The web of science service for uk education provides a single route to all the clarivate analytics products subscribed to by your institution. Depending on which source is used, h index will vary by a lot. The eindex is the square root of the surplus of citations in the hset beyond h 2, i. The h index can be calculated automatically in web of science and scopus or manually in other databases that provide citation information e. Guided by the legacy of dr eugene garfield, inventor of the worlds first citation index, web of science is the most powerful research engine, delivering your library with bestinclass publication and citation data for confident discovery, access and assessment. Uptodate information about the hindex can be found on wikipedia. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Apr 20, 2020 so a web of science h index might look different when searched through different institutions. The h index correlates with obvious success indicators such as winning the nobel prize, being accepted for research fellowships and holding positions at top universities. What is a good hindex in theoretical computer science for. Web of science indexes leading scholarly journals, books, proceedings, and other formats.
The data citation index on the web of science provides a single point of access to quality research data from repositories across disciplines and around the world. This could include selecting options from the authors or the organizationsenhanced tick boxes. The hindex is a way to measure the impact of a researchers work and is based on the number of times that researchers work is cited. The most established areisi web of knowledge, andscopus, both of which require a subscription probably via your institute, but there are free options too, one of which ispublish or perish. It was originally produced by the institute for scientific information isi and is currently maintained by clarivate analytics previously the intellectual property and science. Trusted source of open access data and citation index. An empirical investigation of the g index for 26 physicists in comparison with the h index, the a index, and the r index. The index is based on a list of publications ranked in descending order by the number of citations these publications received. A persons h index located through publish or perish is often higher than the same persons index located by means of isis web of science. So a web of science hindex might look different when searched through different institutions.
For instance, scopus only considers work from 1996 or later, while the web of science calculates an hindex using all years that an institution has subscribed to. Apr 02, 2009 the h index has been quickly adopted as the metric of choice for many committees and bodies. This is because the databases index different journals and cover different years. Journal of the american society for information science and technology, 599, 15. The pros and cons of computing the h index using web of science. The first database to include the hindex, web of science indexes over 10,000 journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. See leo egghe, theory and practice of the gindex, scientometrics, vol. If you are using the publish or perish software in one of your. Web of science allows for generation of the h index for publications and.
A lot of flaws exist in terms of gathering the correct information and mapping a given publication to the author, and counting the number of citations. Publish or perish also calculates the eindex as proposed by chunting zhang in his paper the eindex, complementing the hindex for excess citations, plos one, vol 5, issue 5 may 2009, e5429. Hindex is a very nice measure, but it is as good as the data you put in to calculate it. Book citation index for social sciences and humanities. Journal of the american society for information science and technology, 63. The hindex correlates with obvious success indicators such as winning the nobel prize, being accepted for research fellowships and holding positions at top universities. It is the largest number h such that h articles published in 20142018 have at least h citations each. With over 100 projects from all over the world, you can find a project that helps you and others. Web of science is the worlds most trusted publisherindependent global citation database.
Uptodate information about the h index can be found on wikipedia. The hindex is based on a list of publications ranked in descending order by the times cited. The index is based on the set of the scientists most cited papers and. The number of items above this line, which is h have at least h citations. A persons hindex located through publish or perish is often higher than the same persons index located by means of isis web of science. This opens a popup window to share the url for this database. Web of science all databases formerly thomson reuters web of knowledge indexes core journal articles, conference proceedings, data sets, and other resources in. Master journal list helps librarians to keep track of the publication landscape. We list only scientists having h index 40 within the area of computer science and electronics. Cognitive science 3 neural networks 2 complex systems 2 computer science 22 algorithms and computational theory 2 artificial intelligence 4 data communication 4 information retrieval 1 knowledge discovery and data mining 3 languages 1 fortran 1 measurement and evaluation 1 simulation and modeling 2 software engineering 2. You just plot papers versus the number of citations you or someone else have received, and the hindex is the number of papers at which the 45degree line citationspapers intercepts the curve, as shown in. The majors software science and web science were formally embedded in the bachelor program computer science and engineering in dutch.
Locate the web of science link on the library website. Depending on which source is used, hindex will vary by a lot. Each collection list download includes the journal title, issn. The last article in the list where the number of its citations is equal or greater to the articles numbered position on the list is the h index. Trusted publisherindependent citation database web of science. We list only scientists having hindex40 within the area of computer science and electronics. Feb 06, 2016 publish or perish also calculates the e index as proposed by chunting zhang in his paper the e index, complementing the h index for excess citations, plos one, vol 5, issue 5 may 2009, e5429. The e index is the square root of the surplus of citations in the h set beyond h 2, i. Consequently, after completing one of these majors, you will receive the bachelors degree certificate in. The heart of the platform is the web of science core collection, which indexes over 20,000 scholarly journals. Measuring research impact using web of science, altmetrics.
If number of papers or h index were taken here as the only points of comparison, we would have a very different picture than if we were to compare a variety of metrics. The web of science platform connects the web of science core collection to regional citation indexes, patent data, specialized subject indexes, and an index of research data sets for confident discovery, access, and assessment. In the cited author box, type in the authors name in the format lastname firstinitial e. Bookmark this page and use these links to start your research. The pros and cons of computing the hindex using web of science. Connect to the web of science service, search using the all database search or. The hindex has been quickly adopted as the metric of choice for many committees and bodies. If number of papers or hindex were taken here as the only points of comparison, we would have a very different picture than if we were to compare a variety of metrics.
For example, an author with 10 papers, where 5 papers were cited 5 times each one, hindex is 5. Web of science core collection includes only journals that demonstrate high levels of editorial rigor and best practice. For example, an author with 10 papers, where 5 papers were cited 5 times each one, h index is 5. H index is a very nice measure, but it is as good as the data you put in to calculate it. An empirical investigation of the gindex for 26 physicists in comparison with the hindex, the aindex, and the rindex. You just plot papers versus the number of citations you or someone else have received, and the h index is the number of papers at which the 45degree line citationspapers intercepts the curve, as shown in. Finding your hindex hirsch index in web of science. Only the web of science core collection indexes every piece of content covertocover, creating a. See leo egghe, theory and practice of the g index, scientometrics, vol. Publish or perish is a software program that retrieves and analyzes. For example, an hindex of 20 means there are 20 items that have 20 citations or more. As with the impact factor, journal hindex does not take into account differing citation practices of fields unlike the weighted sjr and snip and so is best used to compare journals within a field. This unique combination of quality and objective assessment, paired with superior access technology through oa links and kopernio, makes us the most trusted solution for researchers, institutions, and publishers to discover, access and evaluate oa web of science gives publishers the tools to assess oa publishing programsinstitutional strategy with the only comprehensive multiversioned dataset.
Starting using the calculator is as easy as the following two steps. Its major subject areas include sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The hindex is a factor determining both the quantity and quality of a scientists research output. The gindex aims to improve on the hindex by giving more weight to highlycited articles.
We have a large selection of webbased software check the online tab, as well as windows educational software to download under the downloads tab. Web of science master journal list wos mjl by clarivate. If you have questions about accessing research resources or would like to add a resource to this list, please see our help pages, or ask a librarian tip. H index is the largest number h such that h publications have at least h citations. The hindex can be calculated automatically in web of science and scopus or manually in other databases that provide citation information e. If you are accessing the application remotely remember to use the remote access link also located on the library website. Guide to hindex in web of science university of nottingham. Recommendations and reports centers for disease control. Finding your hindex hirsch index in web of science ncar library library.
Web of science previously known as web of knowledge is a website which provides subscriptionbased access to multiple databases that provide comprehensive citation data for many different academic disciplines. The hindex is indicated by an orange horizontal line going through the year total year columns. There are several online resources you can use to directly calculate a scientist s hindex. Guide to hindex in web of science 2016 page 2 of 3 on the results screen, narrow down to the publications you want using the options under refine results. As with the impact factor, journal h index does not take into account differing citation practices of fields unlike the weighted sjr and snip and so is best used to compare journals within a field. Hirsch, dept of physics, ucsd, proposes the index h, defined as the number of papers with citation number higher or equal to h, as a useful index to characterize the scientific output of a researcher.
We show you step by step how to index in a safe and. An hindex provides a method of comparing researchers within a field, but does a poor job comparing researchers across fields. Web of science all databases formerly thomson reuters web of knowledge indexes core journal articles, conference proceedings, data sets, and other resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. If you or other scholars are not listed, we appreciate if you can contact us. Through linked content and summary information, this data is displayed within the broader context of the scholarly research, enabling users to gain perspective that is lost when data. The g index aims to improve on the h index by giving more weight to highlycited articles. An index that quantifies both the actual scientific productivity and the apparent scientific impact of a scientist. Downloads browse, search, and explore journals listed in the web of science. The h index is an authorlevel metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar.
The easiest, most effective search is to search by author. The h index for computer science by jens palsberg in this paper, j. If the author is very prolific, or has a common name, you may have to input the name of the journal in the cited work box find the correct abbreviation using the journal abbreviation list link. To enter an authors name, enter the last name, a space, the first initial of the first name, and. Master journal list is a free tool which allows you to search for all titles currently covered in web of science. This page presents a list of library resources to help you start your research process. The scimat associated article has been accepted in the journal of the american society for information science and technology. Guide to h index in web of science 2016 page 2 of 3 on the results screen, narrow down to the publications you want using the options under refine results. Databases home ucsf guides at university of california. The value of h is equal to the number of papers n in the list that. Google scholar and microsoft academic perform better than the web of science and. The h index is a factor determining both the quantity and quality of a scientists research output. Feb 21, 2014 an h index provides a method of comparing researchers within a field, but does a poor job comparing researchers across fields.
Finding an authors hindex assessing article and author. Hindex is the largest number h such that h publications have at least h citations. Its true that promotion and tenure committees use hindices and similar metrics to placate bureaucrats who dont have the expertise to evaluate research directly, so its im. Rather, i am going to see what freely available tools i can use to compute my hindex. When you index you help connect families by typing up historical documents so they can be published online. The hindex is an authorlevel metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar.