1. Solution by step functions of a minimum problem in L-2[0,1], using generalized h- and g-indices
- Author
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Egghe, Leo and Rousseau, Ronald
- Subjects
Computer. Automation ,Generalized g-indices ,Technology ,Science & Technology ,Decreasing differentiable functions ,Generalized h-indices ,Documentation and information ,Computer Science ,Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications ,Step functions ,Information Science & Library Science ,Lotkaian informetrics ,Power laws - Abstract
In this article we solve a minimum problem involving step functions. The solution of this problem leads to an investigation into generalized h- and g-indices. This minimum problem and the related generalized h- and g-indices are studied in a general context of decreasing differentiable functions as well as in the specific case of Lotkaian informetrics. The study illustrates the use of h-and g-indices and their generalizations in a context which bears no relation to the research evaluation context in which these indices were originally introduced. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- 2019