Research Article

Assessing h- and g-Indices of Scientific Papers using k-Means Clustering

by  S. Govinda Rao, A. Govardhan
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 100 - Issue 11
Published: August 2014
Authors: S. Govinda Rao, A. Govardhan
10.5120/17572-8266
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S. Govinda Rao, A. Govardhan . Assessing h- and g-Indices of Scientific Papers using k-Means Clustering. International Journal of Computer Applications. 100, 11 (August 2014), 37-41. DOI=10.5120/17572-8266

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                        author  = { S. Govinda Rao,A. Govardhan },
                        title   = { Assessing h- and g-Indices of Scientific Papers using k-Means Clustering },
                        journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
                        year    = { 2014 },
                        volume  = { 100 },
                        number  = { 11 },
                        pages   = { 37-41 },
                        doi     = { 10.5120/17572-8266 },
                        publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
                        }
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                        %A A. Govardhan
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                        %J International Journal of Computer Applications
                        %V 100
                        %N 11
                        %P 37-41
                        %R 10.5120/17572-8266
                        %I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

K-means clustering technique works as a greedy algorithm for partition the n-samples into k-clusters so as to reduce the sum of the squared distances to the centroids. A very familiar task in data analysis is that of grouping a set of objects into subsets such that all elements within a group are more related among them than they are to the others. K-means clustering is a method of grouping items into k groups. In this work, an attempt has been made to study the importance of clustering techniques on h- and g-indices, which are prominent markers of scientific excellence in the fields of publishing papers in various national and international journals. From the analysis, it is evidenced that k-means clustering algorithm has successfully partitioned the set of 18 observations into 3 clusters.

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Keywords

K-means clustering h-index g-index

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