Power-law distribution of individual Hirsch indices, the comparison of merits in different fields, and the relation to a Pareto distribution
| dc.creator | Pyykko, Pekka | |
| dc.date | 2006-08-29 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:25:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:25:57Z | |
| dc.description | A data set of Hirsch indices, $h$, for Finnish scientists in certain fields is statistically analyzed and fitted to $h(n) =Pn^p$ for the $n$-th most-quoted scientist. The precoefficient $P$ is characteristic for the field and the exponent $p$ is about -0.2 for all data sets considered. For Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the $P$ are 49.7(8), 41.3(6), and 21.4(6), respectively. These $p$ values correspond to Pareto exponents of about -7 for the distribution of Hirsch indices $h$. | |
| dc.description | 2 pages, 2 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608282 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608282 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/116905 | |
| dc.subject | Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability | |
| dc.title | Power-law distribution of individual Hirsch indices, the comparison of merits in different fields, and the relation to a Pareto distribution | |
| dc.type | text |