More than just a number of publications: Unity Index, an alternative “ranking” for bibliometric analyses

Carlos Plata ()
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Carlos Plata: TSM - Toulouse School of Management Research - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - TSM - Toulouse School of Management - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse

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Abstract: This paper presents the unity index- an index designed in response to the call to find a more holistic way to assess scientific production. In this case, the scientific production is understood from a multivariate perspective using existing measurements, such as the number of publications, the number of, and the H-Index. It can be used especially when generating or assessing production in bibliometric studies. The index consists of a 3-part point system where points are assigned to the authors based on their position in the rank of the 3 traditional indicators for production, acceptance and impact. The index is calculated by attributing 1 point to the author with most published articles and increasing the number of points attributed by 1 to all the subsequent authors. The same point attribution is done to the remaining 2 indicators, acceptance -citations- and impact -h-index-. In the presented method, 3 different means of calculation are shared. Finally, the method is validated and different ways to analyze the results and generate insights are suggested.

Keywords: Quantitative research; Scientific production; Ranking; Measure; Scientometrics; Python; Blibliometrix; Bibliometric studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Published in MethodsX, 2022, 9, pp.101878. ⟨10.1016/j.mex.2022.101878⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2022.101878

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