"The senior author of the paper has over 55 published papers and an h-index of 16, which means he’s highly respected."
Papers in medicine tend to have very high citation counts. An h-index of 16 means that he has published at least 16 papers that have been cited 16 times. In certain specialized fields of engineering or math, even a good p…
"The senior author of the paper has over 55 published papers and an h-index of 16, which means he’s highly respected."
Papers in medicine tend to have very high citation counts. An h-index of 16 means that he has published at least 16 papers that have been cited 16 times. In certain specialized fields of engineering or math, even a good paper in a good journal might get 25 citations in its lifetime. The average citation count in most medical fields is in the hundreds. H16 doesn't strike me as particularly high for his field, certainly not for "highly respected" status.
"The senior author of the paper has over 55 published papers and an h-index of 16, which means he’s highly respected."
Papers in medicine tend to have very high citation counts. An h-index of 16 means that he has published at least 16 papers that have been cited 16 times. In certain specialized fields of engineering or math, even a good paper in a good journal might get 25 citations in its lifetime. The average citation count in most medical fields is in the hundreds. H16 doesn't strike me as particularly high for his field, certainly not for "highly respected" status.