Arnold H. Rots, Sherry L. Winkelman, Glenn Becker
In this study we develop and propose publication metrics, based on an
analysis of data from the Chandra bibliographic database, that are more
meaningful and less sensitive to observatory-specific characteristics than the
traditional metrics. They fall in three main categories: speed of publication;
fraction of observing time published; and archival usage. Citation of results
is a fourth category, but lends itself less well to definite statements. For
Chandra, the median time from observation to publication is 2.36 years; after
about 7 years 90% of the observing time is published; after 10 years 70% of the
observing time is published more than twice; and the total annual publication
output of the mission is 60-70% of the cumulative observing time available,
assuming a two year lag between data retrieval and publication.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1110.1212
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