Evaluation of Hirsch Index (H-index) in Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2015

There are some indices for scientometrics including counting the number of scientific publications and the number of citations to these publications. Hirsch Index(H-index)is widely accepted for scientometrics because it has both qualitative and quantitative components for scientometrics. This study evaluated the scientific outputs of faculty members of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences through measuring the H-index.
In this cross- sectional study the publications of 160 faculty members of Rafsanjan medical science university were evaluated. Number of articles and citations to these articles were collected through the Web of science and Scopus databases. Data were analyzed using one-way repeated measures ANOVA, followed by Tukey's multiple comparisons test & t-test.
The H-index mean values in this university were 1.27±0.2 (evaluated through Scopus database) and 0.9±0.1 (evaluated through Web of Science database).This index was higher for medical school faculty members compared to the other schools (p These findings demonstrated that H-index value for faculty members in this university was lower than the international standard. In addition, the H-index value was lower in Nursing and Midwifery faculty and also in Dentistry faculty compared to the medical faculty.It is recommended to improve H-index of faculty members of these schools by planning training courses in scientific researches and publications.