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H-Index Using Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Google Scholar

Describes an H-index and instructions on formulating one using Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Google Scholar.

H-Index Using SCOPUS

Please note: This resource is only available to current UTD students, staff and faculty.

 

  1. Connect to the SCOPUS database: https://libproxy.utdallas.edu/login?url=http://www.scopus.com/

    From the default Document search, click the Authors tab:
    Conducting an Author search in SCOPUS.
     
  2. Next, conduct a search by the author's name. Enter the full last name with or without the first name or initials (initialized first names are acceptable). No special punctuation is required. Multiple initials should be separated by a space or with periods (e.g., J.S.).

    Below is an example search on Oldow J. for John S. Oldow:
    Sample Author search for J Oldow.

    Note: Users may search alternatively by ORCID (https://orcid.org/) or keyword.
    Click the "+" below the search to add an organizational or institutional affiliation.
     
  3. On the Results page, if there is more than one match for a given name, multiple results will be listed to help you disambiguate the author. You may use the Refine results column on the left side of the page to limit to or exclude particular organizational affiliations, cities, or country/territory.

    Click the author’s name to get to their profile:
    Select the author from the results.
     
  4. On the author's profile page, you will see a total number of times cited, a list of documents authored by them, a list of documents that cite the author's work, and their h-index. Click the h-index link to get a detailed breakdown:

    Click the h-index link to access the h-index.

     
  5. On the h-index page, users will access a graphical depiction of the author's h-index (adjustable by date range) and a list of documents ranked by times cited (highest to lowest):
     
    Viewing a sample h-index for Oldow, John S.

    [Off screen] In the upper right side of the screen, access options to download data as a CSV file (Excel compatible), download the graph as a zip file, format the page for printing, and email results.