2022 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2
RESEARCH ARTICLE
HR Index and CHR Index: Two new literature measurement composite indexes-Taking the evaluation of academic journals as an example
AUTHOR
Liping Yu, Quan Zhang, Yunlong Duan
ABSTRACT
In academic evaluation, some composite evaluation indexes, for example, quantity, quality and prestige, have the advantages of a large amount of information and unique results. First, in this paper, two composite evaluation indexes are proposed, i.e., the HR index and the CHR index, where the HR index is based on the evaluation of prestige and quality, and the CHR index is based on the evaluation of prestige, quality and quantity. Second, two methods are proposed for testing the HR and CHR indexes. One is to test the principles, i.e., the self-interpretation degree of the results to the principle, by means of partial least squares regression. The other is the analysis of the evaluation results, including the relationships between the composite index and other bibliometric indicators, such as the order of magnitude and distinction and the data distribution of evaluation value, etc. Empirical studies are also conducted. The CSSCI periodicals of the CNKI Library Information and Document Science are employed to test the proposed HR and CHR indexes. Empirical analyses find that the HR index and the CHR index are good evaluation indicators that have broad application and can be used in many aspects, such as scholar, institutional and subject evaluations.
KEYWORDS
HR index; CHR index; Academic evaluation; Partial least squares regression