Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:26:28 BST CiteULike: JSicot h_index http://www.citeulike.org/user/JSicot/tag/h_index CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/JSicot/article/276731 <i>(3 Aug 2005)</i><br /><br />I propose the index $h$, defined as the number of papers with citation number higher or equal to $h$, as a useful index to characterize the scientific output of a researcher. An index to quantify an individual's scientific output JE Hirsch (3 Aug 2005) 2005-08-08T10:17:12-00:00 2005 h_index scientometrie http://www.citeulike.org/user/JSicot/article/347751 <i>Scientometrics, Vol. 65, No. 3. (December 2005), pp. 391-392.</i> Does the h-index for ranking of scientists really work? Lutz Bornmann Hans-Dieter Daniel doi:10.1007/s11192-005-0281-4 Scientometrics, Vol. 65, No. 3. (December 2005), pp. 391-392. 2005-10-11T12:26:26-00:00 2005 Scientometrics 0138-9130 65 3 391 392 Kluwer Academic Publishers h_index research_assessment http://www.citeulike.org/user/JSicot/article/2032158 <i>Cybermetrics, Vol. 11, No. 1. (November 2007)</i><br /><br />We propose the b index as a measure of scientific excellence at the micro and meso levels, as a promising supplement to the h index and its variants (such as g index and R index). The b index as a measure of scientific excellence. A promising supplement to the h index. L Bornmann R Mutz H-D Daniel Cybermetrics, Vol. 11, No. 1. (November 2007) 2007-11-30T20:23:41-00:00 2007 Cybermetrics 11 1 b_index h_index scientometrie http://www.citeulike.org/user/JSicot/article/1655551 <i>JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 58, No. 9. (2007), pp. 1381-1385.</i><br /><br />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. What Do We Know About the h Index? Lutz Bornmann Daniel Hans-Dieter JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 58, No. 9. (2007), pp. 1381-1385. 2007-09-14T10:34:20-00:00 2007 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 58 9 1381 1385 h_index