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PV: Plenarvorträge

PV II

PV II: Special Session ``h-index''

Monday, March 26, 2007, 13:00–13:30, H1

The h-index: how useful is it as a measure of scientific achievement? — •Jorge E. Hirsch — Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego

The h-index was proposed in 2005 as a succinct way to quantify an individual's scientific research output. It has generated considerable interest not only in physics but also in other scientific disciplines, and has recently been implemented in the ISI Web of Science. Several extensions of the original concept have also been proposed. I will discuss various properties of the h-index, what I view as its advantages over other indicators and potential disadvantages, and whether it is a good predictor of future achievement.