On the distribution of the h-index
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 |
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Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
ISSN: | 2008-8310 |
Keywords: | distribution; h-index; integer partition; uncertainty |
Date Deposited: | 14 Feb 2018 01:38 |
FoR Codes: | 46 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES > 4610 Library and information studies > 461005 Informetrics @ 40% 49 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES > 4905 Statistics > 490501 Applied statistics @ 50% 49 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES > 4904 Pure mathematics > 490401 Algebra and number theory @ 10% |
SEO Codes: | 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970108 Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences @ 100% |
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