Using the h-index to rank influential information scientists
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چکیده
We apply a new bibliometric measure, the h-index (Hirsch, 2005), to the literature of information science. Faculty rankings based on raw citation counts are compared with those based on h-counts. There is a strong positive correlation between the two sets of rankings. We show how the h-index can be used to express the broad impact of a scholar’s research output over time in more nuanced fashion than straight citation counts.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JASIST
دوره 57 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006