Purpose:A new point of view in the study of impact is introduced.Design/methodology/approach:Using fundamental theorems in real analysis we study the convergence of well-known impact measures.Findings:We show that poi...Purpose:A new point of view in the study of impact is introduced.Design/methodology/approach:Using fundamental theorems in real analysis we study the convergence of well-known impact measures.Findings:We show that pointwise convergence is maintained by all well-known impact bundles(such as the h-,g-,and R-bundle)and that theμ-bundle even maintains uniform convergence.Based on these results,a classification of impact bundles is given.Research limitations:As for all impact studies,it is just impossible to study all measures in depth.Practical implications:It is proposed to include convergence properties in the study of impact measures.Originality/value:This article is the first to present a bundle classification based on convergence properties of impact bundles.展开更多
基金The author thanks Li Li(National Science Library,CAS)for drawing Figure 1.
文摘Purpose:A new point of view in the study of impact is introduced.Design/methodology/approach:Using fundamental theorems in real analysis we study the convergence of well-known impact measures.Findings:We show that pointwise convergence is maintained by all well-known impact bundles(such as the h-,g-,and R-bundle)and that theμ-bundle even maintains uniform convergence.Based on these results,a classification of impact bundles is given.Research limitations:As for all impact studies,it is just impossible to study all measures in depth.Practical implications:It is proposed to include convergence properties in the study of impact measures.Originality/value:This article is the first to present a bundle classification based on convergence properties of impact bundles.
