2011/08/30 by Loet Leydesdorff, Leydesdorff, Loet, Tobias Opthof +1
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1108.5845
Scientometrics, in press
arxiv created 2011/08/30 · arxiv updated 2011/08/31
Citation distributions are so skewed that using the mean or any other central tendency measure is ill-advised. Unlike G. Prathap's scalar measures (Energy, Exergy, and Entropy or EEE), the Integrated Impact Indicator (I3) is based on non-parametric statistics using the (100) percentiles of the distribution. Observed values can be tested against expected ones; impact can be qualified at the article level and then aggregated.