Hirsch index and truth survival in clinical research.

BACKGROUND: Factors associated with the survival of truth of clinical conclusions in the medical literature are unknown. We hypothesized that publications with a first author having a higher Hirsch' index value (h-I), which quantifies and predicts an individual's scientific research output...

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Main Authors: Thierry Poynard, Dominique Thabut, Mona Munteanu, Vlad Ratziu, Yves Benhamou, Olivier Deckmyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2917363?pdf=render