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The H-index is an unreliable research metric for evaluating the publication impact of experimental scientists : Evaluating publication impact from experimental work

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Author(s): M. Kalim Akhtar ¹ ^,

Publication date (Electronic preprint): 4 February 2024

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Publication date (Electronic preprint): 4 February 2024

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[1 ] UAE University ( https://ror.org/01km6p862)

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M. Kalim Akhtar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8805-0373

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DOI: 10.14293/PR2199.000690.v1

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Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100006013, United Arab Emirates University;

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Chapman Colin A., Bicca-Marques Júlio César, Calvignac-Spencer Sébastien, Fan Pengfei, Fashing Peter J., Gogarten Jan, Guo Songtao, Hemingway Claire A., Leendertz Fabian, Li Baoguo, Matsuda Ikki, Hou Rong, Serio-Silva Juan Carlos, Chr. Stenseth Nils. Games academics play and their consequences: how authorship,<i>h</i>-index and journal impact factors are shaping the future of academia. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. Vol. 286(1916)2019. The Royal Society. [Cross Ref]
Koltun Vladlen, Hafner David. The h-index is no longer an effective correlate of scientific reputation. PLOS ONE. Vol. 16(6)2021. Public Library of Science (PLoS). [Cross Ref]
Oransky Ivan, Marcus Adam, Abritis Alison. How bibliometrics and school rankings reward unreliable science. BMJ. 2023. BMJ. [Cross Ref]

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[1] Akbashev Andrew R., Kalinin Sergei V.. Tackling overpublishing by moving to open-ended papers. Nature Materials. Vol. 22(3):270–271. 2023. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. [Cross Ref]

[2] Chapman Colin A., Bicca-Marques Júlio César, Calvignac-Spencer Sébastien, Fan Pengfei, Fashing Peter J., Gogarten Jan, Guo Songtao, Hemingway Claire A., Leendertz Fabian, Li Baoguo, Matsuda Ikki, Hou Rong, Serio-Silva Juan Carlos, Chr. Stenseth Nils. Games academics play and their consequences: how authorship,<i>h</i>-index and journal impact factors are shaping the future of academia. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. Vol. 286(1916)2019. The Royal Society. [Cross Ref]

[3] Koltun Vladlen, Hafner David. The h-index is no longer an effective correlate of scientific reputation. PLOS ONE. Vol. 16(6)2021. Public Library of Science (PLoS). [Cross Ref]

[4] Oransky Ivan, Marcus Adam, Abritis Alison. How bibliometrics and school rankings reward unreliable science. BMJ. 2023. BMJ. [Cross Ref]

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