Self-citation corrections for the Hirsch index

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dc.creatorSchreiber, Michael
dc.date2007-01-19
dc.date2007-03-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:56:37Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:56:37Z
dc.descriptionI propose to sharpen the index h, proposed by Hirsch as a useful index to characterize the scientific output of a researcher, by excluding the self-citations. Performing a self-experiment and also analyzing two anonymous data sets, it is shown that self-citations can significantly reduce the $h$ index in contrast to Hirsch's expectations. This result is confirmed by an analysis of 13 further data sets.
dc.description6 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in EPL, more data sets investigated and more references added in comparison with previous version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0701231
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0701231
dc.identifierEPL 78 (2007) 30002
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/127374
dc.subjectPhysics and Society
dc.titleSelf-citation corrections for the Hirsch index
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