How relevant is the predictive power of the h-index? A case study of the time-dependent Hirsch index

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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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Schreiber, Michael
Published in:	Journal of Informetrics. - Elsevier, ISSN 1751-1577. - Vol. 7.2013, 2, p. 325-329
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	h index \| Hirsch index \| Evaluation \| Citation analysis

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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