The h-index in Australian Astronomy

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

Kevin A. Pimbblet¹ 

关键词: sociology of astronomy;    publications;    bibliography;    astronomical databases: miscellaneous;   

DOI  :  10.1071/AS11002

学科分类：天文学(综合)

来源: CSIRO

【 摘 要 】

The Hirsch h-index is now widely used as a metric to compare individual researchers. To evaluate it in the context of Australian astronomy, the h-index for every member of the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) is found using NASA's Astrophysics Data System Bibliographic Services. Percentiles of the h-index distribution are detailed for a variety of categories of ASA members, including students. This enables a list of the top ten Australian researchers by h-index to be produced. These top researchers have h-index values in the range 53

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