AI 中文总结
该研究探讨非洲天文学知识在全球学术体系中的归属问题，发现非洲学者的天文学成果多在洲外发表，呼吁通过转变发表选择、建立主权知识档案实现科学公平。
AI 中文摘要
非洲拥有深厚且多样的天文学知识传统，涵盖考古天文学、法老时代的恒星计时、廷巴克图及萨赫勒地区的手稿天文学，还有南部非洲的生态季节天文学以及埃塞俄比亚传统中的历法计算。这些多元认知传统构成了该洲漫长知识史的一部分，早于并与该洲当代天文学相互交织。在这一悠久知识遗产的背景下，一个重要问题浮现：非洲天文学知识在全球科学体系内的当代传播情况如何？本研究因此探究非洲天文学知识在现代学术传播体系中的产生、验证与传播地点。利用Web of Science核心合集的文献计量数据，我们分析了2000年至2025年天文学与天体物理学研究领域的发表与引用模式，特别关注非洲学者的发表 venues（ venues 可译为发表 venues，此处保留英文原名）。研究结果凸显出一个关键悖论：尽管非洲研究者是全球天文学发现的积极贡献者，但通过这些工作产生的知识资本，很大程度上是通过位于该洲之外的发表系统进行存储、验证和传播的。这一模式反映了全球学术传播中更广泛的不对称性，其中主导性出版基础设施塑造了可见性、引用影响力和权威性。通过将去殖民视角应用于引用影响力和所有权等指标，本文呼吁对维持认知殖民性的学术实践进行批判性重新评估。研究结论指出，实现科学公平需要在发表选择上进行战略转变，以建立并巩固主权非洲知识档案。
英文摘要
Africa has deep and diverse traditions of astronomical knowledge, ranging from archaeological astronomy, pharaonic stellar timekeeping, and manuscript astronomy in Timbuktu and the Sahel, to ecological seasonal astronomy in southern Africa and calendrical computation in the Ethiopian tradition. These multiple epistemic traditions form part of a long intellectual history that precedes and intersects with contemporary astronomy on the continent. In the context of this long-standing intellectual heritage, an important question arises regarding the contemporary circulation of African astronomical knowledge within the global scientific system. This study therefore examines where African astronomical knowledge is produced, validated, and circulated in modern scholarly communication. Using bibliometric data from the Web of Science Core Collection, our analysis investigates publication and citation patterns in the research area Astronomy and Astrophysics between 2000 and 2025, with particular attention to the publication venues of African scholars. The findings highlight a critical paradox: while African researchers are active contributors to global astronomical discovery, the intellectual capital generated through this work is largely stored, validated, and circulated through publication systems located outside the continent. This pattern reflects broader asymmetries within global scholarly communication, where dominant publishing infrastructures shape visibility, citation impact, and authority. By applying a decolonial lens to metrics such as citation impact and ownership, the paper calls for a critical reassessment of the academic practices that sustain epistemic coloniality. It concludes that achieving scientific equity requires a strategic shift in publication choices to build and fortify a sovereign African knowledge archive.
