The h-index is now used almost as a canonical tool for research assessment of individuals, research faculties and institutions and even for comparing performance of journals and countries. However, its limitations have also been noticed and many Hirsch-type variants have been proposed. In this paper, a “mock h-index” which was recently proposed is compared with the “tapered h-index”.
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Prathap, G. Going much beyond the Durfee square: enhancing the h T index. Scientometrics 84, 149–152 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0067-1
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