ABOUT HIRSCH INDEX (H-index)

The H index attempts to measure both the number and impact of published work of scientists or specialists in a field. The index is based on a set composed of the most cited works of that author and number of citations appeared in other publications. Index can be used to assess the impact of work and the work of a group of scientists at the department, university or country. The index was introduced by physicist Jorge E. Hirsch as a tool for measuring the relative quality of scientific work of researchers in the science of physics and is called the Hirsch index or Hirsch number.