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IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH METRICS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations, Tutors India Group www.tutorsindia.com Email: [email protected]
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Research metrics are considered as an important tool in assessing the academics papers for institutions or academic organizations. It is utilized as the form of the quality assessment tool for performing normal science research. The h-index is considered as the commonly used form of author level metric which helps to report the author’s output depending on the total publication and total citations made in research work. This study discussed the importance of research metrics and its difference with h-index in respect to academic research.
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IMPORTANCE OFRESEARCH METRICS INSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations, Tutors India Group www.tutorsindia.comEmail: [email protected]
IntroductionImportance of Research MetricsImportance of H-index in Research MetricsLimitations while using H-metricsHow to Improve H-indexOther Types of Research MetricsConclusion
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Introduction
Research metrics are considered as an important tool in assessingthe academics papers for institutions or academic organizations.
It is utilised as the form of the quality assessment tool forperforming normal science research.
The h-index is considered as the commonly used form of author-level metric which helps to report the author’s output depending onthe total publication and total citations made in research work.
This study discussed the importance of research metrics and itsdifference with h-index in respect to academic research.
Research metrics or rather Scientometrics, is a combined word or twoimportant words, such as Science and Metrics.
The importance of metrics is thus found in quantitative analysis, where theresearcher conducts different and various scientific domains.
The citation indexes thus are found to utilise in Scientometrics.
These indexes are necessary to assess the journals and it measures theImpact Factor or IF of the article.
Importance of Research Metrics
The h-index has been introduced by Hirsch in the year 2005.
It helps the researcher in calculating the research achievement in scientific research.
It depends on individual publications of the author and also the number of citation based onwhich publications are needed to attract.
H-index is a type of author-level metrics.
It helps to indicate the number of articles or h that is found to be cited with the least or hnumber of times.
Importance of H-index in Research Metrics
H-metrics can count highly cited paper irrespective of anyreason of being referenced, like in the case of negative reason,this metric can be used.
The metric process sometimes limits the authors through thetotal number in the publications.
It does not consider the variations within in the case of anaverage number of the publication.
There is a relatively low resolution in the case of h-metrics.
Limitationswhileusing H-metrics
In the competitive environment of the university, the quantitative indicator like h-indexbecomes more important.
The citations are found to increase when the researcher will cite his or college and theother researcher may also follow the same.
The most important process is to increase the searching through the search machines, like,Google Scholars, Research Gate or Pub Med etc.
H-index can be increased by promoting some research papers or journals throughcompatible search engines.
How to Improve H-index
Other than this author-level h-metric there are journal-level and article-levelresearch metrics which have also some specific impact in the research field.
Impact Factor, Eigen factor or Immediacy Index are the Journal-levelresearch metrics.
The impact factor is utilised very frequently and it is published by JournalCitation Reports or JCR.
Eigen factor provides a higher weightage citation from the influentialjournals.
Immediacy Index indicates the average number of the article citation.
OtherTypes ofResearchMetrics
Contd..
It is considered only at the first publication of the journal or article.
Article-level metrics are utilised for quantifying the impact of thepublished articles.
Almetrics is considered as the alternative form of traditional citation.
Almetrics is a type of article-level metrics and it includes peer reviews,citations made on Wikipedia or any public policy documents, likeresearch blogs, bookmarks or any media coverage etc.
Therefore, the value of research metrics is very significant inscientific research as it helps to assess the quality and level ofcitations in research articles.
H-index is a common and popular tool in research metrics andthe use of h-metrics can be improved by promoting this tool inmore number of researchers.
Conclusion
