The influence of missing publications on the Hirsch index

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Title:	The influence of missing publications on the Hirsch index
Authors:	ROUSSEAU, Ronald
Issue Date:	2007
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Source:	JOURNAL OF INFORMETRICS, 1(1). p. 2-7
Abstract:	We show that usually the influence on the Hirsch index of missing highly cited articles is much smaller than the number of missing articles. This statement is shown by a combinatorial argument. We further show, by using a continuous power law model, that the influence of missing articles is largest when the total number of publications is small, and non-existing when the number of publications is very large. The same conclusion can be drawn for missing citations. Hence, the h-index is resilient to missing articles and to missing citations. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Notes:	KHBO, Assoc KU Leuven, Dept Ind Sci & Technol, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium. Univ Antwerp, IBW, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium. Hasselt Univ, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Keywords:	Hirsch index; influence of missing data; power law model; robustness
Document URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1942/8485
ISSN:	1751-1577
e-ISSN:	1875-5879
DOI:	10.1016/j.joi.2006.05.001
ISI #:	000253974300002
Category:	A1
Type:	Journal Contribution
Validations:	ecoom 2009
Appears in Collections:	Research publications

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