How do I find my h-index?
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When you want to know your h-index, you have to start by finding your publications in a citation database, i.e. Web of Science, Scopus or Google Scholar.
The h-index is usually different depending on what database you use. They cover different sources and the number of citations are not the same.
Web of Science
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Search for your name in the Author field (or search by your ORCID/ResearcherID):
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When your publications are listed, choose ”Create Citation Report”:
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Citation Report gives you the h-index:
Scopus
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Search for your name in the Author field (or by your ORCID):
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When your publications are listed, mark them and choose ”View Citation Overview”:
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Citation Overview gives you the h-index:
Google Scholar
There are two tools available for getting citation metrics based on Google Scholar-publications:
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Google Scholar Citations - you can create a profile (private or public) and add your publications, and then your citation metrics are computed and presented.
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Download Publish or Perish – a software programme that retrieves and analyzes academic citations. It uses Google Scholar to obtain raw citations. Search by Author’s name to see your metrics.
