Evaluating the development of any science in a country is a challenging task and numerous potential metrics have been put forward as a means to assess this development. In this project, we use the number of publications of research papers as an indicator of professional development in the field of astronomy.
Credit:
Valério Ribeiro (UCT, SKA), Pedro Russo (UNAWE/Leiden Uni) and Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia)