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Hirsch-type indices for characterizing networks

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Hirsch-type indices are devised for characterizing networks and network elements. Their actual use is demonstrated on scientometric examples, and the potential value of the concept on a practically unlimited range of networks is suggested.

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  1. Institute for Research Policy Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    András Schubert

  2. Department of Telecommunications and Media Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary

    András Korn

  3. Department of Computer Science and Information Theory, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary

    András Telcs

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Schubert, A., Korn, A. & Telcs, A. Hirsch-type indices for characterizing networks. Scientometrics 78, 375–382 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-008-2218-1

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