Calculate your h-index

The h-index is a measure of the number of publications published (productivity), as well as how often they are cited.

h-index = the number of publications with a citation number greater than or equal to h.

For example, 15 publications cited 15 times or more, is a h-index of 15.

Read more about the h-index, first proposed by J.E. Hirsch, as An index to quantify an individual's scientific research output.

Scopus

1. Do an author search for yourself in Scopus
2. Click on your name to display your number of publications, citations and h-index.

Google Scholar

1. Create a Google Scholar Citations Profile
2. Make sure your publications are listed.

Web of Science

Create a citation report of your publications that will display your h-index in Web of Science.

Watch Using Web of Science to find your publications and track record metrics 

1. Citation patterns vary across disciplines. For example, h-indexes in Medicine are much higher than in Mathematics
2. h-indexes are dependent on the coverage and related citations in the database. Always provide the data source and date along with the h-index
3. h-indexes do not account for different career stages
4. Your h-index changes over time. Recalculate it each time you include it in an application

Provide additional information about your metrics when talking about your h-index.

A statement about your h-index could follow this format:

"My h-index, based on papers indexed in Web of Science, is 10. It has been 5 years since I finished my PhD. I have 4 papers (A, B, C, D) with more than 20 citations and 1 paper (E) with 29 citations (Web of Science, 05/08/19). I also have an additional 3 papers not indexed by WoS, with 29 citations based on Scopus data (01/12/20)"