A relation between h‐index and impact factor in the power‐law model
Author(s) -
Egghe Leo,
Liang Liming,
Rousseau Ronald
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1532-2890
pISSN - 1532-2882
DOI - 10.1002/asi.21144
Subject(s) - relation (database) , index (typography) , function (biology) , power law , impact factor , citation , econometrics , computer science , data mining , statistics , law , mathematical economics , mathematics , political science , library science , programming language , evolutionary biology , biology
Using a power‐law model, the two best‐known topics in citation analysis, namely the impact factor and the Hirsch index, are unified into one relation (not a function). The validity of our model is, at least in a qualitative way, confirmed by real data.
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