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Distributive h‐indices for measuring multilevel impact

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  • Star X. Zhao
  • Alice M. Tan
  • Fred Y. Ye

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For measuring multilevel impact, we introduce the distributive h‐indices, which balance two important components (breadth and strength) of multilevel impact at various citing levels. After exploring the theoretical properties of these indices, we studied two cases: 57 library and information science (LIS) journals and social science research in 38 European countries/territories. Results reveal that there are approximate power‐law relations between distributive h‐indices and some underlying citation indicators, such as total citations, total citing entities, and the h‐index. Distributive h‐indices provide comprehensive measures for multilevel impact, and lead to a potential tool for citation analysis, particularly at aggregative levels.

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  • Star X. Zhao & Alice M. Tan & Fred Y. Ye, 2012. "Distributive h‐indices for measuring multilevel impact," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 63(10), pages 2074-2086, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:63:y:2012:i:10:p:2074-2086
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.22682
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