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The w-index: A significant improvement of the h-index
I propose a new measure, the w-index, as a particularly simple and useful way
to assess the integrated impact of a researcher's work, especially his or her
excellent papers. The w-index can be defined as follows: If w of a researcher's
papers have at least 10w citations each and the other papers have fewer than
10(w+1) citations, his/her w-index is w. It is a significant improvement of the
h-index.Comment: 7 pages, 3 tables, small changes from v
Would it be possible to increase the Hirsch-index, pi-index or CDS-index by increasing the number of publications or citations only by unity?
The aim of the study is to explore the effects of the increase in the number of publications or citations on several impact indicators by a single journal paper or citation. The possible change of the h-index, A-index, R-index, pi-index, pi-rate, Journal Paper Citedness (JPC), and Citation Distribution Score (CDS) is followed by models. Particular attention is given to the increase of the indices by a single plus citation. The results obtained by the “Successively Built-up Indicator” model show that with increasing number of citations or self-citations the indices may increase substantially
A case study of the Hirsch index for 26 non-prominent physicists
The h index was introduced by Hirsch to quantify an individual's scientific
research output. It has been widely used in different fields to show the
relevance of the research work of prominent scientists. I have worked out 26
practical cases of physicists which are not so prominent. Therefore this case
study should be more relevant to discuss various features of the Hirsch index
which are interesting or disturbing or both for the more average situation. In
particular, I investigate quantitatively some pitfalls in the evaluation and
the influence of self-citations.Comment: 13 pages, 3 figures, updated after extensive language editing, no
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