Are We Overdoing It with the Hirsch-Index H ?

Elemer Elad Rosinger (1)

1 Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics [Pretoria]

It is shown that measures of complex entities or performance given by one single number, such as the IQ, or the lately fashionable Hirsch-Index H, are highly questionable not least due to the Principle of Increasing Irrelevance of Preference Type Information.

Mots clés: bean counting conflicts with the Principle of Increasing Irrelevance of Preference Type Information

Domaines: Mathématiques générales [math.GM]; Physique Générale [physics.gen-ph]; Psychologie

Elemer Elad Rosinger. Are We Overdoing It with the Hirsch-Index H ?. 2012. ⟨hal-00664547⟩