The h-index quantifies the actual scientific productivity and the apparent impact of the scientist. The h-index is based on the author’s most cited papers and the number of citations they have received from other articles.
"A scientist has index h if h of his/her Np papers have at least h citations each, and the other (Np − h) papers have no more than h citations each." An h-index of 16 means, for example, that a researcher has published 16 papers that each had at least 16 citations. Therefore, the h-index reflects both the number of articles as well as the number of citations per article.
How to find the h-index of an individual author in Web of Science:
- Go to Web of Science from the UW Health Sciences Library webpage or Databases list.
- Enter author’s name and be sure the pull-down box indicates Author.
- Click Search.
- Refine Results by subject areas or other criteria if desired.
- Click 'Create Citation Report' link (right side of window, just above results list).
- The Citation Report lists the h-index near the top right of the page.
