Distributive h‐indices for measuring multilevel impact

Star X. Zhao, Alice M. Tan and Fred Y. Ye

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2012, vol. 63, issue 10, 2074-2086

Abstract: For measuring multilevel impact, we introduce the distributive h‐indices, which balance two important components (breadth and strength) of multilevel impact at various citing levels. After exploring the theoretical properties of these indices, we studied two cases: 57 library and information science (LIS) journals and social science research in 38 European countries/territories. Results reveal that there are approximate power‐law relations between distributive h‐indices and some underlying citation indicators, such as total citations, total citing entities, and the h‐index. Distributive h‐indices provide comprehensive measures for multilevel impact, and lead to a potential tool for citation analysis, particularly at aggregative levels.

Date: 2012
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