
H-index: examples
Name | H-index |
Martin Cohen, Berkeley | 94 |
Philip Anserson, Princeton | 91 |
Edward Witten, Princeton | 110 |
Charles K Kao (Nobel laureate, 2009) | 6 |
Let's consider the h-index of some high ranking physicists as noted by P. Ball in Nature (Ball, 2005).
Why is Kao's index so much lower?
Kao's papers are published mainly in conference proceedings; he has published many monographs and patents. These outputs are NOT taken into consideration in the h-index calculation when you use the Web of Science.
Here is a good example of how an individual (Stephen Hawking)'s rating can vary according to the source used:
Source | h-index |
Web of Science | 59 |
Scopus | 18 |
Publish or Perish | 76 |
Sources:
Ball, P. 2005. Index aims for fair ranking of scientists. Nature. 436, p. 900
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