"h-index" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: The h stands for “highly cited” and Hirsch, since the metric was suggested in 2005 by physicist Jorge E. Hirsch. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Hirsch}} Hirsch Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} h-index
  1. An author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and the citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar, based on a set of most cited papers and the number of citations in other publications. Wikipedia link: Jorge E. Hirsch, h-index

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