npj Microgravity

Papers
(The median citation count of npj Microgravity is 4. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Establishing a method for the cryopreservation of viable peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the International Space Station101
Impacts of radiation exposure, hindlimb unloading, and recovery on murine skeletal muscle cell telomere length63
Corner angle effects on capillary rise along curved interior corners61
Implications of sex differences in orthostatic tolerance during exposure to acute artificial gravity59
Cooling of a granular gas mixture in microgravity54
Optic nerve sheath diameter and spaceflight: defining shortcomings and future directions49
Vection underwater illustrates the limitations of neutral buoyancy as a microgravity analog49
Microgravity triggers ferroptosis and accelerates senescence in the MG-63 cell model of osteoblastic cells42
Enhanced assembly of bacteriophage T7 produced in cell-free reactions under simulated microgravity41
Effect of microgravity on mechanical loadings in lumbar spine at various postures: a numerical study38
Spaceflight exposome/microgravity effects on the psychoimmunoneuroendocrine system31
The kidney, volume homeostasis and osmoregulation in space: current perspective and knowledge gaps31
In vitro evidence of bubble-induced acoustic softening and Sanal flow choking in cardiovascular decompression30
Management of corneal injuries in spaceflight and recommendations for planetary missions29
Long-term microgravity experiments reveal a new mechanism for particle aggregation in suspension28
Dynamic changes in perivascular space morphology predict signs of spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome in bed rest28
Abdominal LIPUS ameliorates simulated microgravity induced skeletal muscle atrophy via the gut-muscle axis27
Amyloidogenesis via interfacial shear in a containerless biochemical reactor aboard the International Space Station26
Weightlessness leads to an increase granulosa cells in the growing follicle25
Demonstration of charge-hold-vent (CHV) and no-vent-fill (NVF) in a simulated propellent storage tank during tank-to-tank cryogen transfer in microgravity24
Virtual reality-based sensory stimulation preferences at Amundsen-Scott South Pole station in Antarctica24
Effect of calcium oxalate microcrystals on kidney proximal tubule epithelial cell gene expression in microgravity23
Brief Communication: Confocal microscopy of oral streptococcal biofilms grown in simulated microgravity using a random positioning machine22
Paving the way to better understand the effects of prolonged spaceflight on operational performance and its neural bases22
Space habitats for bioengineering and surgical repair: addressing the requirement for reconstructive and research tissues during deep-space missions22
Passive limitation of surface contamination by perFluoroDecylTrichloroSilane coatings in the ISS during the MATISS experiments22
Substrate metabolism in male astronauts onboard the International Space Station: the ENERGY study21
Effects of whole-body vibration or resistive-vibration exercise on blood clotting and related biomarkers: a systematic review21
Publisher Correction: Active matter in space20
PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and c-Myc inhibit hepatocyte suspension under simulated microgravity20
Effects of exercise countermeasures on multisystem function in long duration spaceflight astronauts20
NASA GeneLab derived microarray studies of Mus musculus and Homo sapiens organisms in altered gravitational conditions19
Potential regulatory modules to integrate microgravity signals into flowering pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana grown in space18
Bisphosphonate conjugation enhances the bone-specificity of NELL-1-based systemic therapy for spaceflight-induced bone loss in mice18
A moonshot for female astronaut health, a win for all astronauts and space exploration17
Free surface bubbly flow in an open capillary channel17
Daily artificial gravity partially mitigates vestibular processing changes associated with head-down tilt bedrest17
Recovery of bone microarchitecture and density four years after spaceflight: two case studies17
Cryogenic helium subsurface pressurization in terrestrial and low-gravity: experiments and flow visualization17
Optical observations of thunderstorms from the International Space Station: recent results and perspectives17
Simulated microgravity impairs human NK cell cytotoxic activity against space radiation-relevant leukemic cells16
Synthetic biology for space exploration16
Transcriptomic evidence of erythropoietic adaptation from the International Space Station and from an Earth-based space analog16
RNA-seq analysis in simulated microgravity unveils down-regulation of the beta-rhizobial siderophore phymabactin16
External to internal cranial perfusion shifts during simulated weightlessness: Results from a randomized cross-over trial16
The value of a spaceflight clinical decision support system for earth-independent medical operations15
Endothelial dysfunction markers and immune response indices in cosmonauts’ blood after long-duration space flights15
A biological and ethical assessment of whether humans could or should reproduce in space15
Effectiveness of caffeine and blue-enriched light on cognitive performance and electroencephalography correlates of alertness in a spaceflight robotics simulation15
Uncertainty analysis and performance evaluation of thermophysical property measurement of liquid Au in microgravity15
Modelling large scale artery haemodynamics from the heart to the eye in response to simulated microgravity15
Stem cells in space: microgravity effects on stem cell fate and implications for regenerative medicine15
Simulated lunar microgravity transiently arrests growth and induces osteocyte-chondrocyte lineage differentiation in human Wharton’s jelly stem cells15
Enhancing the precision limits of interferometric satellite geodesy missions15
The effects of microgravity on bone structure and function14
The MyoGravity project to study real microgravity effects on human muscle precursor cells and tissue14
Effects of caffeine and blue-enriched light on spare visual attention during simulated space teleoperation14
Unlocking the potential: analyzing 3D microstructure of small-scale cement samples from space using deep learning14
Examining the influence of turbulence on viscosity measurements of molten germanium under reduced gravity14
Changes in real-world walking speed following 60-day bed-rest14
GLARE: discovering hidden patterns in spaceflight transcriptome using representation learning14
How advances in low-g plumbing enable space exploration14
Survival strategies of Rhinocladiella similis in perchlorate-rich Mars like environments13
Explainable machine learning identifies multi-omics signatures of muscle response to spaceflight in mice13
Hypergravity is more challenging than microgravity for the human sensorimotor system13
A systematic review of the cerebrovascular adaptations following exposure to spaceflight or ground-based analogs: lessons from human and animal studies13
Long-duration human spaceflight induces atrophy in the left ventricular papillary muscles13
The rubber hand illusion in microgravity and water immersion12
Unraveling dispersion and buoyancy dynamics around radial A + B → C reaction fronts: microgravity experiments and numerical simulations12
Mechanism of LEPR-mediated cholesterol metabolism involved in NK cell function suppression under simulated microgravity12
Future space experiment platforms for astrobiology and astrochemistry research12
Scientific perspectives on lunar exploration in Europe12
Microgravity crystallization of perdeuterated tryptophan synthase for neutron diffraction12
Inspiration4 data access through the NASA Open Science Data Repository12
Response of cardiac pulse parameters in humans at various inclinations via 360° rotating platform for simulated microgravity perspective12
The effect of space travel on human reproductive health: a systematic review12
Formaldehyde initiates memory and motor impairments under weightlessness condition12
Development and flight-testing of modular autonomous cultivation systems for biological plastics upcycling aboard the ISS12
Rare diseases and space health: optimizing synergies from scientific questions to care12
Validated space radiation exposure predictions from earth to mars during Artemis-I12
Microgravity studies of solidification patterns in model transparent alloys onboard the International Space Station12
Space-driven ROS in cells: a hidden danger to astronaut health and food safety12
Cellular response in three-dimensional spheroids and tissues exposed to real and simulated microgravity: a narrative review12
Human skeletal muscle tissue chip autonomous payload reveals changes in fiber type and metabolic gene expression due to spaceflight11
Influence of the spaceflight environment on macrophage lineages11
The impact of gravity on perceived object height11
Reinforcement learned adversarial agent (ReLAA) for active fault detection and prediction in space habitats11
Terrestrial health applications of visual assessment technology and machine learning in spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome11
Assessing the scientific and economic impacts of the experiments conducted onboard the International Space Station11
Revisiting the NASA surface tension driven convection experiments11
Discoveries from human stem cell research in space that are relevant to advancing cellular therapies on Earth11
Nitrogen flow boiling and chilldown experiments in microgravity using pulse flow and low-thermally conductive coatings11
Calycosin prevents bone loss induced by hindlimb unloading10
Electromagnetic levitation containerless processing of metallic materials in microgravity: rapid solidification10
Microbial applications for sustainable space exploration beyond low Earth orbit10
Bone strength and composition in spacefaring rodents: systematic review and meta-analysis10
The effect of long-term spaceflight on drug potency and the risk of medication failure10
Fluidic shaping and in-situ measurement of liquid lenses in microgravity10
Soil conditioning for enhancing plant growth using biochar and hydrochar under microgravity10
Linking cerebral hemodynamics and ocular microgravity-induced alterations through an in silico-in vivo head-down tilt framework9
Magnetic phase separation in microgravity9
Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility9
Development and characterization of a low intensity vibrational system for microgravity studies9
A three-dimensional flow model of screen channel liquid acquisition devices for propellant management in microgravity9
Bioreactor development for skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy by manipulating uniaxial cyclic strain: proof of concept9
Adoption of microfluidic MEA technology for electrophysiology of 3D neuronal networks exposed to suborbital conditions9
High-risk private space missions have potential impact on government-sponsored programs9
Exploring molecular and modular insights into space ionizing radiation effects through heterogeneous gene regulatory networks9
Medical ethics of spaceflight should be based on ethical theories and include the non-ethical context9
Critical investments in bioregenerative life support systems for bioastronautics and sustainable lunar exploration9
Adaptation to simulated microgravity in Streptococcus mutans9
Quantitative ultrasound image assessment of the optic nerve subarachnoid space during 90-day head-down tilt bed rest8
Using sub-limb observations to measure gravity waves excited by convection8
Evidence of effective cardiovascular countermeasures during spaceflights: insights from wearable monitoring8
Biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in spaceflight is minimized on lubricant impregnated surfaces8
Numerical study on the effect of microgravity on biomechanics in human lumbar intervertebral discs8
Transcriptomic dynamics in the transition from ground to space are revealed by Virgin Galactic human-tended suborbital spaceflight8
Perspectives for plant biology in space and analogue environments8
Development of a kidney microphysiological system hardware platform for microgravity studies8
Autophagy formation, microtubule disorientation, and alteration of ATG8 and tubulin gene expression under simulated microgravity in Arabidopsis thaliana8
Evaluation of body shape as a human body composition assessment in isolated conditions and remote environments8
Glycome profiling and immunohistochemistry uncover changes in cell walls of Arabidopsis thaliana roots during spaceflight8
Challenges for the human immune system after leaving Earth7
Identifying cognitive capabilities required for optimal surface extravehicular activity performance7
TRPML1 ion channel promotes HepaRG cell differentiation under simulated microgravity conditions7
Musculoskeletal research in human space flight – unmet needs for the success of crewed deep space exploration7
Implied gravity promotes coherent motion perception7
How to obtain an integrated picture of the molecular networks involved in adaptation to microgravity in different biological systems?7
Microfluidics-integrated spaceflight hardware for measuring muscle strength of Caenorhabditis elegans on the International Space Station7
Morphologic and genomic changes of thyroid cancer cell lines exposed to conditions of simulated microgravity7
Effect of microgravity on the feasibility and accuracy of dental procedures7
Flight test results for microgravity active vibration isolation system on-board Chinese Space Station7
Perspectives on the physics of late-type stars from beyond low earth orbit, the moon and mars7
Sex-specific immune alterations in mice following long-term simulated microgravity and chronic irradiation7
Comment: Reply to Medical ethics of spaceflight should be based on ethical theories and include the non-ethical context7
Microscopy with microfluidics in microgravity using FlightScope7
Author Correction: Hydrogel mechanical properties in altered gravity7
Proprioceptive disturbances in weightlessness revisited7
Microgravity and evasion of plant innate immunity by human bacterial pathogens7
Simplified equations for object trajectories in rotating space habitats and space juggling7
Plant and microbial science and technology as cornerstones to Bioregenerative Life Support Systems in space7
Electrolysis in reduced gravitational environments: current research perspectives and future applications6
Ocular conditions and injuries, detection and management in spaceflight6
αKlotho decreases after reduced weight-bearing from both spaceflight and hindlimb unloading6
Light is sufficient to compensate for random positioning machine-simulated microgravity in plant roots6
Simulated microgravity reduces quality of ovarian follicles and oocytes by disrupting communications of follicle cells6
Correlation between retinal vein pulse amplitude, estimated intracranial pressure, and postural change6
SANS-CNN: An automated machine learning technique for spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome with astronaut imaging data6
Effect of 60 days of head down tilt bed rest on amplitude and phase of rhythms in physiology and sleep in men6
Physical exercise restores adult neurogenesis deficits induced by simulated microgravity6
Domains of life sciences in spacefaring: what, where, and how to get involved6
Ocular perfusion pressure is not reduced in response to lower body negative pressure6
Integrative focus on the space exposome-integrome: physiological challenges and practical limits of countermeasures beyond low Earth orbit6
Perfect Crystals: microgravity capillary counterdiffusion crystallization of human manganese superoxide dismutase for neutron crystallography6
25-hydroxysterol mitigates microgravity-induced retinal damage by suppressing microglial inflammation through disrupting lipid raft formation6
The ex vivo human translaminar autonomous system to study spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome pathogenesis6
Impairment of 7F2 osteoblast function by simulated partial gravity in a Random Positioning Machine6
Computational modeling of orthostatic intolerance for travel to Mars5
Using noninvasive imaging to assess manual lymphatic drainage on lymphatic/venous responses in a spaceflight analog5
Lunar and Martian gravity alter immune cell interactions with endothelia in parabolic flight5
Understanding the relationship between intracranial pressure and spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS): a systematic review5
A way forward for fundamental physics in space5
Thermodynamic assessment of evaporation during molten steel testing onboard the International Space Station5
Tracing transport of protein aggregates in microgravity versus unit gravity crystallization5
Effects of total sleep deprivation on performance in a manual spacecraft docking task5
Feeding the cosmos: tackling personalized space nutrition and the leaky gut challenge5
How do gravity alterations affect animal and human systems at a cellular/tissue level?5
Simulating microgravity with 60 days of 6 degree head-down tilt bed rest compromises sleep5
A meta-analysis of semiconductor materials fabricated in microgravity5
Causal diagramming for assessing human system risk in spaceflight5
Complex plasma research under microgravity conditions5
How are cell and tissue structure and function influenced by gravity and what are the gravity perception mechanisms?5
Optimizing transcranial magnetic stimulation for spaceflight applications5
Heterogeneous and lateralized cervical vascular responses to a 7-day head-down tilt bed rest5
Author Correction: Increasing seated reaction forces with lower body negative pressure5
Cryogenic spray quenching of simulated propellant tank wall using coating and flow pulsing in microgravity5
The influence of interparticle cohesion on rebounding slow impacts on rubble pile asteroids5
Granular flow experiment using artificial gravity generator at International Space Station5
An advanced light scattering apparatus for investigating soft matter onboard the International Space Station5
Comparative study of gravity effects in directional solidification of Al-3.5 wt.% Si and Al-10 wt.% Cu alloys5
Transient gray matter decline during antarctic isolation: Roles of sleep, exercise, and cognition5
Are we trapped on Earth: space and accelerated ageing4
Growth and mineralization of fetal mouse long bones under microgravity and daily 1 g gravity exposure4
Dependence of cyanobacterium growth and Mars-specific photobioreactor mass on total pressure, pN2 and pCO24
Behavior of glioblastoma brain tumor stem cells following a suborbital rocket flight: reaching the “edge” of outer space4
Estimating medical risk in human spaceflight4
Diffusion in liquid mixtures4
Spaceflight Standard Measures is a multidisciplinary study that systematically monitors risks to astronaut health and performance4
Pre-flight body weight effects on urinary calcium excretion in space4
Sensorimotor adaptation of locomotor synergies to gravitational constraint4
Microgravity alleviates low-dose radiation-induced non-targeted carcinogenic effects4
Harmonizing heterogeneous transcriptomics datasets for machine learning-based analysis to identify spaceflown murine liver-specific changes4
The effects of long-term exposure to microgravity and body orientation relative to gravity on perceived traveled distance4
The space cold atom interferometer for testing the equivalence principle in the China Space Station4
Cold atom microwave clock based on intracavity cooling in China space station4
Author Correction: Spaceflight causes strain-dependent gene expression changes in the kidneys of mice4
Impact of peripheral skin cooling on neuroendocrine leukocytic and hematological reactions during Hypergravity4
NASA Space Flight Human-System Standard: enabling human spaceflight missions by supporting astronaut health, safety, and performance4
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