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RC-index: A New Measure to Quantify Researchers’ Contribution

Rajesh C. Shah1★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA.

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Rajesh C. Shah

Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA.

dr_rcshah@yahoo.com

Received: 08-01-2026; Revised: 24-02-2026; Accepted: 19-04-2026.

Volume 5, Issue 1 · pp. 61–64 · PUBLISHED 2026 · DOI: 10.5530/jcitation.20260269

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There are many methods (tools) available to identify the research output of a researcher, primarily based on the number of published papers, where they published, their citations, etc. But still no methods are available to determine the contributions of a researcher. This paper proposes rc-index of a research paper as well as RC-index of a researcher for determining researcher’s contribution by balancing percentage contributions of a researcher, impact factor of the journals and the number of citations. Some comparisons are also made with h-index and r-index

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    Shah, R. C. (2026). RC-index: A New Measure to Quantify Researchers’ Contribution. Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies, 5(1), 61–64. https://doi.org/10.5530/jcitation.20260269