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Title
The inconsistency of h-index: A mathematical analysis
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Keywords
h, index, Research assessment, Citation, Lognormal distribution
Journal
Journal of Informetrics
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 101106
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Online
2020-12-04
DOI
10.1016/j.joi.2020.101106
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