#37 — How do you measure how good you are as a scientist? How would you compare the impact of two scientists in a field? What if you had to decide which one would get a grant? One method is the h-index.

In this episode, we discuss the metrics involved in measuring scientific performance, focusing on the metric of choice for many funding bodies, the h-index, and some of its limitations.

Visit the original article for more resources to help you understand what the h-index is. [1]

To learn more about the h-index, read the article that first proposed it. [2] Find out more about Publish or Perish, a software program that retrieves and analyzes academic citations, [3] and how the various online resources and h-index calculators compare when it comes to providing an accurate and comprehensive picture of the scholarly impact of authors. [4]

Resources:
1. Does Your h-index Measure Up? Available at: https://bitesizebio.com/13614/does-your-h-index-measure-up/
2. Publish or Perish: Explains the use of Publish or Perish and its metrics. Available at: https://harzing.com/resources/publish-or-perish
3. Hirsch JE. An index to quantify an individual’s scientific research output. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0507655102
4. Meho LI, Yang K. Impact of data sources on citation counts and rankings of LIS faculty: Web of Science versus Scopus and Google Scholar. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.20677