Astrobiology

Papers
(The H4-Index of Astrobiology 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Irradiation of Phenylalanine at 300 K by MeV Ions136
Detection of Short Peptides as Putative Biosignatures of Psychrophiles via Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry73
Spore Survival During Abrasive Saltation on Mars: A Comment on Bak et al.52
Study of Ferrocyanide Adsorption onto Different Minerals as Prebiotic Chemistry Assays44
Chapter 10: Planetary Protection—History, Science, and the Future44
Identification and Archive of Mars 2020 Spacecraft Microbial Isolates37
In Memoriam:Tullis C. Onstott37
Hydrothermal Regeneration of Ammonium as a Basin-Scale Driver of Primary Productivity36
Assessment of Isoprene as a Possible Biosignature Gas in Exoplanets with Anoxic Atmospheres35
Study of the Stability of Gly·MgSO4·5H2O under Simulated Martian Conditions by In Situ Raman Spectroscopy33
Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2022 Award Recipient for Astrobiology32
Deoxyribonucleic Acid Extraction from Mars Analog Soils and Their Characterization with Solid-State Nanopores32
NoRCEL's Engagement in Africa: The AstroScience Exploration Network (ASEN)30
Acknowledgment of Reviewers: 202129
Exoplanet Innovators Interview: Sara Seager Interviews Lisa Kaltenegger28
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 Desert28
Ultraviolet Resistance of Microorganisms Isolated from Uranium-Rich Minerals from Perus, Brazil27
Investigating Polyextremophilic Bacteria in Al Wahbah Crater, Saudi Arabia: A Terrestrial Model for Life on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus26
A Bayesian Analysis of the Probability of the Origin of Life Per Site Conducive to Abiogenesis25
The Astrobiological Potential of the Uranian Moon System24
COSPAR Sample Safety Assessment Framework (SSAF)24
Proteomic Insights into Psychrophile Growth in Perchlorate-Amended Subzero Conditions: Implications for Martian Life Detection23
Recovery of Lipid Biomarkers in Hot Spring Digitate Silica Sinter as Analogs for Potential Biosignatures on Mars: Results from Laboratory and Flight-Like Experiments22
Preservation of Extracellular Sheaths Produced by Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria: An Analog for Potential Morphological Biosignatures on Mars22
Remote Detection of Red Edge Spectral Characteristics in Floating Aquatic Vegetation22
Signatures of Life Detected in Images of Rocks Using Neural Network Analysis Demonstrate New Potential for Searching for Biosignatures on the Surface of Mars22
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