A new rank-size distribution of Zipf"s Law and its applications

Guohua Jiang, Shi Shan, Lan Jiang and Xuesong Xu
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Guohua Jiang: China National Institute for Educational Research, Beijing
Shi Shan: Shanghai University
Lan Jiang: Shanghai University
Xuesong Xu: Shanghai University

Scientometrics, 2002, vol. 54, issue 1, No 8, 119-130

Abstract: Abstract Developing the probability function to describe rank-size Zipfian phenomena, i.e., a form like P(R = r) c/r a (a>0) with a rank type random variable R, has been an important problem in scientometrics and informetrics. In this article a new rank-size distribution of Zipf"s law is presented and applied to an actual distribution of scientific productivities in Chinese universities.

Date: 2002
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