Hubble Space TelescopeScience Metrics

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint , Other literature type 01 Aug 2004Embargo end date: 01 Jan 2004 English Publisher:IOP PublishingJournal:Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, volume 116, pages 790-796 (issn: 0004-6280, eissn: 1538-3873,

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Authors: Meylan, Georges; Madrid, Juan P.; Macchetto, Duccio;

doi: 10.1086/423227 , 10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0406655

arXiv: astro-ph/0406655

Hubble Space TelescopeScience Metrics

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Abstract

Since its launch in April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has produced an increasing flow of scientific results. The large number of refereed publications based on HST data allows a detailed evaluation of the effectiveness of this observatory and of its scientific programs. This paper presents the results of selected science metrics related to paper counts, citation counts, citation history, high-impact papers, and the most productive programs and most cited papers, through the end of 2003. All these indicators point towards the high-quality scientific impact of HST.

accepted for publication in PASP

Related Organizations

Space Telescope Science Institute
United States
European Space Agency
France

Keywords

Astrophysics (astro-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics

Impact byBIP!

	selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	15
	popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.	Average
	influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	Top 10%
	impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.	Average