Publication Trends in Astronomy: The Lone Author

2012/02/21 by Edwin A. Henneken, Henneken, Edwin A.
Computer Science · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #History and Developments in Astronomy #astro-ph.IM #cs.DL

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1202.4646

2 pages, 2 figures

arxiv created 2012/02/21 · arxiv updated 2012/02/22

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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