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The decline of astronomical research in Venezuela

During the last 15 years the number of astronomy-related papers published by scientists in Venezuela has been continuously decreasing, mainly due to emigration. If rapid corrective actions are not implemented, professional astronomy in Venezuela could disappear.

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Fig. 1: Evolution of astronomy research in Venezuela.
Fig. 2: Evolution of number of papers for some selected countries.

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Sánchez, N. The decline of astronomical research in Venezuela. Nat Astron 4, 724–726 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1175-3

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