Ranking university departments using the mean h-index

Themis Lazaridis ()
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Themis Lazaridis: City College of New York/CUNY

Scientometrics, 2010, vol. 82, issue 2, No 1, 216 pages

Abstract: Abstract Ranking of universities has lately received considerable attention. However, ranking of departments would give a higher resolution picture of the distribution of quality within each university. In this work the Hirsch (h) index of each faculty in Greek Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, and Physics departments was calculated using the Web of Science and the mean value was used to rank them. This ranking refers to the research performance of each department and thus is most relevant to its doctoral program. The results seem highly meaningful. If performed on a pan-European basis, such rankings could spur healthy competition and could provide a strong motive for meritocratic hiring practices. Technical difficulties and possible extension of this approach to social science and humanities departments are discussed.

Keywords: h index; Ranking; Greece; Chemistry; Chemical engineering; Materials science; Physics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0048-4

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