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.
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What do we know about the h index? - Bornmann - 2007 - Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology - Wiley Online Library
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%A Daniel, Hans-Dieter
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%J Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
%K Hirsch Hirsch-Index impact index measures
%N 9
%P 1381--1385
%R 10.1002/asi.20609
%T What do we know about the h index?
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.20609
%V 58
%X 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.
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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.},
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author = {Bornmann, Lutz and Daniel, Hans-Dieter},
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description = {What do we know about the h index? - Bornmann - 2007 - Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology - Wiley Online Library},
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journal = {Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology},
keywords = {Hirsch Hirsch-Index impact index measures},
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pages = {1381--1385},
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timestamp = {2013-08-08T10:27:03.000+0200},
title = {What do we know about the h index?},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.20609},
volume = 58,
year = 2007
}