The j-index: A new bibliometric index and multivariate comparisons between other common indices

Scientometrics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 621-639

  Todeschini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bibliometric indices; h index; Hasse diagrams; j index; PCA

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955469077     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0346-5     Document Type: Article

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