Title: A correction of h-index to account for the relative importance of authors in manuscripts

Authors: Jorge Ancheyta

Addresses: Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas Norte 152, Col. San Bartolo Atepehuacan, Mexico City 07730, México

Abstract: h-index and other indices are proposed to be corrected by a new index. The proposed C-index intends to solve some of the frequently-found problems when evaluating the scientific productivity of researchers, i.e., how to define the participation of authors in manuscript preparation. The C-index is only valid for individuals and for its calculation it requires the number of papers of an author, the number of participants in the elaboration of each paper, and the position of the author in the list of authors. When combining C-index with h-index or with others, it differentiates those authors who have more important roles in the research from those with minor contributions. [Received: July 2, 2013; Accepted: January 7, 2014]

Keywords: h-index; C-index; productivity evaluation; scientific productivity; researcher productivity; author participation; manuscript preparation; author contribution; scientific publications; citations; citation impact.

DOI: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2015.070834

International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2015 Vol.10 No.2, pp.221 - 232

Received: 05 Jul 2013
Accepted: 07 Jan 2014
Published online: 30 Jul 2015 *

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