Generalizing the h- and g-indices

Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman

Journal of Informetrics, 2008, vol. 2, issue 4, 263-271

Abstract: We introduce two new measures of the performance of a scientist. One measure, referred to as the hα-index, generalizes the well-known h-index or Hirsch index. The other measure, referred to as the gα-index, generalizes the closely related g-index. We analyze theoretically the relationship between the hα- and gα-indices on the one hand and some simple measures of scientific performance on the other hand. We also study the behavior of the hα- and gα-indices empirically. Some advantages of the hα- and gα-indices over the h- and g-indices are pointed out.

Keywords: h-Index; Hirsch index; hα-Index; g-Index; gα-Index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2008.09.004

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