The h-index is an author-level metric that defines the performance of a researcher in terms of the papers she has published and the number of citations
h-index
The number that shows that the author has published at least h papers that have been cited at least h times
Example
| Articles | Citations |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 23 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 |
| The h-index here is 5 |