Does the h-alpha index reinforce the Matthew effect in science?
New article in Quantitative Science Studies
16.10.2019
Hirsch (2019) proposed a new variant of the h index, called the hα index, to measure scientific leadership. Lutz Bornmann, Christian Ganser, Alexander Tekles and Loet Leydesdorff use an agent-based simulation to show that the hα index reinforces the Matthew effect in science.