h.index: H-index.

In RAT: Research Assessment Tools

H-index.

Description

Calculates the h-index.

Usage

h.index(biblio, fulldata = FALSE)

Arguments

biblio	A data.frame exported from Web of Science as tab delimited text, full record.
fulldata	if TRUE returns publication and citation counts.

Details

The h-index is a measure of scientific output calculated as the h number of papers with more than h citations (Hirsch, 2005).

Value

The h-index value. If fulldata = TRUE a list with full data.

References

Hirsch, J.E. (2005). An index to quantify an individual's scientific research output. PNAS, 102: 16569–16572. doi:10.1073/pnas.0507655102.

Examples

data(biblio)
h.index(biblio)
h.index(biblio, TRUE)

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