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What does the h-index measure?
What does the h-index measure?
- Only the number of publications authored by the researcher
- Both the productivity and citation impact of a researcher's publications (correct)
- Only the productivity of a researcher
- Only the total number of citations
What does the i-10 index measure?
What does the i-10 index measure?
- The total number of publications authored by a researcher
- The number of publications with at least 10 citations each (correct)
- The total number of citations received by a researcher
- The average number of citations per paper
What does the total citations metric reflect?
What does the total citations metric reflect?
- The average impact of a researcher's individual works
- The productivity of a researcher
- The number of publications authored by a researcher
- The cumulative impact of a researcher on the scientific community (correct)
What does the citations per paper metric indicate?
What does the citations per paper metric indicate?
What is the publication count metric?
What is the publication count metric?
What is the equation for the h-index?
What is the equation for the h-index?
What does the h-index represent?
What does the h-index represent?
What is the i10-index?
What is the i10-index?
What is the equation for calculating the total number of citations received by a researcher?
What is the equation for calculating the total number of citations received by a researcher?
What does the Citations per Paper metric calculate?
What does the Citations per Paper metric calculate?
What is the Publication Count metric?
What is the Publication Count metric?
What does the equation h=max{i ∈ ℕ : ci ≥ i} represent?
What does the equation h=max{i ∈ ℕ : ci ≥ i} represent?
Study Notes
Researcher Metrics
- The h-index measures both a researcher's productivity and citation impact, providing a comprehensive view of their influence in academia.
- The h-index is the largest number of papers a researcher has that each have at least that number of citations.
- The h-index equation is h = max{i ∈ ℕ : ci ≥ i}, where ci is the citation count of the ith publication.
i10-index
- The i10-index counts the number of publications by a researcher that have at least 10 citations each.
- The i10-index equation is i10-index = Number of publications with at least 10 citations.
- The i10-index is particularly useful for evaluating the impact of early-career researchers or those with a limited publication record.
Total Citations
- Total Citations counts the overall number of citations a researcher has received across all their publications.
- The Total Citations equation is TC = c1 + c2 + … + cN, where ci is the citation count of the ith publication.
Citations per Paper
- Citations per Paper calculates the average number of citations received per paper authored by a researcher.
- The Citations per Paper equation is Citations per Paper (CPP) = Total number of citations / Total number of papers.
- Citations per Paper reflects the average impact or influence of the researcher's work.
Publication Count
- Publication Count is the total number of publications authored or co-authored by a researcher.
- The Publication Count equation is Publication Count = N, where N is the total number of publications.
- Publication Count reflects a researcher's productivity and contribution to their field.
Results and Discussion Structure
- The Results and Discussion section in a research paper typically follows a logical progression to help readers understand the findings and their implications.
- The structure of the Results and Discussion section allows readers to follow the research's logical progression.
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Learn about the most commonly used metrics to evaluate researcher performance, including h-index and i-10 index.
