OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Microgravity is 19. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Optic nerve sheath diameter and spaceflight: defining shortcomings and future directions	99
Effect of microgravity on mechanical loadings in lumbar spine at various postures: a numerical study	70
Establishing a method for the cryopreservation of viable peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the International Space Station	62
Sessile drops in weightlessness: an ideal playground for challenging Young’s equation	55
Critical heat flux enhancement in microgravity conditions coupling microstructured surfaces and electrostatic field	52
Impact of convection on the damping of an oscillating droplet during viscosity measurement using the ISS-EML facility	46
Vection underwater illustrates the limitations of neutral buoyancy as a microgravity analog	44
Cooling of a granular gas mixture in microgravity	37
Impacts of radiation exposure, hindlimb unloading, and recovery on murine skeletal muscle cell telomere length	37
The kidney, volume homeostasis and osmoregulation in space: current perspective and knowledge gaps	35
Microgravity triggers ferroptosis and accelerates senescence in the MG-63 cell model of osteoblastic cells	33
Enhanced assembly of bacteriophage T7 produced in cell-free reactions under simulated microgravity	33
Paving the way to better understand the effects of prolonged spaceflight on operational performance and its neural bases	29
Amyloidogenesis via interfacial shear in a containerless biochemical reactor aboard the International Space Station	29
Dynamic changes in perivascular space morphology predict signs of spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome in bed rest	27
Demonstration of charge-hold-vent (CHV) and no-vent-fill (NVF) in a simulated propellent storage tank during tank-to-tank cryogen transfer in microgravity	21
Weightlessness leads to an increase granulosa cells in the growing follicle	21
Passive limitation of surface contamination by perFluoroDecylTrichloroSilane coatings in the ISS during the MATISS experiments	20
Management of corneal injuries in spaceflight and recommendations for planetary missions	20
Effects of exercise countermeasures on multisystem function in long duration spaceflight astronauts	19
Space habitats for bioengineering and surgical repair: addressing the requirement for reconstructive and research tissues during deep-space missions	19
Brief Communication: Confocal microscopy of oral streptococcal biofilms grown in simulated microgravity using a random positioning machine	19