New journal classification methods based on the global h-index

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Highlights：

• We argue that the h-index has a deficiency in comparing journals for ranking purpose.

• We propose the global h-index: Gh-index and its extensions to fix this problem.

• We apply the new indexes to produce an automatic journal classification without arbitrary cut-off points.

• The new ranking results are compatible with other peer reviewed based ranking results.

摘要

•We argue that the h-index has a deficiency in comparing journals for ranking purpose.•We propose the global h-index: Gh-index and its extensions to fix this problem.•We apply the new indexes to produce an automatic journal classification without arbitrary cut-off points.•The new ranking results are compatible with other peer reviewed based ranking results.

论文关键词：Research evaluation,Journal ranking,The h-index,The Gh-index,Xj Class,Lj Class

论文评审过程：Received 12 April 2013, Revised 27 October 2014, Accepted 31 October 2014, Available online 21 November 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2014.10.011