Does the h-index for ranking of scientists really work?

Volume: 65, Issue: 3, Pages: 391 - 392
Published: Oct 8, 2005
Abstract
Hirsch (2005) has proposed the h-index as a single-number criterion to evaluate the scientific output of a researcher (Ball, 2005): A scientist has index h if h of his/her Np papers have at least h citations each, and the other (Np − h) papers have fewer than h citations each. In a study on committee peer review (Bornmann & Daniel, 2005) we found that on average the h-index for successful applicants for post-doctoral research fellowships was...
Paper Details
Title
Does the h-index for ranking of scientists really work?
Published Date
Oct 8, 2005
Volume
65
Issue
3
Pages
391 - 392
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