Some Comments on Eggheâ€™s Derivation of the Impact Factor Distribution

In a recent paper, Egghe [Egghe, L. (in press). Mathematical derivation of the impact factor distribution. Journal of Informetrics] provides a mathematical analysis of the rank-order distribution of journal impact factors. We point out that Eggheâ€™s analysis relies on an unrealistic assumption, and we show that his analysis is not in agreement with empirical data.

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Year of publication:	2009-03-18
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:	rank-order distribution \| impact factor \| distribution

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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-2009-016-LIS
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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