An axiomatic characterization of the Hirsch-index

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2008 Netherlands English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Mathematical Social Sciences, volume 56, pages 224-232 (issn: 0165-4896,

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Authors: Woeginger, G.J.;

doi: 10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2008.03.001

An axiomatic characterization of the Hirsch-index

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The Hirsch-index is a well-known index for measuring and comparing the output of scientific researchers. The main contribution of this article is an axiomatic characterization of the Hirsch-index in terms of three natural axioms. Furthermore, two other scientific impact indices (called the w-index and the maximum-index) are defined and characterized in terms of similar axioms.

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