PRESCRIPTION REGARDING HIRSCH’S INDEX: A DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS IN MEDICINE SCHOOLS IN ROMANIA
PRESCRIPTION REGARDING HIRSCH’S INDEX: A DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS IN MEDICINE SCHOOLS IN ROMANIA
Author(s): Viorel ProteasaSubject(s): Education
Published by: Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative (SNSPA)
Keywords: Rational h index; Higher education policy; Research evaluation; Distribution analysis
Summary/Abstract: In this article I dicuss the distributions of the values of a rational variant of theh index (Anania and Caruso 2013) for the academics within the universitiesof medicine and pharmacy in Romania. I argue that the averages and thesuccessive h index, two of the alternatives to quantify research impact withinthe Romanian universities, are determined by completely different properties ofthe distributions. I adapt the Characteristic Scores and Scale (A. Schubert,Glänzel, and Braun 1987) and I argue that it represents an appropriate meanto compare distributions of the h values across the medical schools considered.
Journal: Romanian Journal of Society and Politics
- Issue Year: 11/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 27-43
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
