OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Microgravity is 22. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Establishing a method for the cryopreservation of viable peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the International Space Station	101
Impacts of radiation exposure, hindlimb unloading, and recovery on murine skeletal muscle cell telomere length	63
Corner angle effects on capillary rise along curved interior corners	61
Implications of sex differences in orthostatic tolerance during exposure to acute artificial gravity	59
Cooling of a granular gas mixture in microgravity	54
Optic nerve sheath diameter and spaceflight: defining shortcomings and future directions	49
Vection underwater illustrates the limitations of neutral buoyancy as a microgravity analog	49
Microgravity triggers ferroptosis and accelerates senescence in the MG-63 cell model of osteoblastic cells	42
Enhanced assembly of bacteriophage T7 produced in cell-free reactions under simulated microgravity	41
Effect of microgravity on mechanical loadings in lumbar spine at various postures: a numerical study	38
The kidney, volume homeostasis and osmoregulation in space: current perspective and knowledge gaps	31
Spaceflight exposome/microgravity effects on the psychoimmunoneuroendocrine system	31
In vitro evidence of bubble-induced acoustic softening and Sanal flow choking in cardiovascular decompression	30
Management of corneal injuries in spaceflight and recommendations for planetary missions	29
Dynamic changes in perivascular space morphology predict signs of spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome in bed rest	28
Long-term microgravity experiments reveal a new mechanism for particle aggregation in suspension	28
Abdominal LIPUS ameliorates simulated microgravity induced skeletal muscle atrophy via the gut-muscle axis	27
Amyloidogenesis via interfacial shear in a containerless biochemical reactor aboard the International Space Station	26
Weightlessness leads to an increase granulosa cells in the growing follicle	25
Virtual reality-based sensory stimulation preferences at Amundsen-Scott South Pole station in Antarctica	24
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	24
Effect of calcium oxalate microcrystals on kidney proximal tubule epithelial cell gene expression in microgravity	23
Space habitats for bioengineering and surgical repair: addressing the requirement for reconstructive and research tissues during deep-space missions	22
Passive limitation of surface contamination by perFluoroDecylTrichloroSilane coatings in the ISS during the MATISS experiments	22
Brief Communication: Confocal microscopy of oral streptococcal biofilms grown in simulated microgravity using a random positioning machine	22

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