The h-bubble

Ronald Rousseau, Carlos García-Zorita and Elias Sanz-Casado

Journal of Informetrics, 2013, vol. 7, issue 2, 294-300

Abstract: Hypes occur in every domain of human behavior, including scientific research. We show in this contribution that journals and authors who studied the h-index benefited in terms of short-term citations. As, moreover, the introduction of the h-index is more a ‘clever find’ than a first rate intellectual achievement, its rise can be compared to a stock market bubble.

Keywords: h-Index; Over-citation; Hypes; Information science journals and researchers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2012.11.012

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