Brown, Simon (2018) On the distribution of the h-index. International Journal of Information Science and Management, 16 (1). pp. 15-26.

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Abstract

The h-index has been considered in terms of both unrestricted integer partitions and fuzzy integrals, and the expected value of h for a given number of citations has been estimated. However, the distribution of h as a function of both the number of citations and the number of papers has not been considered explicitly. Using Durfee squares determined from restricted integer partitions, it is shown that for a small number of papers the expected value of h estimated from the unrestricted partitions of the number of citations is unreliable. Despite this, it is confirmed that the distribution of his asymptotically normal. This means that h-indices should be considered in the context of the number of publications unless that number is large.

Item ID:	52534
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2008-8310
Keywords:	distribution; h-index; integer partition; uncertainty
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2018 01:38
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