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In this discussion we show that the significance of the cubic relationship observed in Basu et al. (Scientometrics, 2016. doi: 10.1007/s11192-016-1935-0) can be explained simply—QQCI is a proxy for the normalized form of the exergy term X = (TC2/TP) and so the relationship seen in Nishy et al. (Scientometrics 91(1):245–251, 2012) is just confirmed. The original data is reworked to show explicitly the values of X and h3 and using a correlation test it is shown that there is remarkable agreement between X and h3.
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Basu, A., Banshal, S. K., Singhal, K., & Singh, V. K. (2016). Designing a composite index for research performance evaluation at the national or regional level: Ranking Central Universities in India. Scientometrics,. doi:10.1007/s11192-016-1935-0.
Nishy, P., Panwar, Y., Prasad, S., Mandal, G., & Prathap, G. (2012). An impact-citations-exergy (iCX) trajectory analysis of leading research institutions in India. Scientometrics, 91(1), 245–251.
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Prathap, G. Letter to the editor: comments on the paper of Aparna Basu et al.: designing a composite index for research performance evaluation at the national or regional level: ranking central universities in India. Scientometrics 108, 1685–1687 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-016-2020-4
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