How relevant is the predictive power of the h-index? A case study of the time-dependent Hirsch index

被引：34

作者：

Schreiber, Michael ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tech Univ Chemnitz, Inst Phys, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany

来源：

JOURNAL OF INFORMETRICS | 2013年 / 7卷 / 02期

关键词：

h index; Hirsch index; Evaluation; Citation analysis;

D O I：

10.1016/j.joi.2013.01.001

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

The h-index has been shown to have predictive power. Here I report results of an empirical study showing that the increase of the h-index with time often depends for a long time on citations to rather old publications. This inert behavior of the h-index means that it is difficult to use it as a measure for predicting future scientific output. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：325 / 329

页数：5

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