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A proposal for a dynamic h-type index

  1. Ronald Rousseau1,
  2. Fred Y. Ye2

Article first published online: 11 JUN 2008

DOI: 10.1002/asi.20890

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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volume 59, Issue 11, pages 1853–1855, September 2008

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How to Cite

Rousseau, R. and Ye, F. Y. (2008), A proposal for a dynamic h-type index. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 59: 1853–1855. doi: 10.1002/asi.20890

Author Information

  1. 1

    KHBO (Association K.U. Leuven), Industrial Sciences and Technology, Zeedijk 101, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium and K.U. Leuven, Steunpunt O&O Indicatoren, Dekenstraat 2, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium

  2. 2

    Zhejiang University, Department of Information Resources Management, Hangzhou, China and Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China, Beijing, China

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 11 JUN 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 23 APR 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 17 APR 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 30 MAR 2008

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Abstract

A time-dependent h-type indicator is proposed. This indicator depends on the size of the h-core, the number of citations received, and recent change in the value of the h-index. As such, it tries to combine in a dynamic way older information about the source (e.g., a scientist or research institute that is evaluated) with recent information.

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