Item-time-dependent Lotkaian informetrics and applications to the calculation of the time-dependent h-index and g-index

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 864-872

  Egghe, L ^a,b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

g index; h index; Hirsch; Lotka; Lotkaian informetrics; Time dependent

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SET THEORY;

COMPUTER MODELING; G-INDEX; H-INDEX; LOTKAIAN INFORMETRICS;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 33845702960     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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