Studying Astrobiology: A Examination of Academic Publications at the NAI
A graphic showing scientific disciplines covered in astrobiology research at the NAI between 2008 and 2012. Credit: Ta?k?n and Aydinoglu (2015)
Dr. Arsev Aydinoglu performed a thorough examination of academic publications resulting from research funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI). The bibliometric study analyzed 1210 peer-reviewed papers that were published between 2008 and 2012, and provides important insights into the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of astrobiology research at the NAI.
The work reveals information about the types of journals and fields of study that feature in publications, and the ways in which astrobiologists work together to advance the science of astrobiology.
The paper, “Collaborative interdisciplinary astrobiology research: a bibliometric study of the NASA Astrobiology Institute,” was published in the journal Scientometrics.
