Schreiber M. "Self-citation corrections for the Hirsch index " EPL 78 (3): Art. No. 30002 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail: M. Schreiber : schreiber at physik.tu-chemnitz.de

DOI : 10.1209/0295-5075/78/30002

Title: Self-citation corrections for the Hirsch index 

Author(s): Schreiber M (Schreiber, M.) 

Source: EPL 78 (3): Art. No. 30002 2007 

Document Type: Article 
Language: English 
Cited References: 31      Times Cited: 0          

Abstract: 
I propose to sharpen the index h, suggested by Hirsch as a useful index to 
characterize the scientific output of a researcher, by excluding the self-
citations. Performing a self-experiment and also discussing in detail two 
anonymous data sets, it is shown that self-citations can significantly 
reduce the h index in contrast to Hirsch's expectations. This result is 
confirmed by an analysis of 13 further data sets. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2007. 

Addresses: Schreiber M (reprint author), Tech Univ Chemnitz, Inst Phys, D-
09107 Chemnitz, Germany
Tech Univ Chemnitz, Inst Phys, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany

Publisher: EDP SCIENCES S A, 17, AVE DU HOGGAR, PA COURTABOEUF, BP 112, F-
91944 LES ULIS CEDEX A, FRANCE 

Subject Category: Physics, Multidisciplinary 

IDS Number: 167BV 
ISSN: 0295-5075 

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