The h-Index
The h-index was proposed by J.E. Hirsch in his paper An index to quantify an individual's scientific research output.
A scientist has index h if h of his/her Np papers have at least h citations each, and the other (Np-h) papers have no more than h citations each.
A researcher's H-Index in any specific source is calculated based on the citation data captured in the literature indexed in that source only. That is why there are differences between the various source H-indices.
Below are notes for locating:
Scopus H-Index
Step1: Search for the Scopus author profile
- The affiliation field do not need to be completed for the search
Step 2: Locate the correct Scopus Author profile
- If the author has more than one document in Scopus, click on the hyperlinked author name of the profile
Step 3: View Scopus Author profile summary metrics
Step 4: Analyze the author output
As part of Analyze the author output, view the following cards provided in Scopus:
- View Documents by source
- View Documents by subject
- View Documents by type
Step 5: View the H-graph
Web of Science H-Index
Step 1: Search for the Web of Science author profile
Step 2: Locate the correct Web of Science Author profile
Step 3: View Web of Science Author profile summary metrics
Step 4: Analyze the author output
I want to monitor my Web of Science H-index and relevant metrics. How can I do that?
- Web of Science (Core Collection) offers multiple methods to help with tracking the author h-index.
- The easiest, most comprehensive, is via the 'Author search' mode.
- Once the relevant verified publications belonging to the author has been aggregated into one report, it could be viewed (1) on the screen in graph format, (2) exported to excel spreadsheet format, or (3) saved to text file format
- **This method takes multiple steps to create checks and balances and make sure that all publications included in the report indeed belongs to you.**
- To prevent having to complete a long process, first create a Web of Science Researcher Identifier profile and link you ORCID with that profile.
- From that stage forward, you could search by researcher identifier and locate all the linked publications in one step!
- Only the publications indexed in the Web of Science core collection is taken into consideration when the h-index is computed.
Google Scholar h-Index
If you have a Google Scholar Citations account it helps you to take control of your own publication information and it displays your h-Index as part of that.
The Google Scholar i10-Index
When a publication collects at least 10 citations each the author's i10-index is calculated. This is an alternative measure to the h-index.
Field Weighted Citation Index
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FWCI in SciVal indicates how the number of citations received by an entity's publications compares with the average number of citations received by all other similar publications in the data universe.
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- A FWCI of more than 1.00 indicates that the entity's publications have been cited more than would be expected based on the global average for similar publications; for example, 2.11 means 111% more than the world average.
- A FWCI of more than 1.00 indicates that the entity's publications have been cited more than would be expected based on the global average for similar publications; for example, 2.11 means 111% more than the world average.
- Elsevier discourages the use of FWCI to compare researchers because researchers usually have a small number of publications, which can be affected by outlier publications or publications that do not fit the general profile of the entity. Instead, they recommend the use of the FWCI per publication instead of a single average metric.
SciVal Overview for FWCI
I want to use SciVal (Elsevier) Overview Module to find a summary of my research performance. How can I do that?
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1. SciVal (Elsevier) will be used to collect evidence. Individual registration is required to use SciVal the first time.
2. Choose 'Sign in via your institution'. You have to use your @student.unimelb.edu.au OR @unimelb.edu.au email address to register.
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Step1: Sign in to SciVal
- SciVal has separate modules useful for different tasks, e.g., Overview, Benchmarking, Collaboration, Reporting, etc.
- In this sequence of steps we will be using the Overview module
- SciVal has auto-generated a form at the bottom of the current screen (based on your login credentials) to help you 'Find my profile'
- We suggest you click 'Find my profile' at the bottom of the screen
- The following screen is the 'Define a new researcher' screen
Step 2: Find the profile for a researcher - Overview (Module)
- In 'Overview' you can get a summary of the performance of Institutions, Researchers, Countries, Research areas, etc.
- After going to Overview, you need to select one of the buttons on the left collapsible navigation bar (there are 7 buttons in total)
- Select the button for researchers (2nd button), then click the 'Add new' button at the bottom of the panel
- From the options click 'Define a new researcher' and use the widget to define (locate the correct profile)
- Type in the Last name and the First name (don't complete affiliation) and then click 'Search'
- You may be presented with more than one possible match based on variations of initials/first names, affiliations, etc.
- If you have viewed the publications (hyperlinked) and you are sure that multiple profiles are yours - you could tick multiple boxes
- Once the boxes are clicked, the next action is to click 'Directly go to Save Researcher'
- Be careful and do not select multiple boxes if you are not looking at your own profile
- Once multiple boxes are selected Scopus/SciVal will go ahead to merge the profiles
Step 3: View + Navigate SciVal Researcher Overview
- The SciVal Overview module provides a summary typically over a shorter time-span such as 5 years
- Drop-down menus are provided to change the focus years, subject categories (FOR, ASJC, QS or THE), Subject areas (all or specified)
- The summary tap provides metrics for total Scopus scholarly outputs for the selected period, FWCI, Citation count, Citations per publicaton, H-index and h5-index
