How honest is the h-index in measuring individual research output?

Several bibliometric indicators have been developed to measure the output of research studies or publications, of which a number of publications and publications in high impact factor journals are the most popular ones. A journal's impact factor is based on two elements: the numerator, which is...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of postgraduate medicine 2011-07, Vol.57 (3), p.264-265
Hauptverfasser: Patro, B K, Aggarwal, A K
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Several bibliometric indicators have been developed to measure the output of research studies or publications, of which a number of publications and publications in high impact factor journals are the most popular ones. A journal's impact factor is based on two elements: the numerator, which is the number of citations in the current year compared to items published in the previous two years, and the denominator, which is the number of substantive articles and reviews published in the same two years.
ISSN:0022-3859
0972-2823
DOI:10.4103/0022-3859.85233