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Soil science and the h index

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  • Budiman Minasny

    (The University of Sydney)

  • Alfred E. Hartemink

    (ISRIC — World Soil Information)

  • Alex McBratney

    (The University of Sydney)

Abstract

Soil science is a relatively young and specialised field of science. This note discusses the use of the h index as a scientific output measure in soil science. We explore the governing factors of h index in soil science: the number of soil scientists, the number of papers published, the average number of citations, and the age of the scientist. We found the average relationship between h index and scientific age for soil science: h = 0.7 t. The h index for soil science is smaller than other major science disciplines but norms for h need to be established

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  • Budiman Minasny & Alfred E. Hartemink & Alex McBratney, 2007. "Soil science and the h index," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 73(3), pages 257-264, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:73:y:2007:i:3:d:10.1007_s11192-007-1811-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1811-z
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