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Letter to the editor: Additive rules for h-index for the part-set method

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  • Gangan Prathap

    (A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University
    UCSI University)

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We propose an additive rule based on dimensionality and conservation rules for arriving at the appropriate cumulative h-index of a complex set of partial-sets.

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  • Gangan Prathap, 2021. "Letter to the editor: Additive rules for h-index for the part-set method," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(6), pages 5369-5371, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:126:y:2021:i:6:d:10.1007_s11192-021-03950-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-021-03950-x
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    1. Gangan Prathap, 2014. "The zynergy-index and the formula for the h-index," Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 65(2), pages 426-427, February.
    2. Gangan Prathap, 2010. "The 100 most prolific economists using the p-index," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 84(1), pages 167-172, July.
    3. Gangan Prathap, 2010. "Is there a place for a mock h-index?," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 84(1), pages 153-165, July.
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    5. Péter Vinkler, 2021. "Evaluation of publications by the part-set method," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(4), pages 2737-2757, April.
    6. Wolfgang Glänzel, 2006. "On the h-index - A mathematical approach to a new measure of publication activity and citation impact," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 67(2), pages 315-321, May.
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