Is there a place for a mock h-index?

Gangan Prathap ()
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Gangan Prathap: National Institute for Science Communication and Information Resources

Scientometrics, 2010, vol. 84, issue 1, No 14, 153-165

Abstract: Abstract The h-index has captured the imagination of scientometricians and bibliometricians to such an extent that one can now divide the history of the subject virtually into a pre-Hirsch and a post-Hirsch period. Beyond its academic value, it is now used as a tool for research assessment of individuals, research faculties and institutions and even for comparing performance of journals and countries. Since its introduction, many Hirsch-type variants have been proposed to overcome perceived limitations of the original index. In this paper, using ideas from mathematical modeling, another mock h-index is proposed which may complement the h-index and give it better resolving power.

Keywords: Bibliometrics; h-index; Mock h-index; Corrected quality ratio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0066-2

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