REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
IMPACT FACTOR OF A JOURNAL
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Impact Factor
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H-Index
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i10-Index
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -H-index is the best known author-level metric. Since it was proposed by JE Hirsch in 2005 it has gained a lot of popularity amongst researchers while bibliometics scholars proposed a few variants to account for its weaknesses (g-index, m-index are good examples).
Detailed explanation-2: -H-Index. The h-index quantifies the actual scientific productivity and the apparent impact of the scientist. The h-index is based on the author’s most cited papers and the number of citations they have received from other articles.
Detailed explanation-3: -Navigate to Google Scholar: scholar.google.com. Enter name of author. If a profile exists for the author it will appear at the top of the search results, click the name of the author and their profile page will open. View the h-index for the person on the right side of the screen. 09-Mar-2023