npj Microgravity

Papers
(The median citation count of npj Microgravity is 3. 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
Overview of lunar dust toxicity risk97
Optic nerve sheath diameter and spaceflight: defining shortcomings and future directions68
Impact of convection on the damping of an oscillating droplet during viscosity measurement using the ISS-EML facility57
The effects of long-term exposure to microgravity and body orientation relative to gravity on perceived traveled distance53
The glymphatic pathway in the optic nerve: did astronauts already reveal signs of its existence?52
Critical heat flux enhancement in microgravity conditions coupling microstructured surfaces and electrostatic field45
How advances in low-g plumbing enable space exploration44
Towards an extension of equivalent system mass for human exploration missions on Mars34
Microfluidics-integrated spaceflight hardware for measuring muscle strength of Caenorhabditis elegans on the International Space Station34
Sessile drops in weightlessness: an ideal playground for challenging Young’s equation32
Pre-flight body weight effects on urinary calcium excretion in space31
Cooling of a granular gas mixture in microgravity29
Unlocking the potential: analyzing 3D microstructure of small-scale cement samples from space using deep learning29
Effects of caffeine and blue-enriched light on spare visual attention during simulated space teleoperation28
Harmonizing heterogeneous transcriptomics datasets for machine learning-based analysis to identify spaceflown murine liver-specific changes27
Changes in real-world walking speed following 60-day bed-rest19
Diffusion in liquid mixtures19
Using single-sample networks to identify the contrasting patterns of gene interactions and reveal the radiation dose-dependent effects in multiple tissues of spaceflight mice18
Autonomous electrochemical system for ammonia oxidation reaction measurements at the International Space Station18
Establishing a method for the cryopreservation of viable peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the International Space Station17
Explainable machine learning identifies multi-omics signatures of muscle response to spaceflight in mice17
The kidney, volume homeostasis and osmoregulation in space: current perspective and knowledge gaps17
Stressors affect human motor timing during spaceflight17
How to obtain an integrated picture of the molecular networks involved in adaptation to microgravity in different biological systems?17
Examining the influence of turbulence on viscosity measurements of molten germanium under reduced gravity16
Effect of microgravity on mechanical loadings in lumbar spine at various postures: a numerical study16
Vection underwater illustrates the limitations of neutral buoyancy as a microgravity analog15
Microgravity triggers ferroptosis and accelerates senescence in the MG-63 cell model of osteoblastic cells15
Simplified equations for object trajectories in rotating space habitats and space juggling15
Nitrogen accountancy in space agriculture15
Plant and microbial science and technology as cornerstones to Bioregenerative Life Support Systems in space15
Impacts of radiation exposure, hindlimb unloading, and recovery on murine skeletal muscle cell telomere length15
Demonstration for cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet operation and antibacterial action in microgravity15
Enhanced assembly of bacteriophage T7 produced in cell-free reactions under simulated microgravity14
Sensorimotor adaptation of locomotor synergies to gravitational constraint14
Behavior of glioblastoma brain tumor stem cells following a suborbital rocket flight: reaching the “edge” of outer space14
Time-dependent unloading effects on muscle and bone and involvement of FNDC5/irisin axis13
Author Correction: Transcriptional responses of skeletal stem/progenitor cells to hindlimb unloading and recovery correlate with localized but not systemic multi-systems impacts13
Testing 3D printed biological platform for advancing simulated microgravity and space mechanobiology research13
The MyoGravity project to study real microgravity effects on human muscle precursor cells and tissue13
Towards sustainable human space exploration—priorities for radiation research to quantify and mitigate radiation risks13
Spaceflight increases sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak and this cannot be counteracted with BuOE treatment13
Hypergravity is more challenging than microgravity for the human sensorimotor system12
Effect of artificial gravity on neurocognitive performance during head-down tilt bedrest12
Ocular complaints and diagnoses in spaceflight12
Altered sleep spindles and slow waves during space shuttle missions12
Water droplet evaporation in varied gravity and electric fields12
NASA Space Flight Human-System Standard: enabling human spaceflight missions by supporting astronaut health, safety, and performance11
Challenges for the human immune system after leaving Earth11
TRPML1 ion channel promotes HepaRG cell differentiation under simulated microgravity conditions11
Trabecular bone organoids: a micron-scale ‘humanised’ prototype designed to study the effects of microgravity and degeneration11
Management of corneal injuries in spaceflight and recommendations for planetary missions11
The space cold atom interferometer for testing the equivalence principle in the China Space Station11
Space exploration and risk of Parkinson’s disease: a perspective review11
Microgravity crystallization of perdeuterated tryptophan synthase for neutron diffraction10
Meta-analysis of the space flight and microgravity response of the Arabidopsis plant transcriptome10
Profiling muscle transcriptome in mice exposed to microgravity using gene set enrichment analysis10
Amyloidogenesis via interfacial shear in a containerless biochemical reactor aboard the International Space Station10
Musculoskeletal research in human space flight – unmet needs for the success of crewed deep space exploration10
Growth and mineralization of fetal mouse long bones under microgravity and daily 1 g gravity exposure10
Paving the way to better understand the effects of prolonged spaceflight on operational performance and its neural bases10
Rare diseases and space health: optimizing synergies from scientific questions to care10
Evaluating the lettuce metatranscriptome with MinION sequencing for future spaceflight food production applications9
The international space station packed bed reactor experiment: capillary effects in gas-liquid two-phase flows9
Author Correction: Hydrogel mechanical properties in altered gravity9
Flight test results for microgravity active vibration isolation system on-board Chinese Space Station9
The ejection of large non-oscillating droplets from a hydrophobic wedge in microgravity9
Planetary extravehicular activity (EVA) risk mitigation strategies for long-duration space missions9
Proprioceptive disturbances in weightlessness revisited9
Numerical characterization of astronaut CaOx renal stone incidence rates to quantify in-flight and post-flight relative risk9
Systematic screening of 42 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains for resistance, biofilm, and desiccation in simulated microgravity9
Future space experiment platforms for astrobiology and astrochemistry research9
Robot-assisted surgery in space: pros and cons. A review from the surgeon’s point of view9
Equivalence of sessile droplet dynamics under periodic and steady electric fields9
Perspectives on the physics of late-type stars from beyond low earth orbit, the moon and mars8
Exosome based analysis for Space Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome and health risks in space exploration8
Dynamic changes in perivascular space morphology predict signs of spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome in bed rest8
Weightlessness leads to an increase granulosa cells in the growing follicle8
Scientific perspectives on lunar exploration in Europe8
Pathophysiology, risk, diagnosis, and management of venous thrombosis in space: where are we now?8
Viability of internal comparisons for epidemiological research in the US astronaut corps8
Is contact-line mobility a material parameter?8
Microgravity studies of solidification patterns in model transparent alloys onboard the International Space Station8
Plyometric training increases thickness and volume of knee articular cartilage in mice8
The effect of bubble nucleation on the performance of a wickless heat pipe in microgravity8
Demonstration of charge-hold-vent (CHV) and no-vent-fill (NVF) in a simulated propellent storage tank during tank-to-tank cryogen transfer in microgravity8
Response of cardiac pulse parameters in humans at various inclinations via 360° rotating platform for simulated microgravity perspective8
Unraveling dispersion and buoyancy dynamics around radial A + B → C reaction fronts: microgravity experiments and numerical simulations8
Spaceflight on the ISS changed the skeletal muscle proteome of two astronauts8
Validated space radiation exposure predictions from earth to mars during Artemis-I8
Space hardware for concrete sample production on ISS “MASON concrete mixer”8
Formaldehyde initiates memory and motor impairments under weightlessness condition7
The rubber hand illusion in microgravity and water immersion7
Cryogenic propellant management in space: open challenges and perspectives7
Inspiration4 data access through the NASA Open Science Data Repository7
Condensation heat transfer in microgravity conditions7
The effect of space travel on human reproductive health: a systematic review7
Zero gravity induced by parabolic flight enhances automatic capture and weakens voluntary maintenance of visuospatial attention7
Electrolysis in reduced gravitational environments: current research perspectives and future applications7
Microgravity and evasion of plant innate immunity by human bacterial pathogens6
Opposite response of blood vessels in the retina to 6° head-down tilt and long-duration microgravity6
Fluidic shaping and in-situ measurement of liquid lenses in microgravity6
Ocular conditions and injuries, detection and management in spaceflight6
Influence of the spaceflight environment on macrophage lineages6
Cellular response in three-dimensional spheroids and tissues exposed to real and simulated microgravity: a narrative review6
The effect of long-term spaceflight on drug potency and the risk of medication failure6
Rotation related systematic effects in a cold atom interferometer onboard a Nadir pointing satellite6
Publisher Correction: The draining of capillary liquids from containers with interior corners aboard the ISS6
Electromagnetic levitation containerless processing of metallic materials in microgravity: rapid solidification6
Nitrogen flow boiling and chilldown experiments in microgravity using pulse flow and low-thermally conductive coatings6
Calycosin prevents bone loss induced by hindlimb unloading6
Acute and short-term fluctuations in gravity are associated with changes in circulatory plasma protein levels6
The draining of capillary liquids from containers with interior corners aboard the ISS6
SANS-CNN: An automated machine learning technique for spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome with astronaut imaging data5
Advancing insights into microgravity induced muscle changes using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism5
Space habitats for bioengineering and surgical repair: addressing the requirement for reconstructive and research tissues during deep-space missions5
αKlotho decreases after reduced weight-bearing from both spaceflight and hindlimb unloading5
Machine learning workflow for edge computed arrhythmia detection in exploration class missions5
Ocular perfusion pressure is not reduced in response to lower body negative pressure5
Microbial applications for sustainable space exploration beyond low Earth orbit5
Active matter in space5
Articular cartilage loss is an unmitigated risk of human spaceflight5
The impact of gravity on perceived object height5
Substrate metabolism in male astronauts onboard the International Space Station: the ENERGY study5
Findings from recent studies by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency examining musculoskeletal atrophy in space and on Earth5
Correlation between retinal vein pulse amplitude, estimated intracranial pressure, and postural change5
Human skeletal muscle tissue chip autonomous payload reveals changes in fiber type and metabolic gene expression due to spaceflight5
Discoveries from human stem cell research in space that are relevant to advancing cellular therapies on Earth5
4 Day in dry immersion reproduces partially the aging effect on the arteries as observed during 6 month spaceflight or confinement5
Effect of 60 days of head down tilt bed rest on amplitude and phase of rhythms in physiology and sleep in men5
Characterizing dehydration in short-term spaceflight using evidence from Project Mercury5
Evaluation of free-floating tracheal intubation in weightlessness via ice-pick position with a direct laryngoscopy and classic approach with indirect videolaryngoscopy5
Microgravity enhances the phenotype of Arabidopsis zigzag-1 and reduces the Wortmannin-induced vacuole fusion in root cells5
Preface for the Interfacial Transport Phenomena Collection dedicated to Professor Paul Steen5
Revisiting the NASA surface tension driven convection experiments5
Author Correction: Versatile spaceborne photonics with chalcogenide phase-change materials5
Transcriptomic response of bioengineered human cartilage to parabolic flight microgravity is sex-dependent5
Demonstration of the effect of stirring on nucleation from experiments on the International Space Station using the ISS-EML facility4
Terrestrial health applications of visual assessment technology and machine learning in spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome4
Publisher Correction: Examining the influence of turbulence on viscosity measurements of molten germanium under reduced gravity4
Hypothesis on the outflow of optic nerve cerebrospinal fluid in spaceflight associated neuro ocular syndrome4
Passive limitation of surface contamination by perFluoroDecylTrichloroSilane coatings in the ISS during the MATISS experiments4
An airlock concept to reduce contamination risks during the human exploration of Mars4
Publisher Correction: Granular flow experiment using artificial gravity generator at International Space Station4
Scaffold-based bone tissue engineering in microgravity: potential, concerns and implications4
A magnetic levitation based low-gravity simulator with an unprecedented large functional volume4
Contractile behavior of the gastrocnemius medialis muscle during running in simulated hypogravity4
Aerospace medicine in China: advancements and perspectives4
Levels of evidence for human system risk evaluation4
Simulated microgravity attenuates myogenesis and contractile function of 3D engineered skeletal muscle tissues4
Perfect Crystals: microgravity capillary counterdiffusion crystallization of human manganese superoxide dismutase for neutron crystallography4
Histone deacetylase HDA-4-mediated epigenetic regulation in space-flown C. elegans4
Surface Laplacian of interfacial thermochemical potential: its role in solid-liquid pattern formation4
Rad-Bio-App: a discovery environment for biologists to explore spaceflight-related radiation exposures4
Brief Communication: Confocal microscopy of oral streptococcal biofilms grown in simulated microgravity using a random positioning machine4
Effects of exercise countermeasures on multisystem function in long duration spaceflight astronauts4
Customized small-sized clinostat using 3D printing and gas-permeable polydimethylsiloxane culture dish4
Effects of whole-body vibration or resistive-vibration exercise on blood clotting and related biomarkers: a systematic review4
Myeloid cell infiltration in skeletal muscle after combined hindlimb unloading and radiation exposure in mice4
Long non-coding RNA-NONMMMUT004552.2 regulates the unloading-induced bone loss through the miRNA-15b-5p/Syne1 in mice3
Reinforcement learned adversarial agent (ReLAA) for active fault detection and prediction in space habitats3
Complex plasma research under microgravity conditions3
Author Correction: Systematic review of the use of ultrasound for venous assessment and venous thrombosis screening in spaceflight3
Toward the utilisation of resources in space: knowledge gaps, open questions, and priorities3
Publisher Correction: Active matter in space3
Development and implementation of a simulated microgravity setup for edible cyanobacteria3
Impairment of 7F2 osteoblast function by simulated partial gravity in a Random Positioning Machine3
Time perception in astronauts on board the International Space Station3
Bone metabolism during strict head-down tilt bed rest and exposure to elevated levels of ambient CO23
Spaceflight causes strain-dependent gene expression changes in the kidneys of mice3
Angelicae dahuricae radix alleviates simulated microgravity induced bone loss by promoting osteoblast differentiation3
Modeling cellular responses to serum and vitamin D in microgravity using a human kidney microphysiological system3
Surface tension enables induced pluripotent stem cell culture in commercially available hardware during spaceflight3
The utility of animal models to inform the next generation of human space exploration3
Gravitational effects on fibroblasts’ function in relation to wound healing3
Systematic review of the effectiveness of standalone passive countermeasures on microgravity-induced physiologic deconditioning3
Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility3
Theoretical design of a space bioprocessing system to produce recombinant proteins3
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