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A rationale for the Hirsch-index rank-order distribution and a comparison with the impact factor rand-order distribution
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Abstract
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| We present a rationale for the Hirsch-index rank-order distribution and prove that it is a power law (hence a straight line in the loglog scale). This is confirmed by experimental data of Pyykkö and by data produced in this article on 206 mathematics journals. This distribution is of a completely different nature than the impact factor (IF) rank-order distribution which (as proved in a previous article) is S-shaped. This is also confirmed by our example. Only in the loglog scale of the h-index distribution do we notice a concave deviation of the straight line for higher ranks. This phenomenon is discussed. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. - Washington, D.C., 2001 - 2013
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Publication
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Washington, D.C.
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2009
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ISSN
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1532-2882
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1532-2890
[online]
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DOI
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10.1002/ASI.21121
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Volume/pages
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60
:10
(2009)
, p. 2142-2144
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ISI
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000270250900017
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