Research in economics and management in France: A bibliometric study using the h-index

Authors :: Jean-Michel Courtault
Naïla Hayek
Eric Rimbaux
Tong Zhu
Centre d'Economie de l'Université Paris Nord (ancienne affiliation) (CEPN)
Université Paris 13 (UP13)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Statistique, Analyse et Modélisation Multidisciplinaire (SAmos-Marin Mersenne) (SAMM)
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)
Laboratoire interdisciplinaire bisontin de recherches économiques (LIBRE)
Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (M.E.N.E.S.R.)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC)
Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)
Courtault, Jean-Michel
Source :: Journal of Socio-Economics, Journal of Socio-Economics, Elsevier, 2010, Volume 39 (Issue 2), pp. 329-337
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2010.
Abstract: International audience; This paper presents an application of new measures of research excellence, namely Hirsch's index (2005) and derived indexes. It gives a ranking of French departments of Economics, departments of Management and Business schools based on the quality of the academic environment offered by these institutions using these measures. It argues that, since the bulk of the research is done by a very small number of researchers, a greater concentration of the best researchers seems necessary for France to achieve international visibility in Economics and Management.

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