Why the h-index is a bogus measure of academic impact
Posted in Research on July 8th, 2020 by steve“Earlier this year, French physician and microbiologist Didier Raoult generated a media uproar over his controversial promotion of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. The researcher has long pointed to his growing list of publications and high number of citations as an indication of his contribution to science, all summarized in his ‘h-index’ …” (more)
[Yves Gingras and Mahdi Khelfaoui, The Conversation, 8 July]