Simple Method to Calculate Your H- index by yourself !!!! Mehrdad Khakbiz Introduction: Although there are many data center ad site like google scholar, web of knowledge and software that give your H- index, but you can calculate it by yourself by attached file and instruction presented below. This method not only help you to calculate your H-index at present year but will be helpful for investigation your academic status in future by changing citation or adding a paper with its citation in this file . For example if you know that your H-index is 5 until 2015 do you have any idea about if you publish a new paper with 10 citation in 2016 what will be your H-index then? This method and file help you to calculate and predict your H-index and will persuade you to work harder to reach a higher academic point. The instructions contain 10 step with an attached excel file which could download in my research gate profile. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273489463_Excel_Datasheet_for_calculating_your_H-index Regards Mehrdad khakbiz For Your Question: E-mail:
[email protected] 1- Your Google scholar Report First you gather your citation Report from your google scholar
2- In Excel file columns B, C, D is number of paper, citation, publish year
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3. Sort Column C (A>>>Z)
4- Put y= x data in F and G Column
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7- Plot your Citation – versus paper number (column C versus B)
8. Plot Y=X graph (Column G versus F) in same graph
9. Define F, G column Data
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as “LineD” by right click and select define name and write lined in box
10. H index is intersection of Y=X and your citation graph by formula given in Column J and K (Red Number in sheet and red point in graph is your H-index)
You can download H-index excel file in my research gate profile Here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273489463_Excel_Datasheet_for_calculating_your_H-index
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