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Web of Science (WoS) has introduced new features in its analytics tool, InCites, by including Times Cited without Self-Citations and H-Index without Self-Citations (website). These enhancements are applicable to entities including Researchers, Organizations, and Publication Sources, wherever relevant. 21 May 2025 [2 min read] |
Understanding the H-Index
The H-Index is a widely recognized metric that measures both the productivity and citation impact of researchers. It combines the quantity of publications with the quality of citations, offering a balanced view of a researcher's influence. The underlying principle of the H-Index is straightforward: researchers with a higher H-Index typically possess a greater number of impactful publications.
The calculation of the H-Index is simple yet effective. A researcher has an H-Index of h if they have h papers that have each been cited at least h times. To determine this index, one ranks the author’s publications in descending order based on citation counts. The H-Index is identified by counting how many publications meet the citation threshold. For instance, if a researcher has an H-Index of 3, it indicates that three of their papers have been cited at least three times.
In InCites, you can select Times Cited and H-index that exclude self-citations for researchers as shown in the screenshot below. For further details on the H-index, please refer to the Library Guide. For different types of self-citations, please refer to a previous blog post Authorship and Citation: Understanding Academic Contributions.
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