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Using the H-index to Rank Influential Information Scientists

Cronin, Blaise and Meho, Lokman I. (2006) Using the H-index to Rank Influential Information Scientists. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 57(9):pp. 1275-1278.

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Abstract

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.

EPrint Type:Journal Article (Paginated)
Keywords:Citation Analysis, Bibliometrics, H-index, Ranking, Research Evaluation, Information Scientists, Faculty Members
Subjects:Bibliometrics
Citation Analysis
ID Code:1717
Deposited On:09 January 2007
Alternative Locations:http://www.slis.indiana.edu/faculty/meho/cronin-meho-01.pdf, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.20354
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