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D-Index
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Citations
9602
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11006
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104

Leo Egghe publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leo Egghe sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 221 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Leo Egghe D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leo Egghe sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 984 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 969 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 765 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 517 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

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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