An author's impact on their field of research has traditionally been measured using the number of academic publications he or she has authored and the number of times these publications are cited by other researchers. Because of this, a simple way to illustrate an author's impact is to create a comprehensive list of their publications and the number of times they have been cited.
Citation analysis is traditionally used to measure author impact. Citation analysis compares the number of academic publications you have published (quantity) to the number of times these publications have been cited by other researchers (quality). The h-index is the most common method of citation analysis.
What is it?
The h-index is the number of papers (h) that have been cited h or more times. For example, if you have 10 papers that have been cited 10 or more times then you have an h-index of 10.
Limitations
Tools Available for H-Index
What is it?
The g-index was created as an improvement to the h-index. It gives more weight to your higher-cited publications. The metric was introduced in 2006 but is not as widely accepted as the h-index.
Limitations
Tools Available for G-Index
What is it?
The i10-index tracks how many of your publications have been cited by at least 10 other publications. It is a more straightforward measurement than the h-index or g-index. The metric is currently only used by Google Scholar.
Tools Available for i10-Index
Librarians can also help determine your research impact. For more information, contact your Liaison Librarian.
Each tool may produce varying results depending on the scope of its database. For an accurate picture of your research impact, use more than one tool and compare the results.
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