Waltman, Waltman, L.; van Eck, van Eck, N.J.P. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009
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,...