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hα: the scientist as chimpanzee or bonobo.
- Source :
- Scientometrics; Mar2019, Vol. 118 Issue 3, p1163-1166, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- In a recent paper, Hirsch (h<subscript>α</subscript>: an index to quantify an individual's scientific leadership, 2019. 10.1007/s11192-018-2994-1)  proposes to attribute the credit for a co-authored paper to the α-author—the authors with the highest h-index—regardless of his or her actual contribution, effectively reducing the role of the other co-authors to zero. The indicator h<subscript>α</subscript> inherits most of the disadvantages of the h-index from which it is derived, but adds the normative element of reinforcing the Matthew effect in science. Using an example, we show that h<subscript>α</subscript> can be extremely unstable. The empirical attribution of credit among co-authors is not captured by abstract models such as h, h¯, or h<subscript>α</subscript>. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01389130
- Volume :
- 118
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scientometrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135115032
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-019-03004-3