Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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523229 | Journal of Informetrics | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The h-index has been shown to have predictive power. Here I report results of an empirical study showing that the increase of the h-index with time often depends for a long time on citations to rather old publications. This inert behavior of the h-index means that it is difficult to use it as a measure for predicting future scientific output.
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Authors
Michael Schreiber,