Publication Trends in Astronomy: The Lone Author

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...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2012-02
Main Author: Henneken, Edwin A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Astronomy
Astrophysics
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2331-8422