09-15-2017, 04:14 PM
Today I received an updated presentation by Dr Dennis Crabtree about the performance of ground-based telescopes around the year during the period 2011 - 2015. It's an interesting read and compares their performance in terms of numbers of publications they produce (i.e., scientific discoveries) and how much the publications influence scientific research (impact).
As usual, the MK telescopes do very well. In terms of the most publications, the Very Large Array in New Mexico is top, with the Keck on MK second, the VLT in Chile third and UKIRT on MK fourth. However, UKIRT comes top when it comes to the science impact of its papers. And, in a combined analysis, UKIRT comes out as the top performing telescope on the planet.
Not bad for a telescope with only six full-time staff!
Powerpoint:
https://goo.gl/DTnoGV
PDF:
https://goo.gl/9GLTcb
As usual, the MK telescopes do very well. In terms of the most publications, the Very Large Array in New Mexico is top, with the Keck on MK second, the VLT in Chile third and UKIRT on MK fourth. However, UKIRT comes top when it comes to the science impact of its papers. And, in a combined analysis, UKIRT comes out as the top performing telescope on the planet.
Not bad for a telescope with only six full-time staff!
Powerpoint:
https://goo.gl/DTnoGV
PDF:
https://goo.gl/9GLTcb