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Impact Factors and Other Metrics

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Author-level metrics are citations metrics that measure the bibliometric impact of individual authors, researchers, academics, and scholars. 

Types of Metrics

H-index - The h-index (or Hirsch index) is based on the impact of a particular scientist rather than a journal. It is measured using the highest number of papers included that have had at least the same number of citations. For example, if the h-index for an author is 8, it means that out all of his published articles, at least 8 have been cited 8 or more times. 

Note: An individual's h-index may be different in various databases. This is because the databases index journals differently. Scopus will cover from 1996+ whereas Web of Science will only cover years subscribed to database. See Author Details to find h-index. 

Interested in a free h-index tool? Try the open source tool created by Professor Anne-Wil Harzing: Publish or Perish

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Google Scholar metrics provide an easy way for authors to quickly gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly publications. Currently cover articles published between 2012 and 2016.

  • Browse top 100 publications, ordered by their five year h-index and h-median metrics.
  • Explore publications in research areas of your interest (broad or specific categories)
  • Find out more about the coverage of publications. 

To find metrics in Google Scholar, click on the menu icon in top left of page, then select Metrics.