2006/10/10 by Uta Grothkopf, Grothkopf, Uta, Sarah Stevens-Rayburn +1
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Economic Growth and Productivity #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0610274
7 pages, 4 figures, to appear in the proceedings of Library and Information Services in Astronomy V, Cambridge, MA, June 2006, S. Ricketts, E. Isaksson, C. Birdie (eds.)
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This paper analyzes the performance of observatories based on the so-called h-index (Hirsch 2005), a new, easy-to-use parameter that quantifies scientists' research impact and relevance. Compared to other bibliometric criteria, like total number of publications or citations, the h-index is less biased. Using NASA's Astrophysics Data System (ADS), we investigate the performance of selected observatories, taking into account their specific number of years of operation.