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What is H-Index

Chapter 644
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
An index that attempts to measure both the productivity and impact of the published work of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications (“H-index”, 2013).
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Citation Based Indicators in Evaluation of Quality and Performance of Research and Researchers
Vahideh Zarea Gavgani (Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran) and Fahime Abbasi (Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch644
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Chapter 3
Smart Communities: Promoting Scientific Publications Through Academic Social Networks
H-index is the index that quantifies the productivity and impact of articles by a researcher.
Published in Chapter: Smart Communities: Promoting Scientific Publications Through Academic Social Networks; From: Open and Social Learning in Impact Communities and Smart Territories
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Chapter 583
Advancement and Application of Scientometric Indicators for Evaluation of Research Content
H-index is considered to be the appraisal of the influence of a researchers’ aggregate research contribution.
Published in Chapter: Advancement and Application of Scientometric Indicators for Evaluation of Research Content; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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