On standardization of the Activity Index

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Highlights：

• It is shown that Activity Index cannot be compared across scientific fields.

• It is shown that RSI also shares all properties of AI (i.e. noncomparability.)

• A standardization of AI with desirable properties is proposed.

摘要

Highlights•It is shown that Activity Index cannot be compared across scientific fields.•It is shown that RSI also shares all properties of AI (i.e. noncomparability.)•A standardization of AI with desirable properties is proposed.

论文关键词：Relative Specialization Index,Activity Index

论文评审过程：Received 17 February 2014, Revised 28 March 2014, Accepted 2 April 2014, Available online 4 May 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2014.04.004