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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.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author is grateful to K.V. Mironova, Cand. Sci. (Eng.), for the idea to write this article, useful tips in its implementation, and assistance in analyzing the large amount of information on this problem on the Internet, as well as to A.N. Vlasov, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), and A.I. Novikov, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), of Ryazan State Radio Engineering University for reading the manuscript and valuable comments.

I am grateful to the reviewers for the in-depth analysis of the manuscript and constructive comments, which undoubtedly helped improve the quality of the article.

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Valentin Vasil’evich Mironov, Dr. Sci. (Phys.‒Math.), is a Professor in the Department of Higher Mathematics of Ryazan’ State Radio Engineering University (RSREU).

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Mironov, V.V. New Indices of Publication Activity. Her. Russ. Acad. Sci. 90, 618–624 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1019331620040115

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