Measures of linear type lead to a characterization of Zipf functions

Leo Egghe () and Ronald Rousseau ()
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Leo Egghe: University of Hasselt
Ronald Rousseau: University of Antwerp

Scientometrics, 2019, vol. 121, issue 3, No 22, 1707-1715

Abstract: Abstract In this contribution we introduce the notion of a measure (or indicator) of linear type. Combining ideas related to power functions, in particular Zipf’s function, and h-type indices, we come to a novel characterization of general power functions and Zipf’s functions.

Keywords: Zipf’s law; h-index; g-index; Measures of linear type (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-019-03257-y

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