New Indices of Publication Activity

The results on the informativeness of the widely known and easy-to-use Hirsch citation index are described briefly, and the advantages and disadvantages are noted. As an alternative, four new three-dimensional citation indices are presented: the M-index, the weighted M-index, the G-index of superhigh citation, and the weighted G-index. For ease of comparing the publication activity of scientists, their unidimensional pseudonorms (estimates) have been introduced. The indicators introduced are easy to use and include the methodology of the Hirsch index, which is familiar to the scientific community; but are significantly more informative than the latter.