What does Hirsch index evolution explain us? A case study: Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Autor: Orbay, Metin, Karamustafaoglu, Orhan, Oner, Feda
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: BIBLIOS, Vol, 27, No. 8, pp. 1-5, 2007
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: The evolution of Turkish Journal of Chemistry (Turk J. Chem) Hirsch index (h-index) over the period 1995-2005 is studied and determined in the case of the self and without self-citations. It is seen that the effect of Hirsch index of Turk J. Chem has a highly positive trend during the last five years. It proves that Turk J. Chem is improving itself both in quantity and quality since h-index reflects peer review, and peer review reflects research quality of a journal.
Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures
Databáze: arXiv