Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
h-index and other methods of measuring the productivity and impact of the published work of a scientist
Krzysztof Kluza and Grzegorz J. Nalepa
AGH University of Science and Technology, POLAND
GEIST workshop 08.09.2011 (rev. 19.11.2013)
http://www.geist.agh.edu.pl
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Cytowanie jest miernikiem tego, ile warte jest to co piszemy... Publish or perish!
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Hirsch index overview
3 Other methods
4 Databases
5 Impact Factor
6 Tips
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Why is this important
H-index and citations useful for: CV evaluation at AGH-UST scientific evaluation for NCN grants finding potential collaborators interpretation of your work by other scientists
Several reasons for citing:
to provide background to provide related works to criticize or correct other works for self citations
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Hirsch index overview
3 Other methods
4 Databases
5 Impact Factor
6 Tips
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Simple bibliometric methods
number of papers number of citations number of papers in journals with IF
Problem A single method is not sufficient to measure both productivity and impact!
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Hirsch index (h-index) definition
A scientist has index h if
1 h of his/her Np papers have at least h citations each, 2 and the other (Np - h) papers have no more than h citations each.
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
How to increase h-index?
The citation number needed for increasing h-index
source: http://ectropy.info/2008/06/citation-trading
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Hirsch index overview
3 Other methods
4 Databases
5 Impact Factor
6 Tips
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Other bibliometric methods
Modifications of h-index g-index hb-index hc-index (contemporary h-index) hI-index (individual h-index) h(2)-index e-index (excess citations index)
Much more: http://sci2s.ugr.es/hindex/
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G-index
G-index definition Given a set of articles ranked in decreasing order of the number of citations that they had received, the g-index is the (unique) largest number such that the top g articles received (together) at least g 2 citation.
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Where one can find some information about my papers?
Selected scientific databases
Web of Science (Thomson Reuters) – http://apps.webofknowledge.com/ Google Scholar (Google) – http://scholar.google.com/ Scopus (Elsevier) – http://www.scopus.com/ DBLP (University of Trier) – http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/ Academic Search (Microsoft) – http://academic.research.microsoft.com/ Citeseerx (Penn State University) – http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/ Arnetminer (Tsinghua University) – http://www.arnetminer.org/ SpringerLink (Springer) – http://www.springerlink.com/ ACM Digital Library (ACM) – http://dl.acm.org/
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Arnetminer
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DBLPvis
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Web of Science
the world’s leading citation database over 12 000 journals from 256 categories over 148 000 proceedings from the most significant conferences the tool providing analysis and visualization capability part of Web of Knowledge, which provides ResearcherID integration isiwebofknowledge.com
More: http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/Web_of_Science_factsheet.pdf
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Google Scholar
wide range of sources (indexes citation almost from anywhere available on the web) useful for papers not indexed by WoS or Scopus less authoritative than WoS difficult to search with co-authors additional software for h-index calculation
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Citations in different sources
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Additional links
How to submit to DBLP: http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/about/faqcont.html http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/about/faqformat.html
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Tutorial
how to find your publications in Web of Science how to calculate your h-index in Web of Science how to calculate your h-index in Google Scholar how to calculate your h-index with Publish or Perish
WWW:
http://apps.webofknowledge.com/ http://scholar.google.com/
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Web of Sciencie Search Engine
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GJN Papers in Web of Sciencie
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GJN citation report in Web of Sciencie
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GJN citation report details in Web of Sciencie
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GJN h-index threshold in Web of Sciencie
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GJN h-index threshold in Web of Sciencie
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GJN citing in Web of Sciencie
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ALI results in Web of Sciencie
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ALI papers in Web of Sciencie
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar preferences (for h-index)
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Google Scholar with h-index plugin
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Google Scholar with h-index plugin (advanced)
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Publish or Perish
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Search in Publish or Perish
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Hirsch index overview
3 Other methods
4 Databases
5 Impact Factor
6 Tips
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Impact Factor (IF)
published by Thomson Reuters calculated for journals indexed in Journal Citation Report describes the importance of a journal within its field the higher the IF, the more important journal originally used for journals management in libraries
How to calculate IF of the Journal X - the no. of cites in 2010 to articles published in 2008 and 2009 Y - the no. of articles published in 2008 and 2009 IF 2010 = X/Y
About IF: http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/free/essays/impact_factor/ Master Journal List: http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jloptions.cgi?PC=master
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Tutorial IF
how to find a journal IF in Web of Knowledge how to get IF for a journal
WWW:
http://apps.webofknowledge.com/
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Web of Knowledge Additional Resources
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Journal Citation Report (JCR) Search Engine
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An exemplary record in Journal Citation Report
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The record details in Journal Citation Report
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How to get IF for a journal
Submission to Thomson Reuters submission min. 3 consecutive, current issues full journal title, ISSN, publisher, editor url, access (login, password), scope, brief statement on the unique features of the journal and how it is distinguished from others in the same field
Master Journal List: http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jloptions.cgi?PC=master Journal Selection Process: http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/free/essays/journal_selection_process/ Journal Submission Process: http://science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/selection/ Journal Electrionic Submission Form: http://science.thomsonreuters.com/info/journalsubmission/
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Basic requirements timeliness of publication according to its stated frequency the peer-review process full text in English (at very least only the bibliographic information) international editorial conventions informative journal title fully descriptive article titles/abstracts complete bibliographic information full author’s address information for every author diversity among the journal’s authors, editors, board members citation data (total citation received or the citation record of the contributing autors, self-citation rate) impact of the journal in the context of journals in the same discipline the journal has to enrich the database (better if the topic is not already adequately addressed in existing coverage) in case of regional journals they can target a local audience How many journals are selected for inclusion to the database? Only about 10-12% of submitted journals!
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IF for AMCS
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Self citations in AMCS
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Who cited AMCS?
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IF for IJAIT
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Self citations in IJAIT
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Who cited IJAIT?
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IF for IJSEKE
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Self citations in IJSEKE
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Who cited IJSEKE?
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IF for Przeglad Elektrotechniczny
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Self citations in IJSEKE
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Who cited IJSEKE?
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Hirsch index overview
3 Other methods
4 Databases
5 Impact Factor
6 Tips
GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Outlook Tips
tell your colleagues: ”please read my paper – maybe you will find it worth a citation” co-authors can help to publicize the paper the right keywords in the paper title increase your readership audience (Google) self citations review articles
Long term tips
journals of a high impact conferences with highly-respected proceedings work in a sub-field that is growing focus on most recent papers GEIST AGH-UST HINDEX Introduction Hirsch index overview Other methods Databases Impact Factor Tips
Outlook Tips
check your h-index in various sources monitor h-index of your collegues review paper with cites to your collegues report lack of paper or citation in WoS monitor your papers and report if they are missing using the form: http://science.thomsonreuters.com/techsupport/datachange/ advertise your research on sites such as http://www.researchgate.net or http://www.academia.edu
Remember self citations are not as respected as citations! BUT in general they are needed to avoid claim of selfplagiarism!
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