An index to quantify an individual's scientific research output

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Nov 15;102(46):16569-72. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0507655102. Epub 2005 Nov 7.

Abstract

I propose the index h, defined as the number of papers with citation number > or =h, as a useful index to characterize the scientific output of a researcher.