Crediting multi-authored papers to single authors

Tietze, Anna; Hofmann, Philip

doi:10.1016/j.physa.2020.124652

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“…(5) For each period, the new values of h and h alpha are calculated. The alpha author of a paper can be determined at the time of its publication (without changing later on) or the alpha author of a paper is determined after each period of action based on the current h index values of the authors (see Tietze, Galam, & Hofmann, 2019).…”

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Does the h_α-index reinforce the Matthew effect in science? The introduction of agent-based simulations into scientometrics

Bornmann

Ganser

Tekles

et al. 2020

Quantitative Science Studies

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Recently, Hirsch (2019a) proposed a new variant of the h index called the hα index. He formulated as follows: "we define the hα index of a scientist as the number of papers in the hcore of the scientist (i.e. the set of papers that contribute to the h-index of the scientist) where this scientist is the α-author" (p. 673). The hα index was criticized by Leydesdorff, Bornmann, and Opthof (2019). One of their most important points is that the index reinforces the Matthew effect in science. We address this point in the current study using a recently developed Stata command (h_index) and R package (hindex), which can be used to simulate h index and hα index applications in research evaluation. The user can investigate under which conditions hα reinforces the Matthew effect. The results of our study confirm what Leydesdorff et al. (2019) expected: the hα index reinforces the Matthew effect. This effect can be intensified if strategic behavior of the publishing scientists and cumulative advantage effects are additionally considered in the simulation.

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Does the h_α-index reinforce the Matthew effect in science? The introduction of agent-based simulations into scientometrics

Bornmann

Ganser

Tekles

et al. 2020

Quantitative Science Studies

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“…The h α index aims to capture the degree of scientific leadership. It is important to stress that this measure intends to complement rather than replace the h -index as a metric to evaluate research performance [9]. As mentioned by Hirsch [6], ‘a high h index in conjunction with a high h α / h ratio is a hallmark of scientific leadership’ (p. 673).…”

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On the measurement of scientific leadership

Simões

Crespo

2020

Journal of Information Science

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The [Formula: see text] index was recently proposed to measure the degree of scientific leadership. While the concept is useful and interesting, namely, as a complement to the traditional performance analysis, the metric suffers from important shortcomings. We argue that scientific leadership should be evaluated: (1) taking into account information of the moment the paper is produced/published, and (2) in the specific context of the paper, meaning that only previous work relevant for the paper should be taken into account. Based on these two principles, we introduce an alternative approach, using self-citations as a source of information, which eliminates the shortcomings inherent to the [Formula: see text] index. The new measures proposed in this study can be used to complement the traditional performance assessment, namely, through the application of the h-index.

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Measuring coauthors’ credit in medicine field — Based on author contribution statement and citation context analysis

Yang¹,

Xiao²,

Nie³

et al. 2022

Information Processing & Management

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Crediting multi-authored papers to single authors

Cited by 5 publications

References 24 publications

Does the h_α-index reinforce the Matthew effect in science? The introduction of agent-based simulations into scientometrics

Does the h_α-index reinforce the Matthew effect in science? The introduction of agent-based simulations into scientometrics

On the measurement of scientific leadership

Measuring coauthors’ credit in medicine field — Based on author contribution statement and citation context analysis

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Crediting multi-authored papers to single authors

Cited by 5 publications

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Does the hα-index reinforce the Matthew effect in science? The introduction of agent-based simulations into scientometrics

Does the hα-index reinforce the Matthew effect in science? The introduction of agent-based simulations into scientometrics

On the measurement of scientific leadership

Measuring coauthors’ credit in medicine field — Based on author contribution statement and citation context analysis

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Does the h_α-index reinforce the Matthew effect in science? The introduction of agent-based simulations into scientometrics

Does the h_α-index reinforce the Matthew effect in science? The introduction of agent-based simulations into scientometrics