What do we know about the <i>h</i> index? 论文
2007Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology引用 654
scientometrics and bibliometrics researchIntellectual Capital and Performance AnalysisWeb visibility and informetrics
详细信息
- 发表期刊/会议
- Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
- 发表日期
- 2007-04-27
- 发表年份
- 2007
关键词
scientometrics and bibliometrics researchIntellectual Capital and Performance AnalysisWeb visibility and informetrics
摘要
Abstract Jorge Hirsch (2005a, 2005b) recently proposed the h index to quantify the research output of individual scientists. The new index has attracted a lot of attention in the scientific community. The claim that the h index in a single number provides a good representation of the scientific lifetime achievement of a scientist as well as the (supposed) simple calculation of the h index using common literature databases lead to the danger of improper use of the index. We describe the advantages and disadvantages of the h index and summarize the studies on the convergent validity of this index. We also introduce corrections and complements as well as single‐number alternatives to the h index.