An econometric property of the g-index

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 484-489

  Egghe, L ^a,b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

g Index; h Index; Hirsch; Kosmulski; Lorenz curve; R index

Indexed keywords

G-INDEX; H-INDEX; HIRSCH; KOSMULSKI; LORENZ CURVE; R-INDEX;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 65649099366     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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