hg-index: A new index to characterize the scientific output of researchers based on the h- and g-indices

Scientometrics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 391-400

  Alonso, S ^a   Cabrerizo, F J ^b   Herrera Viedma, E ^a   Herrera, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bibliometric indicators; g Index; h Index; Research evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952881519     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0047-5     Document Type: Article

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