The h-Index: Understanding its predictors, significance, and criticism

The h-index is an author-level scientometric index used to gauge the significance of a researcher's work. The index is determined by taking the number of publications and the number of times these publications have been cited by others. Although it is widely used in academia, many authors find...

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Published in:	Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Main Authors:	Himel Mondal, Kishore Kumar Deepak, Manisha Gupta, Raman Kumar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-11-01
Subjects:	citations h-index impact limitations publications scientometric index
Online Access:	https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1613_23

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