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PageRank has nothing to do with h-index to my knowledge. The problem with using PageRank-like methods for academic papers is that academic papers mostly referen
by generationP 5y ago
PageRank has nothing to do with h-index to my knowledge. The problem with using PageRank-like methods for academic papers is that academic papers mostly reference backwards in time (except for the occasional draft or work-in-progress being referenced, but proper cycles are rare). A triangular matrix doesn't yield an interesting stationary distribution...
- fooofw 5y agoI don't know if it makes any difference, but if PageRank should replace the h-index, the most direct equivalent would be to rank the authors rather than the papers, no?
- andyferris 5y agoYou could just make it bidirectional (add the transpose and make it symmetric), right?
- generationP 5y agoToo easy to game by citing the most reputed sources. Reputation shouldn't flow up a citation.