Does it matter which citation tool is used to compare the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers?
h-index retrieved by citation indexes (Scopus, Google scholar, and Web of Science) is used to measure the scientific performance and the research impact studies based on the number of publications and citations of a scientist. It also is easily available and may be used for performance measures of s...
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| author | Farhadi, Hadi Salehi, Hadi Yunus, Melor Md Chadegani, Arezoo Aghaei Farhadi, Maryam Fooladi, Masood Ebrahim, Nader Ale |
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| description | h-index retrieved by citation indexes (Scopus, Google scholar, and Web of Science) is used to measure the scientific performance and the research impact studies based on the number of publications and citations of a scientist. It also is easily available and may be used for performance measures of scientists, and for recruitment decisions. The aim of this study is to investigate the difference between the outputs and results from these three citation databases namely Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science based upon the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers (Nobel Prize winner scientist). The purposive sampling method was adopted to collect the required data. The results showed that there is a significant difference in the h-index between three citation indexes of Scopus, Google scholar, and Web of Science; the Google scholar h-index was more than the h-index in two other databases. It was also concluded that there is a significant positive relationship between h-indices based on Google scholar and Scopus. The citation indexes of Scopus, Google scholar, and Web of Science may be useful for evaluating h-index of scientists but they have some limitations as well. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-76152019-11-14T01:38:17Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/7615/ Does it matter which citation tool is used to compare the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers? Farhadi, Hadi Salehi, Hadi Yunus, Melor Md Chadegani, Arezoo Aghaei Farhadi, Maryam Fooladi, Masood Ebrahim, Nader Ale AC Collections. Series. Collected works L Education (General) LC Special aspects of education T Technology (General) Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources Libraries (General) Information resources (General) h-index retrieved by citation indexes (Scopus, Google scholar, and Web of Science) is used to measure the scientific performance and the research impact studies based on the number of publications and citations of a scientist. It also is easily available and may be used for performance measures of scientists, and for recruitment decisions. The aim of this study is to investigate the difference between the outputs and results from these three citation databases namely Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science based upon the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers (Nobel Prize winner scientist). The purposive sampling method was adopted to collect the required data. The results showed that there is a significant difference in the h-index between three citation indexes of Scopus, Google scholar, and Web of Science; the Google scholar h-index was more than the h-index in two other databases. It was also concluded that there is a significant positive relationship between h-indices based on Google scholar and Scopus. The citation indexes of Scopus, Google scholar, and Web of Science may be useful for evaluating h-index of scientists but they have some limitations as well. American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information, Jordan 2013-03-27 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_sa http://eprints.um.edu.my/7615/1/198-202.pdf Farhadi, Hadi and Salehi, Hadi and Yunus, Melor Md and Chadegani, Arezoo Aghaei and Farhadi, Maryam and Fooladi, Masood and Ebrahim, Nader Ale (2013) Does it matter which citation tool is used to compare the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers? Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 7 (4). pp. 198-202. ISSN 1991-8178, http://www.ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas/2013/March/198-202.pdf |
| spellingShingle | AC Collections. Series. Collected works L Education (General) LC Special aspects of education T Technology (General) Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources Libraries (General) Information resources (General) Farhadi, Hadi Salehi, Hadi Yunus, Melor Md Chadegani, Arezoo Aghaei Farhadi, Maryam Fooladi, Masood Ebrahim, Nader Ale Does it matter which citation tool is used to compare the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers? |
| title | Does it matter which citation tool is used to compare the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers? |
| title_full | Does it matter which citation tool is used to compare the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers? |
| title_fullStr | Does it matter which citation tool is used to compare the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does it matter which citation tool is used to compare the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers? |
| title_short | Does it matter which citation tool is used to compare the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers? |
| title_sort | does it matter which citation tool is used to compare the h index of a group of highly cited researchers |
| topic | AC Collections. Series. Collected works L Education (General) LC Special aspects of education T Technology (General) Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources Libraries (General) Information resources (General) |
| url | http://eprints.um.edu.my/7615/1/198-202.pdf |
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