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A modification to Hirsch index allowing comparisons across different scientific fields

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to propose a simple modification to the original measure, the relative Hirsch index, which assigns each researcher a value between 0 (the bottom) and 1 (the top), expressing his/her distance to the top in a given field. By this normalization scholars from different scientific disciplines can be compared.

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@article{arxiv.1703.05485,
  title  = {A modification to Hirsch index allowing comparisons across different scientific fields},
  author = {Jiri Mazurek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.05485},
  year   = {2017}
}

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