2 papers
physics.hist-ph2018
The strange case of Dr. Petit and Mr. Dulong
Roberto Piazza
The Dulong-Petit limiting law for the specific heats of solids, one of the first general results in thermodynamics, has provided Mendeleev with a powerful tool for devising the per…
physics.soc-ph2017
On the "persistency" of scientific publications: introducing an h-index for journals
Roberto Piazza
What do we really mean by a "good" scientific journal? Do we care more about the short-time impact of our papers, or about the chance that they will still be read and cited on the…