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Prebiotic Chemistry

Prebiotic Chemistry is a branch of astrobiology that investigates the chemical processes and molecular transformations occurring prior to the emergence of life, distinguishing itself by focusing on the abiotic synthesis and evolution of biologically relevant compounds under early planetary conditions.

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Humus Chemistry—Genesis, Composition, Reactions

J. W. Parsons · Soil Science · 1983 · 4.1K citations

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Synthesis of activated pyrimidine ribonucleotides in prebiotically plausible conditions

Matthew W. Powner, Béatrice Gerland, John D. Sutherland · Nature · 2009 · 1.4K citations

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Phyllosilicates on Mars and implications for early martian climate

F. Poulet, J. P. Bibring, John F. Mustard et al. · Nature · 2005 · 947 citations

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Next-generation probiotics: the spectrum from probiotics to live biotherapeutics

Paul W. O’Toole, Julian R. Marchesi, Colin Hill · Nature Microbiology · 2017 · 929 citations

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Enantiomeric Excesses in Meteoritic Amino Acids

John R. Cronin, Sandra Pizzarello · Science · 1997 · 874 citations

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  1. SL
    Stanley L. Miller

    University of California San Diego, United States

    34 publications · 3.3K citations

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  2. LE
    Leslie E. Orgel

    Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States

    26 publications · 4.7K citations

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  3. HJ
    Henderson James Cleaves

    Life Science Institute, Japan

    23 publications · 2.5K citations

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  4. JD
    John D. Sutherland

    MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, United Kingdom

    24 publications · 3K citations

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  5. JP
    James P. Ferris

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States

    20 publications · 2.8K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    47 h-index

    430 publications

    34.1K citations

  2. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    36 h-index

    81 publications

    7.6K citations

  3. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

    35 h-index

    82 publications

    6K citations

  4. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    31 h-index

    98 publications

    10.2K citations

  5. Salk Institute for Biological Studies

    La Jolla, United States

    26 h-index

    66 publications

    11.6K citations

  6. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    26 h-index

    137 publications

    10.4K citations

  7. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    24 h-index

    39 publications

    6K citations

  8. Scripps Research Institute

    San Diego, United States

    24 h-index

    65 publications

    6.7K citations

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  1. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

    134 publications · 6.7K citations

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  2. Astrobiology

    71 publications · 4.5K citations

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  3. Science

    51 publications · 9.9K citations

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 45 publications · 5.4K citations

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  5. Nature

    40 publications · 9.3K citations

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