Some Comments on Egghe’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 Egghe’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, Waltman, L. ; van Eck, van Eck, N.J.P.
Institutions:	Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Subject:	distribution \| impact factor \| rank-order distribution

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	ERIM Report Series Research in Management. - ISSN 1566-5283.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series RePEc:ems:eureri Number ERS-2009-016-LIS
Classification:	D24 - Production; Capital and Total Factor Productivity; Capacity ; M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting ; M11 - Production Management ; O21 - Planning Models; Planning Policy ; R4 - Transportation Systems
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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