Horne, R;
Petrie, KJ;
Wessely, S;
(2009)
H-index pathology: Implications for medical researchers and practitioners.
BMJ (Online)
, 339
(7735)
, Article b5356. 10.1136/bmj.b5356.
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Abstract
The h-index has quickly become the standard method by which medical schools judge the impact of medical researchers. Rob Horne, Keith Petrie, and Simon Wessely describe a cluster of potentially pathological behaviours associated with the index.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | H-index pathology: Implications for medical researchers and practitioners |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.b5356 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b5356 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2009 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Practice and Policy |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1367283 |
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