mars with Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide Thermochemolysis10
Trace Element Concentrations in Hydrothermal Silica Deposits as a Potential Biosignature10
The AMADEE-18 Mars Analog Expedition in the Dhofar Region of Oman10
Nitrogen Fixation at Early Mars10
Testing Flight-like Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry as Performed by the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer Onboard the ExoMars 2020 Rover on Oxia Planum Analog Samples10
Spaceflight Virology: What Do We Know about Viral Threats in the Spaceflight Environment?10
Microgravity Affects the Level of Matrix Polysaccharide 1,3:1,4-β-Glucans in Cell Walls of Rice Shoots by Increasing the Expression Level of a Gene Involved in Their Breakdown10
Do Soluble Phosphates Direct the Formose Reaction towards Pentose Sugars?10
The Italian National Project of Astrobiology—Life in Space—Origin, Presence, Persistence of Life in Space, from Molecules to Extremophiles10
Mass Spectrometric Fingerprints of Bacteria and Archaea for Life Detection on Icy Moons10
Taxonomic Characterization and Microbial Activity Determination of Cold-Adapted Microbial Communities in Lava Tube Ice Caves from Lava Beds National Monument, a High-Fidelity Mars Analogue Environment10
Time-Sensitive Aspects of Mars Sample Return (MSR) Science9
Toward Detecting Biosignatures of DNA, Lipids, and Metabolic Intermediates from Bacteria in Ice Grains Emitted by Enceladus and Europa9
A Drake Equation for Alien Artifacts9
Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples from the AMADEE-18 Mars Analog Mission9
BioSentinel: A Biofluidic Nanosatellite Monitoring Microbial Growth and Activity in Deep Space9
Extraction and Separation of Chiral Amino Acids for Life Detection on Ocean Worlds Without Using Organic Solvents or Derivatization9
Cold, Dry, Windy, and UV Irradiated: Surveying Mars-Relevant Conditions in Ojos del Salado Volcano (Andes Mountains, Chile)9
Microbial Protocols for Spacecraft: 3. Spore Monolayer Preparation Methods for Ultraviolet Irradiation Exposures9
Relevance of the Unfolded Protein Response to Spaceflight-Induced Transcriptional Reprogramming in Arabidopsis9
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