Multivariate Leimkuhler Curve: Properties and Applications to Analysis of Bibliometric Data

The Leimkuhler curve has established itself as an efficient tool in the analysis and comparison of concentration of bibliometric measures of productivity from different sources. Inspite of a considerable volume of literature emerging on multivariate analysis of informetric data, a multivariate version of the Leimkuhler curve does not appear to have been considered so far. In the present work we propose a multivariate Leimkuhler curve and study some of its properties. The use of our results is illustrated by analyzing multivariate informetric data.