Evaluating the Productivity of Social Work Scholars Using the h-index by Lacasse, Hodge and Bean

[Eugene Garfield]

TITLE: Evaluating the Productivity of Social Work Scholars Using

the h-Index (Article, English)

AUTHOR: Lacasse, JR; Hodge, DR; Bean, KF

SOURCE: RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 21 (5). SEP 2011.

p.599-607 SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, THOUSAND OAKS

SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005

KEYWORDS: evidence-based practice; bibliometrics; quantitative

KEYWORDS+: GOOGLE SCHOLAR; HIRSCH-INDEX; BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS;

CITATION ANALYSIS; JOURNALS; SCIENCE; IMPACT; PUBLICATION;

INFORMATION; SCIENTISTS

ABSTRACT: Objectives: This article reports the first estimated h-

index values for social work faculty. Methods: Multiple raters blindly assessed two samples of faculty (1) tenure-track faculty at institutions listed in the U.S. News and World Report top 10 (n = 337) and (2) tenure- track editorial board members of 5 highly ranked social work journals (n = 215). Results: Intraclass correlation coefficients for h-index values among the multiple raters ranged from .83 to .92, indicating good reliability. For faculty at top 10 institutions, mean estimated h-index values were 3.97 (SD = 2.87) for assistant professors; 8.59 (SD = 3.72) for associate professors; and 16.14 (SD = 8.35) for full professors.

Values for editorial board members were generally similar. Conclusions:

These are the first such published data; further research is needed.

AUTHOR ADDRESS: JR Lacasse, Arizona State Univ, Sch Social Work, Coll Publ

Programs, 411 N Cent Ave,Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA




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