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Statistical inference on the h-index with an application to top-scientist performance
Despite the huge amount of literature on h-index, few papers have been
devoted to the statistical analysis of h-index when a probabilistic
distribution is assumed for citation counts. The present contribution relies on
showing the available inferential techniques, by providing the details for
proper point and set estimation of the theoretical h-index. Moreover, some
issues on simultaneous inference - aimed to produce suitable scholar
comparisons - are carried out. Finally, the analysis of the citation dataset
for the Nobel Laureates (in the last five years) and for the Fields medallists
(from 2002 onward) is proposed.Comment: 14 pages, 3 table