Silagadze, ZK. 2010. CITATION ENTROPY AND RESEARCH IMPACT ESTIMATION. ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B 41 (11): 2325-2333

[Eugene Garfield]

Silagadze, ZK. 2010. CITATION ENTROPY AND RESEARCH IMPACT ESTIMATION. 
ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B 41 (11): 2325-2333.

Author Full Name(s): Silagadze, Z. K.
Language: English
Document Type: Article
KeyWords Plus: H-INDEX; HIRSCH-INDEX; SCIENTISTS; RANKING; POWER

Abstract: A new indicator, a real valued s-index, is suggested to characterize a 
quality and impact of the scientific research output. It is expected to be at 
least as useful as the notorious h-index, at the same time avoiding some of its 
obvious drawbacks. However, surprisingly, the h-index is found to be quite a 
good indicator for majority of real-life citation data with their alleged Zipfian 
behaviour for which these drawbacks do not show up. The style of the paper 
was chosen deliberately somewhat frivolous to indicate that any attempt to 
characterize the scientific output of a researcher by just one number always 
has an element of a grotesque game in it and should not be taken too 
seriously. I hope this frivolous style will be perceived as a funny decoration 
only.

Addresses: [Silagadze, Z. K.] Budker Inst Nucl Phys, Novosibirsk 630090, 
Russia; [Silagadze, Z. K.] Novosibirsk State Univ, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia

Reprint Address: Silagadze, ZK, Budker Inst Nucl Phys, Novosibirsk 630090, 
Russia.

ISSN: 0587-4254
PDF: http://th-www.if.uj.edu.pl/acta/vol41/pdf/v41p2325.pdf