An index to quantify an individual's scientific research output - PMC
I propose the index h, defined as the number of papers with citation number ≥h, as a useful index to characterize the scientific output of a researcher. Keywords: citations, impact, unbiased
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A . 2005 Nov 7;102(46):16569–16572. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0507655102 An index to quantify an individual's scientific research output J E Hirsch J E Hirsch 1 Department of Physics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0319 Find articles by J E Hirsch 1, * Author information Article notes Copyright and License information 1 Department of Physics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0319 * E-mail: jhirsch@ucsd.edu . Communicated by Manuel Cardona, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany, September 1, 2005 Rece
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