OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Microgravity is 28. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Establishing a method for the cryopreservation of viable peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the International Space Station	94
Implications of sex differences in orthostatic tolerance during exposure to acute artificial gravity	88
Corner angle effects on capillary rise along curved interior corners	84
Vection underwater illustrates the limitations of neutral buoyancy as a microgravity analog	66
Optic nerve sheath diameter and spaceflight: defining shortcomings and future directions	64
Impacts of radiation exposure, hindlimb unloading, and recovery on murine skeletal muscle cell telomere length	64
A study on the stability of ritonavir form III processed in orbit and returned to Earth	55
Neurological complications in microgravity and long duration spaceflight	51
MicroAge mission: experimental design and hardware for a bespoke culture system supporting tissue-engineered skeletal muscle	45
The kidney, volume homeostasis and osmoregulation in space: current perspective and knowledge gaps	44
Cooling of a granular gas mixture in microgravity	42
Microgravity triggers ferroptosis and accelerates senescence in the MG-63 cell model of osteoblastic cells	42
Effect of microgravity on mechanical loadings in lumbar spine at various postures: a numerical study	40
Spaceflight exposome/microgravity effects on the psychoimmunoneuroendocrine system	39
Enhanced assembly of bacteriophage T7 produced in cell-free reactions under simulated microgravity	37
Effect of calcium oxalate microcrystals on kidney proximal tubule epithelial cell gene expression in microgravity	36
Long-term microgravity experiments reveal a new mechanism for particle aggregation in suspension	33
Dynamic changes in perivascular space morphology predict signs of spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome in bed rest	32
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	32
Microgravity-induced constraints on melanin bioproduction: investigating E. coli metabolic responses aboard the international space station	32
Management of corneal injuries in spaceflight and recommendations for planetary missions	31
Abdominal LIPUS ameliorates simulated microgravity induced skeletal muscle atrophy via the gut-muscle axis	30
Amyloidogenesis via interfacial shear in a containerless biochemical reactor aboard the International Space Station	30
Weightlessness leads to an increase granulosa cells in the growing follicle	29
Virtual reality-based sensory stimulation preferences at Amundsen-Scott South Pole station in Antarctica	29

Paving the way to better understand the effects of prolonged spaceflight on operational performance and its neural bases	29
In vitro evidence of bubble-induced acoustic softening and Sanal flow choking in cardiovascular decompression	28
Illumination optimization and low-power trapping of Limnospira indica PCC 8005 using bulk acoustic waves in microgravity	28
Cardiovascular and central nervous system risk in astronauts: the minipig as a physiologically relevant radiation model	28
Passive limitation of surface contamination by perFluoroDecylTrichloroSilane coatings in the ISS during the MATISS experiments	28