A Rejoinder on Energy versus Impact Indicators
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2011-08-31 v1 Physics and Society
Abstract
Citation distributions are so skewed that using the mean or any other central tendency measure is ill-advised. Unlike G. Prathap's scalar measures (Energy, Exergy, and Entropy or EEE), the Integrated Impact Indicator (I3) is based on non-parametric statistics using the (100) percentiles of the distribution. Observed values can be tested against expected ones; impact can be qualified at the article level and then aggregated.
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@article{arxiv.1108.5845,
title = {A Rejoinder on Energy versus Impact Indicators},
author = {Loet Leydesdorff and Tobias Opthof},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.5845},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
Scientometrics, in press