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On the age-independent publication index

It is shown that the age-independent index based on h-type index per decade, called hereafter an α index instead of the a index, suggested by Kosmulski (Journal of Informetrics 3, 341–347, 2009) and Abt (Scientometrics 2012) is related to the square-root of the ratio of citation acceleration a to th...

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Autor principal: Sangwal, Keshra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22611294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-012-0628-6
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Sumario:It is shown that the age-independent index based on h-type index per decade, called hereafter an α index instead of the a index, suggested by Kosmulski (Journal of Informetrics 3, 341–347, 2009) and Abt (Scientometrics 2012) is related to the square-root of the ratio of citation acceleration a to the Hirsch constant A.