In those fields where multiple authorship is the rule, the h-index should be supplemented by role-based h-indices

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-85

  Hu, Xiaojun ^a   Rousseau, Ronald ^b,c   Chen, Jin ^d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge Oostende   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

H index; Health sciences; Major contribution h index; Role based h indices

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATION PATTERNS; HEALTH SCIENCE; ROLE-BASED; WEB OF SCIENCE;

HEALTH;

INDEXING (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 75749097006     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551509348133     Document Type: Article

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