Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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523467 | Journal of Informetrics | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
A variant of the h-index, named the stochastic h-index, is proposed. This new index is obtained by adding to the h-index the probability, under a specific stochastic model, that the h-index will increase by one or more within a given time interval. The stochastic h-index thus extends the h-index to the real line and has a direct interpretation as the distance to the next higher index value. We show how the stochastic h-index can be evaluated and compare it with other variants of the h-index which purportedly indicate the distance to a higher h-index.
► A new variant of the h-index is proposed. ► This new index extends the h-index beyond integers. ► The new index directly measures the probability to reach a higher index value.
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Authors
Gopalan M. Nair, Berwin A. Turlach,