The H-index is a formula developed by Jorge Hirsch in 2005 designed to measure a research author's contribution to a field of study. The H-index is based on the researcher's highly cited publications. An H-index of 20 indicates 20 of an author's publications have been cited 20 or more times by other researchers. H-index scores are also used to evaluate research institutions programs of study. (Cooper, 2015)
Web of Science and Google Scholar calculate the H-index for an author's set of articles.
Web of Science This link opens in a new windowOpen the Basic Search drop-down menu and select Author Search from the list. Enter the author's last name and up to four initials. Click on Create Citation Report.
Google ScholarGoogle Scholar enables the researcher to create a personal Google Scholar Citations account, provides citation counts for each article listed in the researcher's account, and calculates the researcher's H-index.
