Abstract
In this Letter to the Editor we extend the dimensionless citation indicators h/P, p/P and i/P, where h is the Hirsch h-index, p the performance index of Prathap, and i the value of impact as measured by the ratio of citations C to Publications P to the case of fractional counting.
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Prathap, G. Letter to the editor: Dimensionless citation indicators for fractional counting. Scientometrics 126, 8765–8769 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-021-04113-8
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