| Habitability: a review CS Cockell, T Bush, C Bryce, S Direito, M Fox-Powell, JP Harrison, ... Astrobiology 16 (1), 89-117, 2016 | 376 | 2016 |
| Sensitive life detection strategies for low-biomass environments: optimizing extraction of nucleic acids adsorbing to terrestrial and Mars analogue minerals SOL Direito, A Marees, WFM Röling FEMS microbiology ecology 81 (1), 111-123, 2012 | 96 | 2012 |
| Predictable properties of fitness landscapes induced by adaptational tradeoffs SG Das, SOL Direito, B Waclaw, RJ Allen, J Krug Elife 9, e55155, 2020 | 72 | 2020 |
| Soft matter science and the COVID-19 pandemic WCK Poon, AT Brown, SOL Direito, DJM Hodgson, L Le Nagard, A Lips, ... Soft matter 16 (36), 8310-8324, 2020 | 58 | 2020 |
| A wide variety of putative extremophiles and large beta-diversity at the Mars Desert Research Station (Utah) SOL Direito, P Ehrenfreund, A Marees, M Staats, B Foing, WFM Röling International Journal of Astrobiology 10 (3), 191-207, 2011 | 55 | 2011 |
| A roadblock-and-kill mechanism of action model for the DNA-targeting antibiotic ciprofloxacin N Ojkic, E Lilja, S Direito, A Dawson, RJ Allen, B Waclaw Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 64 (9), 10.1128/aac. 02487-19, 2020 | 50 | 2020 |
| The significance of microbe-mineral-biomarker interactions in the detection of life on Mars and beyond WFM Röling, JW Aerts, CHL Patty, IL Ten Kate, P Ehrenfreund, ... Astrobiology 15 (6), 492-507, 2015 | 46 | 2015 |
| Astrobiology and habitability studies in preparation for future Mars missions: trends from investigating minerals, organics and biota P Ehrenfreund, WFM Röling, CS Thiel, R Quinn, MA Sephton, C Stoker, ... International Journal of Astrobiology 10 (3), 239-253, 2011 | 46 | 2011 |
| Systematic evaluation of bias in microbial community profiles induced by whole genome amplification SOL Direito, E Zaura, M Little, P Ehrenfreund, WFM Röling Environmental microbiology 16 (3), 643-657, 2014 | 43 | 2014 |
| Field astrobiology research in Moon–Mars analogue environments: instruments and methods BH Foing, C Stoker, J Zavaleta, P Ehrenfreund, C Thiel, P Sarrazin, ... International Journal of Astrobiology 10 (3), 141-160, 2011 | 40 | 2011 |
| Translational challenges and opportunities in biofilm science: a BRIEF for the future CJ Highmore, G Melaugh, RJ Morris, J Parker, SOL Direito, M Romero, ... npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 8 (1), 68, 2022 | 33 | 2022 |
| Planetary science and exploration in the deep subsurface: results from the MINAR Program, Boulby Mine, UK SJ Payler, JF Biddle, AJ Coates, CR Cousins, RE Cross, DC Cullen, ... International Journal of Astrobiology 16 (2), 114-129, 2017 | 32 | 2017 |
| Mineralogical, chemical, organic and microbial properties of subsurface soil cores from Mars Desert Research Station (Utah, USA): phyllosilicate and sulfate analogues to Mars … CR Stoker, J Clarke, SOL Direito, D Blake, KR Martin, J Zavaleta, B Foing International Journal of Astrobiology 10 (3), 269-289, 2011 | 21 | 2011 |
| Computational design of probes to detect bacterial genomes by multivalent binding T Curk, CA Brackley, JD Farrell, Z Xing, D Joshi, S Direito, U Bren, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117 (16), 8719-8726, 2020 | 19 | 2020 |
| Multidisciplinary integrated field campaign to an acidic Martian Earth analogue with astrobiological interest: Rio Tinto F Gómez, N Walter, R Amils, F Rull, AK Klingelhöfer, J Kviderova, ... International Journal of Astrobiology 10 (3), 291-305, 2011 | 17 | 2011 |
| The UK Centre for Astrobiology: A virtual Astrobiology centre. Accomplishments and lessons learned, 2011–2016 CS Cockell, B Biller, C Bryce, C Cousins, S Direito, D Forgan, ... Astrobiology 18 (2), 224-243, 2018 | 10 | 2018 |
| Geological repositories: scientific priorities and potential high-technology transfer from the space and physics sectors SOL Direito, S Clark, C Cousins, Y Fujita, J Gluyas, S Harley, RJ Holmes, ... Mineralogical Magazine 79 (6), 1651-1664, 2015 | 6 | 2015 |
| A roadblock-and-kill model explains the dynamical response to the DNA-targeting antibiotic ciprofloxacin N Ojkic, E Lilja, S Direito, A Dawson, RJ Allen, B Waclaw BioRxiv, 791145, 2019 | 5 | 2019 |
| ExoGeoLab Lander, rovers and instruments: tests at ESTEC and Eifel volcanic field BH Foing, A Barton, JK Blom, P Mahapatra, S Som, B Jantscher, J Page, ... LPI Contribution, 1701, 2010 | 3 | 2010 |
| Breaking down barriers S Direito Biologist 68 (2), 18-21, 2021 | 2 | 2021 |
