Woeginger's axiomatisation of the h-index and its relation to the g-index, the h(2)-index and the R2-index

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-340

  Rousseau, Ronald ^a,b,c  

^a Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge Oostende   (Belgium)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Axioms; g Index; h Index; Kosmulski's h(2) index; R index

Indexed keywords

EID: 55549129579     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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