Ranking forestry journals using the h-index
Digital Libraries
2008-11-13 v4
Abstract
An expert ranking of forestry journals was compared with journal impact factors and h-indices computed from the ISI Web of Science and internet-based data. Citations reported by Google Scholar appear to offer the most efficient way to rank all journals objectively, in a manner consistent with other indicators. This h-index exhibited a high correlation with the journal impact factor (r=0.92), but is not confined to journals selected by any particular commercial provider. A ranking of 180 forestry journals is presented, on the basis of this index.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.0712.1916,
title = {Ranking forestry journals using the h-index},
author = {Jerome K. Vanclay},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.1916},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
21 pages, 3 figures, 5 tables. New table added in response to reviewer comments