A citation index bridging Hirsch’s h and Egghe’s g

PNAS Nexus 2026 Open access

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Authors: Ruheyan Nuermaimaiti, Leonid Victorovich Bogachev, Jochen Voß
DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf368
Cited by: 1
References: 18

Abstract

Abstract We propose a new citation index ν (“nu”) and show that it lies between the classical h-index and g-index. This idea is then generalized to a monotone parametric family (να) (α≥0), whereby h=ν0 and ν=ν1, while the limiting value ν∞ is expressed in terms of the maximum citation.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Mathematical Identities Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics Advanced Operator Algebra Research

Publication details

Journal / source
PNAS Nexus
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
pgaf368–pgaf368
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN