H-index pathology: implications for medical researchers and practitioners

Robert Horne · Keith J. Petrie · Simon C. Wessely

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The h-index has quickly become the standard method by which medical schools judge the impact of medical researchers. Rob Horne, Keith Petrie, and Simon Wessely describe a cluster of potentially pathological behaviours associated with the index.

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