OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Microgravity 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Red risks for a journey to the red planet: The highest priority human health risks for a mission to Mars	151
A systematic review and meta-analysis of bone loss in space travelers	99
How does spaceflight affect the acquired immune system?	61
Update on the effects of microgravity on the musculoskeletal system	56
A review of alterations to the brain during spaceflight and the potential relevance to crew in long-duration space exploration	54
High intensity training during spaceflight: results from the NASA Sprint Study	48
Cardiovascular deconditioning during long-term spaceflight through multiscale modeling	45
Terrestrial health applications of visual assessment technology and machine learning in spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome	43
Key points for the development of antioxidant cocktails to prevent cellular stress and damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) during manned space missions	38
The effects of microgravity on bone structure and function	36
The influence of spaceflight and simulated microgravity on bacterial motility and chemotaxis	35
Gravity sensing in plant and animal cells	32
COVID-19—The largest isolation study in history: the value of shared learnings from spaceflight analogs	30
Trabecular bone organoids: a micron-scale ‘humanised’ prototype designed to study the effects of microgravity and degeneration	30
Macrophages in microgravity: the impact of space on immune cells	29
Estimating medical risk in human spaceflight	27
The effects of real and simulated microgravity on cellular mitochondrial function	26
Feasibility, potency, and safety of growing human mesenchymal stem cells in space for clinical application	25
Planetary extravehicular activity (EVA) risk mitigation strategies for long-duration space missions	21
Effects of spaceflight aboard the International Space Station on mouse estrous cycle and ovarian gene expression	20
Low-intensity vibration restores nuclear YAP levels and acute YAP nuclear shuttling in mesenchymal stem cells subjected to simulated microgravity	20