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 | Zipf’s law in a random text from english with a new ranking method
Author :Saxena, Anurag;Jauhari, Monika;Gupta, B.M.
Source: DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology :27(4) ; 2007 ; pp.51-58
Abstract : Zipf’s law has attracted infometricians time and again. There have been many studies, which have explored the application of Zipf’s law to various areas. However, there are a few parameters, which largely affect a study. These parameters are the power law embedded in Zipf’s law, the ranking method, the type of text taken for the study and the behaviour of extreme regions in the Zipf’s curve. This paper tries to address all these points by taking a random text in English language from computer science literature. The selected text is called random because of its highly specific nature of technical words. The paper studies the properties of this text and compares the product of rank and frequency for three ranking procedures. It also analyses the performance of data in the extreme regions of the Zipf’s curve. It is observed that ranking procedure and type of text have definite bearings on the performance of Zipf’s curve.
Keywords : Zipf’s law;Infometrics;Zipf’s curve;Power law;Computer science
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| | Indian Computer Science Research Output during 1999-2008: Qualitative Analysis
Author :Gupta, B.M.;Kshitij, Avinash;Singh, Yogendra
Source: DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology :30(6) ; 2010 ; pp.39-54
Abstract : The paper analyses research output of computer science, in 11 sub-fields, in India during 1999-2008. The parameters studied include total research output, publications growth, citation impact, share of international collaborative publications, research communication in productive journals, characteristics of most productive institutions, authors, and high-cited papers.
Keywords : Quantitative analysis;indian publications;productive journals;computer science
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