About the h-index
- h-index is a number which represents a combination of a number of publications and the number of citations of those publications
- h-index is subject specific and should not be compared across different disciplines
- h-index increases with time and so early career researchers are disadvantaged
- not all authors will have a h-index calculated for them by Scopus and Google Scholar
- Scopus: publications need to be indexed by Scopus (Scopus applies rules to selecting publications to index) for a h-index of an author to be available (if publications are not indexed, a request for indexing may be submitted)
- Google Scholar: a profile must be created by an author before h-index can be provided by Google Scholar
- it is possible for an author to only have a h-index in one, Scopus or Google Scholar, and not the other
- Google Scholar h-index will generally be higher than Scopus h-index
- h-index is not calculated by CRO team
How to find h-index in Google Scholar
- Access Google Scholar and type the name of the author into the search box.
- Selecting the user profiles link will provide a list of all profiles created in Google Scholar for the searched terms.
- Find the correct profile and open it.
- Check the publications list against the list of publications in the academic’s staff profile.
- Their h-index can be found on the right-hand side of the screen in the "Cited by" section.
- It is possible that an author’s profile is not listed at the top of the page (this could be the result of a particular search and Google Scholar indexing).
If an author profile is not found
- If a profile is not found using author’s name and surname, the author may be searched using one of their publications (listed in their academic profile page).
- Copy and paste the title of one of the recent publications into the Google Scholar search box.
- Click on the name of the author you are searching for.
- If you are not able to click the name, the author doesn’t have a Google Scholar profile and has no Google Scholar h-index.
- If you are able to select and open the name, you will be taken to the author’s profile.
