A Simple Alternative to the H-Index

The h-index is a popular bibliometric performance indicator. We discuss a fundamental problem of the h-index. We refer to this problem as the problem of inconsistency. There turns out to be a very simple bibliometric indicator that has similar properties as the h-index and that does not suffer from the inconsistency problem. We argue that the use of this indicator is preferable over the use of the h-index

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Waltman, Ludo
Other Persons:	Eck, Nees Jan van (contributor)
Publisher:	[2010]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Theorie \| Theory \| Indexberechnung \| Index construction \| Statistische Methode \| Statistical method \| Bibliometrie \| Bibliometrics

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (9 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 22 2009 7, erstellt
Classification:	M11 - Production Management ; R4 - Transportation Systems
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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