Background Understanding the impact of a publication by using bibliometric indices
becomes an essential activity not only for universities and research institutes but also for …

This article reviews the debate within bibliometrics regarding the h-index. Despite its
popularity as a decision-making tool within higher education, the h-index has become …

The present study details the significant contribution that different international institutions
have made to the field of sustainability and energy efficiency, with a focus on public …

The psychological qualities of the creative person in general are gradually becoming more
and more clear, and yet the psychological qualities of the creative scientists remain less …

Objective. Bibliometric studies concerning the quantity and quality of articles published in
rheumatology journals are scarce. This study aims to compare scientific production in the …

Hoje, todo autor considera o valor do FI para escolher o periódico que possa dar maior
visibilidade ao trabalho. Os bibliotecários veem o FI como um parâmetro de seleção dos …

Purpose Publication metrics are useful in evaluating academic faculty for awarding grants,
recruitment, and promotion. A new metric, the relative citation ratio (RCR), was recently …

Objective To explore alternative bibliometric markers to the well-established journal impact
factor. The bibliometric evolution of a leading ENT journal over a six year period is …

Background Hirsch's h‐index (h) attempts to measure the combined academic impact and
productivity of a scientist by counting the number of publications by an author, ranked in …

Objective The h-index was introduced as a means of quantifying the contribution a
researcher makes to the scientific literature. We evaluated the h-index for academic …