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A Hirsch-type index for journals

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It is suggested that a h-type index - equal to h if you have published h papers, each of which has at least h citations - would be a useful supplement to journal impact factors.
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We suggest that a h-type index - equal to h if you have published h papers, each of which has at least h citations - would be a useful supplement to journal impact factors.

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A New Dimension in Documentation through Association of Ideas

TL;DR: The uncritical citation of disputed data by a writer, whether it be deliberate or not, is a serious matter as discussed by the authors, and many naive students may be swayed by unfounded assertions presented by a writers who is unaware of the criticisms.
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Index aims for fair ranking of scientists

Philip Ball
- 17 Aug 2005 - 
TL;DR: The H-index as mentioned in this paper sums up publication record and is the most popular publication index in the world, and it can be found here: http://www.h-index.org/
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Does the h-index for ranking of scientists really work?

TL;DR: It was found that on average the h-index for successful applicants for post-doctoral research fellowships was consistently higher than for non-successful applicants.
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An index to quantify an individual's scientific output

J. E. Hirsch
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose the index $h, defined as the number of papers with citation number higher or equal to $h, as a useful index to characterize the scientific output of a researcher.
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