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CommentaryJournal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation StudiesVol. 5 | Issue 1 | 2026 | pp. 61–64Open access
RC-index: A New Measure to Quantify Researchers’ Contribution
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- 1 Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA.
Published in Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies
Correspondence: Rajesh C. Shah
Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA.
Email: dr_rcshah@yahoo.com
Copyright: © 2026 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- May 19, 2026
- Received:
- Jan 8, 2026
- Accepted:
- Apr 19, 2026
How to cite
Shah, R. C. (2026). RC-index: A New Measure to Quantify Researchers’ Contribution. Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies, 5(1), 61–64. https://doi.org/10.5530/jcitation.20260269
Abstract
There are many methods (tools) available to identify the research output of a researcher, primarily based on the number of published papers, where they published, their citations, etc. But still no methods are available to determine the contributions of a researcher. This paper proposes rc-index of a research paper as well as RC-index of a researcher for determining researcher’s contribution by balancing percentage contributions of a researcher, impact factor of the journals and the number of citations. Some comparisons are also made with h-index and r-index
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| Title | RC-index: A New Measure to Quantify Researchers’ Contribution |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rajesh C. Shah |
| Affiliations | Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | dr_rcshah@yahoo.com |
| Journal | Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 5, Issue 1 (2026) |
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