Using the H-index to Rank Influential Information Scientists
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...
Main Authors: | Cronin, Blaise, Meho, Lokman I. |
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Language: | en |
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Wiley
2006
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105439 |
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