A citation index bridging Hirsch's h and Egghe's g

Abstract

We propose a citation index $\nu$ (``nu'') and show that it lies between the classical $h$-index and $g$-index. This idea is then generalized to a monotone parametric family $(\nu_\alpha)$ ($\alpha\ge 0$), whereby $h=\nu_0$ and $\nu=\nu_1$, while the limiting value $\nu_\infty$ is expressed in terms of the maximum citation.