Publication Forum, Research Assessment Excercise (RAE), international rankings (e.g. the Shangai list)
Publication frequency, citations, academic networks, quality of publication channels.
Indicators: h-index, g-index
The Hirsch-index was developed by Professor Jorge E Hirsch in 2005. The index measures the researcher’s publication effectiveness and the significance of the publications. The larger the h-index is the greater is the number of the researcher's publications that have been cited.
To be observed regarding the h-index:
If you are using the name of the author or organisation as a search word, please be careful with your search. In order to find all the relevant articles, it is recommended to pay attention to the following things:
Web of Science |
Scopus |
Publish or Perish |
The initial of the first name Affiliation information |
Possible errors in the merging of author information |
First name or the initial of the first name? Large result sets Requires a lot of manual editing Errors in publication and author information |
Further problems may be caused by: