Unified citation parameters for journals and individuals: Beyond the journal impact factor or the h-index alone

Popli, P and Shenoy, SR (2022) Unified citation parameters for journals and individuals: Beyond the journal impact factor or the h-index alone. In: Pramana - Journal of Physics, 96 (4).

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Abstract

We seek a unified and distinctive citation description of both journals and individuals. The journal impact factor has a restrictive definition that constrains its extension to individuals, whereas the h-index for individuals can easily be applied to journals. Going beyond any single parameter, the shape of each negative slope Hirsch curve of citations vs. rank index is distinctive. This shape can be described through five minimal parameters or ‘flags’: the h-index itself on the curve; the average citation of each segment on either side of h; and the two axis endpoints. We obtain the five flags from real data for two journals and 10 individual faculty, showing they provide unique citation fingerprints, enabling detailed comparative assessments. A computer code is provided to calculate five flags as the output, from citation data as the input. Since papers (citations) can form nodes (links) of a network, Hirsch curves and five flags could carry over to describe local degree sequences of general networks.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Pramana - Journal of Physics
Publisher:	Springer
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Springer.
Keywords:	-k; 89.75.; Citation; Fb; H indices; Hc; Network; Structure of complex system, Indexing (of information)
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2022 09:10
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2022 09:10
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/77619

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