Part II: Should the h-index be modified? An analysis of the m-quotient, contemporary h-index, authorship value, and impact factor

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 766-774

  Khan, Nickalus R ^a   Thompson, Clinton J ^b   Taylor, Douglas R ^a   Gabrick, Kyle S ^a   Choudhri, Asim F ^a,c   Boop, Frederick R ^a,c,d   Klimo, Paul ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d SEMMES MURPHEY NEUROLOGIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Authorship; Bibliometrics; Contemporary h index; Google scholar; h index; Impact factor; m quotient; Neurosurgery; Scopus

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTHORSHIP VALUE; CALCULATION; CAREER; CITATION ANALYSIS; CONTEMPORARY H INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; M QUOTIENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROSURGEON; NORMAL HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIST; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; WRITING;

EID: 84889676820     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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