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The Limits of Citation Counts

Antonin Macé

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I study the measurement of scientists' influence using bibliographic data. The main result is an axiomatic characterization of the family of citation-counting indices, a broad class of influence measures which includes the renowned h-index. The result highlights several limitations of these indices: they are not suitable to compare scientists across different fields, and they cannot account for indirect influence. I explore how these limitations can be overcome by using richer bibliographic information.
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halshs-01630095 , version 1 (07-11-2017)
halshs-01630095 , version 2 (13-11-2023)

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Antonin Macé. The Limits of Citation Counts. 2023. ⟨halshs-01630095v2⟩

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