Albert Einstein the mediocre: Why the h-index is a bogus measure of academic impact
Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 09:20
in Health & Medicine
Earlier this year, French physician and microbiologist Didier Raoult generated a media uproar over his controversial promotion of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. The researcher has long pointed to his growing list of publications and high number of citations as an indication of his contribution to science, all summarized in his "h-index."