Successive H indices: a new proposal based on H index

[Lic. Ricardo Arencibia Jorge]

Dear colleagues,

This is the applying of a Schubert´s proposal based on the widely discussed 
H index (András Schubert, Scientometrics 2007;70(1):201-205)
I think it can be a good option to evaluate institutions taking into acount 
the performance of the researcher´s staff.

Title:    Applying successive H indices in the institutional evaluation: a 
case study (Brief Communication)
Authors:     Ricardo Arencibia-Jorge*, Ismaray Barrios-Almaguer, Sandra 
Fernández-Hernández, Rachel Carvajal-Espino.
* Network of Scientometric Studies for Higher Education, National Scientific 
Research Center, Havana, Cuba.
Abstract:
The present work shows the applying of successive H indices in the 
evaluation of a scientific institution, using the 
researcher-department-institution hierarchy as level of aggregation. The 
scientific production covered by the Web of Science of the researcher's 
staff from the Cuban National Scientific Research Center, during the period 
2001-2005, was studied. The Hirsch index (h-index; J.E. Hirsch, 2005) was 
employed to calculate the individual performance of the staff, using the 
g-index created by Leo Egghe (2006) and the A-index developed by Jin Bi-Hui 
(2006) as complementary indicators. The successive H indices proposed by 
András Schubert (2007) were used to determine the scientific performance of 
each department as well as the general performance of the institution. The 
possible advantages of the method for the institutional evaluation processes 
were exposed.
Index Terms:     author productivity, impact factor, scientometrics, 
scientists, H index.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/116324237/ABSTRACT

Best Regards,

BSc. Ricardo Arencibia-Jorge
Network of Scientometric Studies for Higher Education
National Scientific Research Center, Havana, Cuba.
ricardo.arencibia at cnic.edu.cu
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