Scaling the h-index for different scientific ISI fields
Physics and Society
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We propose a simple way to put in a common scale the h values of researchers working in different scientific ISI fields, so that the previsible misuse of this index for inter-areas comparison might be prevented, or at least, alleviated.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0607224,
title = {Scaling the h-index for different scientific ISI fields},
author = {Juan E. Iglesias and Carlos Pecharroman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0607224},
year = {2007}
}