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A new index for the citation curve of researchers

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Internet has made it possible to move towards researcher and article impact instead of solely focusing on journal impact. To support citation measurement, several indexes have been proposed, including the h-index. The h-index provides a point estimate. To address this, a new index is proposed that takes the citation curve of a researcher into account. This article introduces the index, illustrates its use and compares it to rankings based on the h-index as well as rankings based on publications. It is concluded that the new index provides an added value, since it balances citations and publications through the citation curve.

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    Claes Wohlin

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Wohlin, C. A new index for the citation curve of researchers. Scientometrics 81, 521–533 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-008-2155-z

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