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The h-index, proposed by Hirsch in 2005, is a measure to calculate the output of a researcher. With an h-index of 10, 10 publications of an author are cited at least 10 times. This value can be calculated in the database Web of Science Core Collection.
1. For a detailed author search click on the menu item More  |
2. Tip: Use more than one initial to be more specific |
3. The function Create Citation Report will display the h-index. |
4. In addition to the h-index, the number of publications is given, for example |
Additional search tools that calculate the h-index are Scopus or Google Scholar.
However, the h-index is not entirely uncontroversial and has certain advantages and disadvantages.
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| - considers only most cited publications - eliminates “one-hit wonder” - “punishes” authors, who are little/not cited but publish much | - 'Groundbreaking' works are not being duly appreciated - Influenced by career duration - Compare only within the same discipline! (Depends from the research field) - depends on which publications of a researcher are indexed in the search tools. |