Sanderson, M (Sanderson, Mark) Revisiting h measured on UK LIS and IR academics JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 59 (7): 1184-1190 MAY 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: m.sanderson at shef.ac.uk 

Author(s): Sanderson, M (Sanderson, Mark) 

Title: Revisiting h measured on UK LIS and IR academics 

Source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY, 59 (7): 1184-1190 MAY 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: GOOGLE SCHOLAR; INDEX; SCIENCE; COUNTS 

Abstract: A brief communication appearing in this journal ranked UK-based 
LIS and (some) IR academics by their h-index using data derived from the 
Thomson ISI Web of Science (TM) (WoS). In this brief communication, the 
same academics were re-ranked, using other popular citation databases. It 
was found that for academics who publish more in computer science forums, 
their h was significantly different due to highly cited papers missed by 
WoS; consequently, their rank changed substantially. The study was widened 
to a broader set of UK-based LIS and IR academics in which results showed 
similar statistically significant differences. A variant of h, h(mx), was 
introduced that allowed a ranking of the academics using all citation 
databases together. 
Addresses: Univ Sheffield, Dept Informat Studies, Sheffield S1 4DP, S 
Yorkshire, England 

Reprint Address: Sanderson, M, Univ Sheffield, Dept Informat Studies, 
Sheffield S1 4DP, S Yorkshire, England. 

E-mail Address: m.sanderson at shef.ac.uk 

Cited Reference Count: 13 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS INC 

Publisher Address: 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA 

ISSN: 1532-2882 

29-char Source Abbrev.: J AM SOC INF SCI TECHNOL 

ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 

Source Item Page Count: 7 

Subject Category: Computer Science, Information Systems; Information 
Science & Library Science 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 296GN 

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