Scrutinised and Compared: HVG Identification Methods in Terms of Common Metrics

Nadiia Kasianchuk, Yevhenii Kukuruza, Vladyslav Ostash, Anastasiia Boshtova, Dmytro Tsvyk and Matvii Mykhailichenko

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