Publication Trends in Astronomy: The Lone Author
Edwin A. Henneken
TL;DR
This paper examines the historical shift in astronomy research from single-author papers to collaborative works, analyzing data from the SAO/NASA ADS to reveal evolving publication trends.
Contribution
It provides a quantitative analysis of collaboration trends in astronomy publications over time using ADS data.
Findings
Decrease in single-author papers over time
Increase in multi-author collaborations
Quantitative trend analysis of publication data
Abstract
In this short communication I highlight how the number of collaborators on papers in the main astronomy journals has evolved over time. We see a trend of moving away from single-author papers. This communication is based on data in the holdings of the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). The ADS is funded by NASA Grant NNX09AB39G.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation · History and Developments in Astronomy