Stability Discussions on some h-type Indexes
Fernanda Luz da Silva1, Luana Carneiro Brandão1★, João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello1★ Corresponding author
- 1Federal Fluminense University, Domingos, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.
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Luana Carneiro Brandão
Federal Fluminense University, Domingos, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.
Received: 16-09-2020; Revised: 24-12-2020; Accepted: 01-02-2021.
Volume 10, Issue 1 · pp. 9–17 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.10.1.2
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The h-index, proposed in 2005, is very popular in the literature and in real-world applications, due to its simplicity and to the importance of measuring scientific impact. Many studies have proposed new indexes with similar characteristics, known as h-type indexes, whose purpose is to overcome certain disadvantages of the original index. This paper studies a few of these indexes that increase the h-index’s sensitivity to frequently cited publications, namely the g, A, R and the recently proposed Ψ-index. First, we compare the indexes’ responses to increases in the level of academic production, considering a real case study. Moreover, we analyze the indexes’ stability, when the citation distribution varies. For a better understanding of the indexes’ reactions to such changes, we compare them to the p and z indexes.
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Silva, F. L. D., Brandão, L. C., & Mello, J. C. C. B. S. D. (). Stability Discussions on some h-type Indexes. Journal of Scientometric Research, 10(1), 9–17. https://doi.org/10.5530/jscires.10.1.2