The generalized Pareto distribution fitted to research outputs of countries

J. Martin Zyl ()
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J. Martin Zyl: University of the Free State

Scientometrics, 2013, vol. 94, issue 3, No 19, 1099-1109

Abstract: Abstract: It is shown that the generalized Pareto distribution gives a good fit to citable documents, citations above a threshold and also for the h-index of countries. The h-index has a finite second moment, while the citable documents and citations are extremely heavy tailed with the estimated index of citations less than one. The relationship derived between the h-index, citation and number of publications is also investigated and the model proposed by Glänzel confirmed empirically.

Keywords: Pareto; h-Index; Citations; Generalized Pareto distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-012-0798-2

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