The h-index as an almost-exact function of some basic statistics

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27510%2F17%3A10238030" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27510/17:10238030 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-017-2508-6" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-017-2508-6</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-017-2508-6" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11192-017-2508-6</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The h-index as an almost-exact function of some basic statistics
Original language description
As is known, the h-index, h, is an exact function of the citation pattern. At the same time, and more generally, it is recognized that h is "loosely" related to the values of some basic statistics, such as the number of publications and the number of citations. In the present study we introduce a formula that expresses the h-index as an almost-exact function of some (four) basic statistics. On the basis of an empirical study-in which we consider citation data obtained from two different lists of journals from two quite different scientific fields-we provide evidence that our ready-to-use formula is able to predict the h-index very accurately (at least for practical purposes). For comparative reasons, alternative estimators of the h-index have been considered and their performance evaluated by drawing on the same dataset. We conclude that, in addition to its own interest, as an effective proxy representation of the h-index, the formula introduced may provide new insights into "factors" determining the value of the h-index, and how they interact with each other.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50206 - Finance

Project
<a href="/en/project/GJ17-23411Y" target="_blank" >GJ17-23411Y: Income distribution in the society: econometric models and dominance criteria for intersecting Lorenz curves</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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