Assessing the accuracy of the h- and g-indexes for measuring researchers' productivity

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1224-1234

  Abramo, Giovanni ^a   D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea ^a   Viel, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

bibliometrics

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS; BIBLIOMETRICS; CAREER ADVANCEMENT; EMPIRICAL TESTING; G INDICES; H INDICES; HARD SCIENCE; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS;

INDEXING (OF INFORMATION); PRODUCTIVITY;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84877599814     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.22828     Document Type: Article

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