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D-Index
36
Citations
9602
World Ranking
11006
National Ranking
104

Overview

Leo Egghe is affiliated with Hasselt University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of mathematics, with a focus on computational theory, statistical physics, and applied mathematics. Their research spans several specialized subfields including Computational Theory and Mathematics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Applied Mathematics, Geometry and Topology, and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Topological and Geometric Data Analysis
  • Scientometrics and Bibliometrics Research
  • Fuzzy Systems and Optimization
  • Graph Theory and Applications
  • Functional Equations Stability Results
  • Mathematical Functions and Polynomials

Leo Egghe has published research in various academic venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Informetrics
  • Scientometrics
  • Journal of Data and Information Science
  • Journal of Scientometric Research

Their recent papers include:

  • The h-index formalism, 2020, Scientometrics
  • Impact measures: What are they?, 2021, Scientometrics
  • Polar coordinates and generalized h-type indices, 2020, Journal of Informetrics
  • A theory of pointwise defined impact measures, 2021, Journal of Informetrics
  • Rank-frequency data and impact in a continuous model: Introducing impact bundles, 2022, Journal of Informetrics

Frequent collaborators in their research have included:

  • Ronald Rousseau
  • Li Li
  • Ronald W. Rousseau

Best Publications

  • Theory and practise of the g-index

    Leo Egghe

  • Introduction to Informetrics: Quantitative Methods in Library, Documentation and Information Science

    Leo Egghe;Ronald Rousseau

  • The R- and AR-indices: Complementing the h-index

    Jin BiHui;Liang LiMing;Ronald Rousseau;Leo Egghe

  • An informetric model for the Hirsch-index

    Leo Egghe;Ronald Rousseau

  • Power Laws in the Information Production Process: Lotkaian Informetrics

    Leo Egghe

  • The Hirsch index and related impact measures

    Leo Egghe

  • Methods for accrediting publications to authors or countries: consequences for evaluation studies

    Leo Egghe;Ronald Rousseau;Guido Van Hooydonk

  • Co-citation, bibliographic coupling and a characterization of lattice citation networks

    Leo Egghe;Ronald Rousseau

  • Mathematical theory of the h- and g-index in case of fractional counting of authorship

    Leo Egghe

  • An h-index weighted by citation impact

    Leo Egghe;Ronald Rousseau

  • Dynamic h-index: The Hirsch index in function of time

    Leo Egghe

  • Classification of growth models based on growth rates and its applications

    Leo Egghe;I. K. Ravichandra Rao

  • Becoming Metric-Wise: A Bibliometric Guide for Researchers

    Leo Egghe;Raf Guns;Ronald Rousseau

  • New informetric aspects of the Internet: some reflections - many problems

    Leo Egghe

  • Web searcher interaction with the Dogpile.com metasearch engine

    Bernard J. Jansen;Amanda Spink;Sherry Koshman

  • The duality of informetric systems with applications to the empirical laws

    L. Egghe

  • Aging, obsolescence, impact, growth, and utilization: definitions and relations

    Leo Egghe;Ronald Rousseau

  • Editorial: expansion of the field of informetrics: Origins and consequences

    L. Egghe

  • The influence of publication delays on the observed aging distribution of scientific literature

    Leo Egghe;Ronald Rousseau

  • Zipfian and Lotkaian continuous concentration theory

    Leo Egghe

  • Applications of the theory of Bradford's Law to the calculation of Leimkuhler's Law and to the completion of bibliographies

    Leo Egghe

  • Untangling Herdan's law and Heaps' law: Mathematical and informetric arguments

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  • The power of power laws and an interpretation of Lotkaian informetric systems as self-similar fractals

    Leo Egghe

  • A general framework for relative impact indicators

    Leo Egghe;Ronald Rousseau

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Michel
Christine Michel Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Lutz Bornmann
Lutz Bornmann Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Ludo Waltman
Ludo Waltman Leiden University

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