Purpose – Seeks to characterise world astronomy research during the last decade by an analysis of papers in the Science Citation Index identified with a special filter and to study Indian output in order to identify the leading institutions and authors. Design/methodology/approach – Lists of...

A comparison of indicators of research publication, patenting and education in India and countries in the newly industrialised Asian region reveals striking differences in each of these areas. These serve to illustrate the different outcomes of policies adopted in these regions, which are...