Using the H-index to Rank Influential Information Scientists

Description

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 scholarâ s research output over time in more nuanced fashion than straight citation counts.

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1. Using the H-index to Rank Influential Information Scientists 2006-07, 57(9):1275-1278 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105439
3. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

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Bibliometrics

Citation Analysis

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Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/105439
Date	07 1900
Creators	Cronin, Blaise, Meho, Lokman I.
Publisher	Wiley
Source Sets	University of Arizona
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Journal Article (Paginated)