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:	2009-07-22
Authors:	Waltman, L.R. ; Eck, N.J.P. van
Institutions:	Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Subject:	bibliometric indicator \| h-index \| highly cited publications \| consistency

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Research Paper. - ISSN 1566-5283.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series RePEc:dgr:eureri Number ERS-2009-043-LIS
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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