Ranking scientists
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2015-11-06 v1 Physics and Society
Abstract
Currently the ranking of scientists is based on the -index, which is widely perceived as an imprecise and simplistic though still useful metric. We find that the -index actually favours modestly performing researchers and propose a simple criterion for proper ranking.
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@article{arxiv.1511.01545,
title = {Ranking scientists},
author = {S. N. Dorogovtsev and J. F. F. Mendes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.01545},
year = {2015}
}
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3 pages, 2 figures, the original version