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Carnot Efficiency of Publication

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Abstract

This paper analyzes publication efficiency in terms of Hirsch-index or h-index and total citations, with an analogy to the Carnot efficiency used in thermodynamics. Such publication efficiency, with typical value of 30%, can be utilized to normalize the research output judgment, favoring quality outputs in reduced quantity, which is currently lacking in many discipline.

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@article{arxiv.1708.08063,
  title  = {Carnot Efficiency of Publication},
  author = {Abhisek Ukil},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.08063},
  year   = {2017}
}

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2 pages

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