Karen Olsson‐Francis

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K. OLSSON‐FRANCIS, K. Olsson-Francis, K. Olsson‐Francis, Karen Olsson-Francis, Karen Olsson‐Francis, Marc Neveu, Olsson-Francis, K., Olsson-Francis, Karen

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The Open University Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique European Space Research and Technology Centre Centro de Astrobiología Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

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Karen Olsson‐Francis is an author at The Open University specializing in microbial ecology, microbiology, and engineering.

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#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Engineering	13	13	431
2	Medicine	13	13	627
3	Law	2	2	46
4	Natural Sciences	2	2	78
5	Biochemistry	2	2	78

Karen Olsson‐Francis

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	Year	Citations
Limits of Life and the Habitability of Mars: The ESA Space Experiment BIOMEX on the ISS Jean‐Pierre de Vera, Mashal Alawi, Theresa Backhaus, Astrobiology	2019	150
Survival of lichens and bacteria exposed to outer space conditions – Results of the Lithopanspermia experiments Rosa de la Torre, Leopoldo G. Sancho, G. Horneck, Icarus BiologyLichenExtremophileMicrobial EcologyMicrobiology	2010	135
Exposure of phototrophs to 548 days in low Earth orbit: microbial selection pressures in outer space and on early earth Charles S. Cockell, Petra Rettberg, Elke Rabbow, The ISME Journal	2011	131
The Dallol Geothermal Area, Northern Afar (Ethiopia)—An Exceptional Planetary Field Analog on Earth Barbara Cavalazzi, Roberto Barbieri, Felipe Gómez, Astrobiology	2019	87
Use of cyanobacteria for in-situ resource use in space applications Karen Olsson‐Francis, Charles S. Cockell Planetary and Space Science In-situ Resource UseBiogeochemistryEngineeringExtremophileMicrobial Ecology	2010	70
Survival of Akinetes (Resting-State Cells of Cyanobacteria) in Low Earth Orbit and Simulated Extraterrestrial Conditions Karen Olsson‐Francis, Rosa de la Torre, M. C. Towner, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres BiologyBiosignatureUnicellular OrganismResting-state CellsProtist	2009	69
Alteration textures in terrestrial volcanic glass and the associated bacterial community Charles S. Cockell, Karen Olsson‐Francis, Aude Herrera, Geobiology Associated Bacterial CommunityVolcanologyEngineeringVolcanismPetrology	2008	62
Isolation of Novel Extreme-Tolerant Cyanobacteria from a Rock-Dwelling Microbial Community by Using Exposure to Low Earth Orbit Karen Olsson‐Francis, Rosa de la Torre, Charles S. Cockell Applied and Environmental Microbiology BiologyMicrobial DiversityCyanobacterial CommunityMicrobial ConsortiaRock-dwelling Microbial Community	2010	59
Nitrate-Dependent Iron Oxidation: A Potential Mars Metabolism Alex Price, V. K. Pearson, S. P. Schwenzer, Frontiers in Microbiology	2018	53
Microarray analysis of a microbe–mineral interaction Karen Olsson‐Francis, Rob Van Houdt, Max Mergeay, Geobiology BiologyVolcanic MineralsEngineeringRock WeatheringMicrobial Consortia	2010	51

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