
What is the h-index?
Introduced in 2005 by American physicist,professor Jorge Hirsch in his article "An index to quantify an individual's scientific research output"
The h-index is used to measure the prodictivity of an individual scientist, group or institution.
What does the number mean?
A h-index of 31 tells us that the author has written 31 papers which have each received at least 31 citations.
"Obviously a single number can never give more than a rough approximation to an individual's multifaceted profile, and many other factors should be considered in combination in evaluating an individual." (Hirsch, 2005)
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