Petra Rettberg

7.6k citations
169 papers · 4.0k indexed · h-index 38

Impact in

    • Planetary Science and Exploration
    • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
    • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Physiology top 1%
    • Spaceflight effects on biology

Papers in

Petra Rettberg

167 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Petra Rettberg
Comparison fields: 5 of 155
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 1.6k
  • Physiology 1.3k
  • Ecology 975
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 702
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 246
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Michael Lebert Germany
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Petra Rettberg, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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1 20246
2 202112
3 202019
4 20202
5 201938
6 20191
7 201786
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Cold atmospheric plasma technology for decontamination of space equipment
20162
9 201521
10 201313
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Planetary and Space Simulation Facilities (PSI) Ψ at DLR
20101
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Planetary and Space Simulation Facilities (PSI) at DLR
20101
13
The IAA Cosmic Study 'Protecting the Environment of Celestial Bodies'
20103
14
Simulation of the Martian UV radiation climate and its effect on Deinococcus radiodurans
20061
15
The response of Bacillus subtilis to simulated Martian conditions and to the space environment
20061
16
DLR-EnviHab - A closed environmental Habitat
20041
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Protection of bacterial spores in space, a contribution to the discussion on panspermia
20038
18
Ultraviolet protection in microhabitats - lessons from the terrestrial poles applied to Mars
20021
19
HUMEX, a study on the survivability and adaptation of humans to long- duration exploratory missions
200220
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The ROSE Experiments on the EXPOSE facility of the ISS
20011

About Petra Rettberg

Petra Rettberg is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physiology, Ecology, Endocrinology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 169 papers that have together received 4.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spaceflight effects on biology (78 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (72 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (33 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (32 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (24 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (19 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (12 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.6k citations), Physiology (1.3k citations), Ecology (975 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (702 citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (246 citations). Petra Rettberg has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include G. Horneck, Elke Rabbow, Günther Reitz, Ralf Moeller, Corinna Panitz, Charles S. Cockell, Jean‐Pierre de Vera, G. Reitz, Christine Moissl‐Eichinger and Christa Baumstark‐Khan. Their work appears in journals such as Astrobiology, Advances in Space Research, Frontiers in Microbiology, Archives of Microbiology and International Journal of Astrobiology.

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