Data in Observational Astronomy
Studies in Big Data, ISSN: 2197-6511, Vol: 125, Page: 13-26
2023
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Metric Options: CountsSelecting the 1-year or 3-year option will change the metrics count to percentiles, illustrating how an article or review compares to other articles or reviews within the selected time period in the same journal. Selecting the 1-year option compares the metrics against other articles/reviews that were also published in the same calendar year. Selecting the 3-year option compares the metrics against other articles/reviews that were also published in the same calendar year plus the two years prior.
Example: if you select the 1-year option for an article published in 2019 and a metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019. If you select the 3-year option for the same article published in 2019 and the metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
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Example: if you select the 1-year option for an article published in 2019 and a metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019. If you select the 3-year option for the same article published in 2019 and the metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Citation Benchmarking is provided by Scopus and SciVal and is different from the metrics context provided by PlumX Metrics.
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Book Chapter Description
Astronomy is arguably the first data science. Astronomical observations date back to prehistoric times: early peoples used observations of the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets for navigation, timekeeping, and many other purposes. Ancient cultures catalogued the position and brightness of stars and planets. Throughout history, the sky has been of interest to scientists and non-scientists alike. The data that astronomers use to make discoveries are both the lifeblood of the discipline and a source of wonder and inspiration. This chapter provides an introduction for the non-specialist, describing why astronomers collect data; how data are collected, processed, used and shared, both between astronomers and between astronomers and the public; unique aspects of astronomical data; and future challenges for telling the story of the universe with astronomical data.
Bibliographic Details
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85159411987&origin=inward; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29937-7_2; https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-29937-7_2; https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29937-7_2; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-29937-7_2
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