The science of biology, he is the author or coauthor of books on cell biology and on plants, genes, and crop biotechnology. His research has resulted in many papers coauthored with his students, on topics ranging from plant biochemistry to pharmacology of narcotic analgesics to human genetic diseases. Hirsch calculated the hindex of nobel price winners and found 84% of them to have an hindex of at least 30. What is a good h index for a professor in biology compared to. The best french textbooks for any level whats the best way to become a maverick of the french language. Mediocre, a young scientist who coauthored five useless papers that each got quoted five times, mainly by his coauthors and a few other impactless scientists in his immediate network. Here is a partial list of computer science researchers who each has an h index of 40 or higher according to. The results number should indicate how many articles in web of science cited the. For a thorough analysis of the impact of an author or a publication, one needs to. What is a good h index for a professor in biology compared. Nov 17, 2019 yoshua bengio has over 200,000 raw citations since 2015, but about 200 300 h index.
The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. The h index can also be calculated for journals, departments, universities or. Citations and the h index of soil researchers and journals. The feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future. For more introductory information about web of science, view the related research guide. In 1996, hirsch wrote the schools we need and why we dont have them. Dec 8, 2014 in science i came across an interesting paper that derives a mathematical relationship between the total number of citations a scientist has received, and the scientists index. Whitesides has the highest hirsch index of any living chemist, which makes him arguably the most significant in the world. Google scholar captures books, book chapters and published conference. Calculating an authors hirsch index hindex web of science information about calculating an hindex using web of. The hindex originates from the assumption that the number of citations received by a scientist is a better indicator of the relevance of his or her work than the number of papers he or she publishes or the journals where they are published. The citation count will only include the number of times the publication was cited by specific articles from the journals that web of science covers. Relationship between h index and total citations count.
The h index can also be calculated for journals, departments, universities or countries. This work is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. In different ways, they rank the retrieved documents by year, journal, institution, or author. Hindex compared with the contemporary index for academics in different disciplines. The best french textbooks for french learners of any level. Hirsch, dept of physics, ucsd, proposes the index h, defined as the number of papers with citation number higher or equal to h, as a useful index to characterize the scientific output of a researcher. The hirsch index of a researcher is the highest integer h such that h among. I consider myself pioneering, i have 9 raw, 2 h index. Since hirsch s first publication of the h index in 2005 hirsch, 2005, this new measure of academic impact has generated a widespread interest. As with the impact factor, journal hindex does not take into account differing citation practices of fields unlike the weighted sjr and snip and so is best used to compare journals within a field. Since hirsch s first publication of the hindex in 2005 hirsch, 2005, this new measure of academic impact has generated a widespread interest. The h index correlates with obvious success indicators such as winning the nobel prize, being accepted for research fellowships and holding positions at top universities.
Hirsch the hindex is an index that attempts to measure both the scientific productivity and the apparent scientific impact of a scientist. Apr 20, 2020 web of science core collection is really a group of databases. The h index for computer science by jens palsberg in this paper, j. Citation analysis invovles counting the number of times an article is cited by other works to measure the impact of a publicaton or author. Pdf ranking university departments using the mean hindex.
Whitesides has the highest hirsch index of any living chemist in the world. May 04, 2020 the hindex captures output based on the total number of publications and the total number of citations to those works, providing a focused snapshot of an individuals research performance. Herbert simon carnegie mellon university united states. Proposed by hirsch as a quantitative measure of the total effective output of a researcher, the index h was defined as the number of papers with citation number. The hindex is an authorlevel metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation. The results number should indicate how many articles in web of science cited the journal. English or mainly in books or book chapters since most citation tools do not capture such. A guide to biology with physiology by phelan, jay and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The hindex is calculated by counting the number of publications for which an author has been cited by other authors at least that same number.
Ranking for top scientists in computer science and electronics 2018. High school biologyclassification wikibooks, open books. The h index is a number intended to represent both the productivity and the impact of a particular scientist or scholar, or a group of scientists or scholars such as a departmental or research group. One may have a high h index but very little first authored or senior authored publications. The h index includes highly cited articles published by an. An hindex of 25 means the researcher has 25 papers, each of. The highestrated books include comprehensive coverage of the course material, excellent practice questions, and helpful testtaking and studyplanning tips for students. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cdrom or access codes. A scientists hindex is the highest number of papers they have published which have each amassed at least that number of citations.
Is it a coincidence that hirsch a and belikov l are so. The hindex captures output based on the total number of publications and the total number of citations to those works, providing a focused snapshot of an individuals research performance. The hirsch index a play on numbers or a true appraisal. Hirsch index for recent nobelists in medicine slide 17. As with the impact factor, journal h index does not take into account differing citation practices of fields unlike the weighted sjr and snip and so is best used to compare journals within a field.
Hirsch was born on march 22, 1928, in memphis, tennessee. Hirsch in his paper an index to quantify an individuals scientific research output, arxiv. Jennifer hirsch is a professor at the mailman school of public health at columbia university. Hirsch, is an american educator and academic literary critic. She is the deputy chair for doctoral studies in the department of. A wet look at climate change hurricanes to house mites. The h index originates from the assumption that the number of citations received by a scientist is a better indicator of the relevance of his or her work than the number of papers he or she publishes or the journals where they are published.
Biology categories bioethics genetics cell biology forestry virology forensic biology marine biology fish biology ornithology. She is the deputy chair for doctoral studies in the department of sociomedical studies, and codirector of columbias center for population research. A citation index is an index of citations between publications, allowing the user to easily establish which later documents cite which earlier documents the first citation indices were legal citators such as shepards citations 1873. The committee checks the h index of all candidates, and appoints the candidate with the highest h index. The lessons offer a convenient way for students to study, interactive. Hirsch said that hindex is one of the most commonly used indexes to measure productivity from a scientist or researcher. Nevertheless, i should strive for a higher hindex score because no one predict the. Popularity is calculated using the total number of sales. Yoshua bengio has over 200,000 raw citations since 2015, but about 200 300 hindex. Biology and conservation of the musteloids badgers, otters, skunks, raccoons and their kin eds. The hirsch or hindex is a kind of weighted score based on a numerical analysis of a scientists published work which factors in both the number of papers and the number of citations those papers receive by other authors. Web of science does not count citations from every journal published around the world, nor.
Citation metrics have rapidly gained importance in todays landscape and are being increasingly utilized as a yardstick in making several important decisions regarding academic funding and appointments. If a researcher has 15 papers, each of which has at least 15 citations, their hindex is 15. The paper, written by alexander yong, argues that for typical scientists, is given simply as 0. It is also important to realize that the highest impact factors for journals covering medicine, biochemistry and molecular biology, biochemical research methods, and biology are 53. A scholar with an index of h has published h papers with at least h citations each. Hirsch at the university of california, san diego, first explained the calculation of the hindex in 2005 in his seminal publication as follows. Impact factor of medical education journals and recently. Whitesides is arguably the worlds most significant chemist. Identifying nobel class scientists and the uncertainties. In 1960, eugene garfields institute for scientific information isi introduced the first citation index for papers published in academic journals, starting. According to hirsch, a scientist has index h if h of his or her np papers have at least h citations each and the other nph papers have. Andy hirsch has 73 books on goodreads with 12157 ratings. In the 1960s hirschs validity in interpretation made an important contribution to contemporary literary theory and established him as the founder of contemporary.
We list only scientists having h index 40 within the area of computer science and electronics. In this work the hirsch h index of each faculty in greek chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and physics departments was calculated using the. Maybe follow some of the researchers listed for this. Hirsch index for recent nobelists in chemistry slide 18. The index is based on the set of the scientists most cited papers and. The caviat however, there is no single citation analysis tools that collects all publications and their cited references. The high energy physicists with hyperauthored papers are excluded. It is calculated by dividing the hindex by the number of years the academic. He is professor emeritus of education and humanities at the university of virginia. High school biologyevolutionary theory wikibooks, open. Nov 15, 2012 proposed by hirsch as a quantitative measure of the total effective output of a researcher, the index h was defined as the number of papers with citation number. A scientist has index h if h of hisher n p papers have at least h citations each, and the other n p h papers have no more than h citations each. If you or other scholars are not listed, we appreciate if you can contact us.
The h index is an authorlevel metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar. More information about this seller contact this seller 2. High school biology textbook course online video lessons. It is a personal index and provides information on the number of publications of an author and the number of citations. Feb 08, 2020 the hindex is an index to quantify an individuals scientific research output j. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. When searching various library and online sources, the button, when present, can be used to locate an item in the library catalog, to gain access to the fulltext of an article, or to send interlibrary loan orders for items that the library does not own. Most nobel laureates do not have very high h index. However, the emergence of the hirsch index has provided an.
The present paper addresses the most frequent questions about the hindex. Top journals for computer science and electronics with impact. The hindex is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given authorjournal has published. However, the hindex was introduced in 2005 hirsch, 2005, comprising in a single indicator a measure of quantity and impact of the scientific output of a researcher. Top journals for computer science and electronics with. You can write one paper or book and get the nobel prize. The h index is calculated by counting the number of publications for which an author has been cited by other authors at least that same number.
As hirsch did for physicists in the field of computational biology, i broadly. Immersion is definitely the name of the game, and there are a ton of ways to do it. The hirsch index a play on numbers or a true appraisal of. Course summary this high school biology textbook replacement course covers all of the topics in a standard biology textbook. Scaling the hindex for different scientific isi fields arxiv. The impact factor has traditionally been the metric most often employed in this regard. An academic cannot have a high hindex without publishing a. An index that quantifies both the actual scientific productivity and the apparent scientific impact of a scientist.
Citations and the h index of soil researchers and journals in. We list only scientists having hindex40 within the area of computer science and electronics. Interindividual spacing affects the finders share in ringtailed coatis nasua nasua. In it, hirsch proposed that romanticized, antiknowledge theories of education are not only the cause of americas lackluster educational performance, but also a cause of widening. Ranking for top scientists in computer science and electronics 2019, 5th edition. Newly elected members in the national academy of sciences in physics and astronomy in 2005 had a median hindex of 46. Once the results are posted, click on select all and then on finish search. The hindex is a number intended to represent both the productivity and the impact of a particular scientist or scholar, or a group of scientists or scholars such as a departmental or research group. There are an increased number of interactive tools available such as the scopus citation tracker in 2006, and the corresponding tool for science citation index, results analysis. George whitesides, with an h of 169, has published 169 papers which have each received at least 169 citations, for example.