Variation in the h-Index and Its Use in the Assessment of Academic Output

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 87, Issue , 2016, Pages 619-620

  Jenkins, N Ross ^a  

^a New Hampshire Neuro Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; h index; Neurosurgery; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DATA BASE; H INDEX; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROSURGEON; NOTE; PUBLICATION; SEARCH ENGINE; BIBLIOMETRICS; FEMALE; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PUBLISHING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BIBLIOMETRICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGEONS; NEUROSURGERY; PUBLISHING;

EID: 84960121227     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.10.064     Document Type: Article

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