An index to quantify an individual's scientific research output

2005/08/31 by J. E. Hirsch · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #physics.soc-ph #cond-mat.stat-mech

paper · pdf · doi:10.1073/pnas.0507655102

published as Proc.Nat.Acad.Sci.46:16569,2005 · Small changes, some caveats added. Submitted to PNAS on 9/1, Pending Final Recommendation

arxiv created 2005/09/29 · arxiv updated 2016/09/08

Abstract

I propose the index h, defined as the number of papers with citation number higher or equal to h, as a useful index to characterize the scientific output of a researcher.

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