OBJECT Bradford's law describes the scatter of citations for a given subject or field. It can be
used to identify the most highly cited journals for a field or subject. The objective of this study …

Object Bibliometrics is defined as the study of statistical and mathematical methods used to
quantitatively analyze scientific literature. The application of bibliometrics in neurosurgery is …

Objectives Effective researcher assessment is key to decisions about funding allocations,
promotion and tenure. We aimed to identify what is known about methods for assessing …

Background In academic specialties such as neurosurgery, bibliometrics are often used to
guide readers, academic institutes, and researchers to make objective assessment of …

Introduction Citation counts of articles have been used to measure scientific outcomes and
assess suitability for grant applications. However, citation counts are not without limitations …

OBJECTIVE Publication metrics such as the Hirsch index (h-index) are often used to
evaluate and compare research productivity in academia. The h-index is not a field …

BACKGROUND Bibliometrics is defined as the study of statistical and mathematical methods
used to quantitatively analyze scientific literature. The application of bibliometrics in …

Engagement in research and academic productivity are crucial components in the training of
a neurosurgeon. This process typically begins in residency training. In this study, we …

Predicting the future impact of a scientist/researcher is a critical task. The objective of this
work is to evaluate different h-index prediction models for the field of Computer Science …

Objective The relationship between metrics, such as the h-index, and the ability of
researchers to generate funding has not been previously investigated in neurosurgery. This …