Inconsistencies of the Highly-Cited-Publications Indicator
arXiv:1302.6391 · doi:10.1002/asi.22824
Abstract
One way of evaluating individual scientists is the determination of the number of highly cited publications, where the threshold is given by a large reference set. It is shown that this indicator behaves in a counterintuitive way, leading to inconsistencies in the ranking of different scientists.
8 pages, 5 tables, accepted for publication in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology