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| Title: | E = Pi2 - the energy of ideas approach to bibliometric research assessment |
| Authors: | Prathap, Gangan
Nishy, P |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2010 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | The performance index (p-index) is a
composite indicator which can effectively combine size and quality of
scientific
papers. It is able to complement the h-index
and give it better resolving power and at the same time is free of the many
limitations that the h-index has. The
curious structure of the p-index allows it to be interpreted using an
energy argument and
here, borrowing from electrical analogy, the power/energy
basis for bibliometric research assessment is proposed. The proxy
for the energy of ideas turns out to be E =
Pi2 where P is measured in the unit in which ideas are conveyed
(here, the number
of papers) and i is a measure of the rate
at which ideas are transmitted as citations (here, a proxy for quality). The
energy
assessment technique is demonstrated by applying
it to the research assessment of the laboratories belonging to the Council of
Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR). |
| Page(s): | 282-286 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-2404 (Online); 0972-5423 (Print) |
| Source: | ALIS Vol.57(3) [September 2010]
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