In 20 12, Purple Mountain Observatory of China Academy of Sciences published 192 scientific papers, 76 of which were published outside China. SCI papers 128, of which 70 papers have an impact factor above 3.0, and 95 papers are cited; Eight patents were applied, including eight invention patents and five authorized patents. The project "Discovery of Energy Spectrum Transcendence of High Energy Electron Cosmic Ray" completed by this station won the second prize of the National Natural Science Award, and the "Chang 'e II" project, which participated as a member unit, won the special prize of national scientific and technological progress, and also won three second prizes of scientific and technological progress (among which 1 ranked first) and the third prize 1. 20/kloc-the official website information of the Observatory Library in June/May shows that the Purple Mountain Observatory of China Academy of Sciences is the organizer of Astronomy Magazine (Quarterly) and the English publication Astrology and Astrophysics in China.
The Journal of Astronomy, founded in 1953, is a comprehensive academic journal sponsored by the Chinese Astronomical Society and undertaken by the Purple Mountain Observatory, which publishes high-level scientific research achievements in various disciplines of modern astronomy in China. Since 1989, this journal has been included in the British Scientific Abstracts (SA) system and the Soviet Abstracts magazine.