Measuring scientific contributions with modified fractional counting

Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 679 - 694
Published: May 1, 2019
Abstract
We develop and propose a new counting method at the aggregate level for contributions to scientific publications called modified fractional counting (MFC). We show that, compared to traditional complete-normalized fractional counting, it eliminates the extreme differences in contributions over time that otherwise occur between scientists that mainly publish alone or in small groups and those that publish with large groups of co-authors. As an...
Paper Details
Title
Measuring scientific contributions with modified fractional counting
Published Date
May 1, 2019
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
679 - 694
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