What is the h-Index?
"Index h, [is] defined as the number of papers with citation number higher or equal to h" Hirsch, 2005
Where can I find my h-Index?
Harzing's Publish or Perish software uses Google Scholar to obtain citations from a particular author and calculate these statistics:
i10-index: the number of publications with at least 10 citations each. Introduced in 2011 by Google Scholar.
The h-index and m quotient:
An index to quantify an individual's scientific research output . PNAS 102 (46) 16569-16572; 5, doi:10.1073/pnas.0507655102.
A review article of the more recent assessment options:
Zhang, Chun Ting. (2012) The h’-Index, Effectively Improving the h-Index Based on the Citation Distribution. PLoS ONE 8(4): e59912. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059912
Thompson, Dennis F.; Callen, Erin C.; Nahata, Milap C. (2008) New indices in scholarship assessment. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 73 (6), Article 111.
The g-index:
Egghe, Leo (2006). Theory and practise of the g-index. Scientometrics 69 (1), 131-152. DOI:10.1007/s11192-006-0144-7.
The A-index
Burrell, Quentin L. (2007). On the h-index, the size of the Hirsch core and Jin's A-index. Journal of Informetrics 1 (2), 170-177. DOI:10.1016/j.joi.2007.01.003.
The Creativity Index
Soler, Jose M. (2007). A rational indicator of scientific creativity. Journal of Informetrics 1 (2), 123-130. DOI:10.1016/j.joi.2006.10.004.
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