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More than just a number of publications: Unity Index, an alternative “ranking” for bibliometric analyses

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  • Carlos Plata

    (TSM - Toulouse School of Management Research - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - TSM - Toulouse School of Management - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse)

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This paper presents the unity index- an index designed in response to the call to find a more holistic way to assess scientific production. In this case, the scientific production is understood from a multivariate perspective using existing measurements, such as the number of publications, the number of, and the H-Index. It can be used especially when generating or assessing production in bibliometric studies. The index consists of a 3-part point system where points are assigned to the authors based on their position in the rank of the 3 traditional indicators for production, acceptance and impact. The index is calculated by attributing 1 point to the author with most published articles and increasing the number of points attributed by 1 to all the subsequent authors. The same point attribution is done to the remaining 2 indicators, acceptance -citations- and impact -h-index-. In the presented method, 3 different means of calculation are shared. Finally, the method is validated and different ways to analyze the results and generate insights are suggested.

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  • Carlos Plata, 2022. "More than just a number of publications: Unity Index, an alternative “ranking” for bibliometric analyses," Post-Print hal-05454306, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05454306
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2022.101878
    Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://normandie-univ.hal.science/hal-05454306v1
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