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Research ArticleInformation Research CommunicationsVol. 2 | Issue 1 | 2026 | pp. 11–25Open access
Author Productivity and the Application of Lotka’s Law in Astrobiology Publications
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- 1 Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Pattarai, Perumpudur, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
- 2 Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
Published in Information Research Communications
Correspondence: C. Hemavathy
Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Pattarai, Perumpudur, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.; Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
Email: hemavathyjayamurugan@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2026 Manuscript Technomedia LLP. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Aug 11, 2026
- Received:
- Feb 4, 2025
- Accepted:
- May 12, 2025
- DOI:
- 10.5530/irc.2.1.3
How to cite
Hemavathy, C., & Baskaran, C. (2026). Author Productivity and the Application of Lotka’s Law in Astrobiology Publications. Information Research Communications, 2(1), 11–25. https://doi.org/10.5530/irc.2.1.3
Abstract
The study examines authorship pattern of papers published in the field of Astrobiology between 1991and 2023. The data included eleven thousand five hundred and twenty-three (11523) papers appended in the said field. It was found that only 1853 (16%) of the publications were written by single authors. Our results show collaboration trends in the Astrobiology field and Lotka’s Law was tested on the publications using Kolmogorov-Smrinov goodness-of-fit. The K-S test revealed that Lotka’s law did not applicable to the Astrobiology.
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| Title | Author Productivity and the Application of Lotka’s Law in Astrobiology Publications |
|---|---|
| Authors | C. Hemavathy; C. Baskaran |
| Affiliations | Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Pattarai, Perumpudur, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.; Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | hemavathyjayamurugan@gmail.com |
| Journal | Information Research Communications |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 2, Issue 1 (2026) |
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