Open AccessCitation indices
Author(s) -
Feroze Kaliyadan,
Karalikkattil T. Ashique
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of skin and sexually transmitted diseases./journal of skin and sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2994-6026
pISSN - 2582-3175
DOI - 10.25259/jsstd_7_2020
Subject(s) - scopus , index (typography) , citation , web of science , citation impact , library science , information retrieval , computer science , political science , world wide web , medline , law
Impact of research is generally measured through citation counts. For author impact, the most common impact indices considered are the h-index, i10-index, and the g-index, of which the h-index is the most commonly used. There are various resources available for retrieving researcher h-indices. The most common databases used for the same are Scopus, Google Scholar, and “Web of Science.” Ethical issues related to the use of these resources for h-index calculation include – gaming/manipulation and fake citations. An issue which we have noticed cropping up of late, is researchers claiming erroneous h-indices.