Tol, RSJ (Tol, Richard S. J.) A rational, successive g-index applied to economics departments in Ireland JOURNAL OF INFORMETRICS, 2 (2): 149-155 APR 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: richard.tol at esri.ie

Author(s): Tol, RSJ (Tol, Richard S. J.) 

Title: A rational, successive g-index applied to economics departments in 
Ireland 

Source: JOURNAL OF INFORMETRICS, 2 (2): 149-155 APR 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: department rankings; g-index; h-index 

Keywords Plus: SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH OUTPUT 

Abstract: A rational, successive g-index is proposed, and applied to 
economics departments in Ireland. The successive g-index has greater 
discriminatory power than the successive h-index, and the rational index 
performs better still. The rational, successive g-index is also more 
robust to differences in department size. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All 
rights reserved. 

Addresses: Econ & Social Res Inst, Dublin, Ireland; Vrije Univ Amsterdam, 
Inst Environm Studies, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept 
Engn & Publ Policy, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA 

Reprint Address: Tol, RSJ, Econ & Social Res Inst, Dublin, Ireland. 

E-mail Address: richard.tol at esri.ie 

Cited Reference Count: 12 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV 

Publisher Address: PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 

ISSN: 1751-1577 

29-char Source Abbrev.: J INFORMETR 

ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Informetr. 

Source Item Page Count: 7 

Subject Category: Information Science & Library Science 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 296TK 

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