Relative Value of Adapted Novel Bibliometrics in Evaluating Surgical Academic Impact and Reach.

B T Robinson, David; Hopkins, Luke; Brown, Chris; Abdelrahman, Tarig; G Powell, Arfon; J Egan, Richard; G Lewis, Wyn

doi:10.1007/s00268-018-04893-w

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Relative Value of Adapted Novel Bibliometrics in Evaluating Surgical Academic Impact and Reach.

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Authors:

David B T Robinson

Luke Hopkins

Chris Brown

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Hirsch index, often used to assess research impact, suffers from questionable validity within the context of General Surgery, and consequently adapted bibliometrics and altmetrics have emerged, including the r-index, m-index, g-index and i10-index. This study aimed to assess the rela...

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