Bibliometrics for Internet Media: Applying the h-Index to YouTube

@article{Hovden2013BibliometricsFI,
  title={Bibliometrics for Internet Media: Applying the h-Index to YouTube},
  author={R. Hovden},
  journal={J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol.},
  year={2013},
  volume={64},
  pages={2326-2331}
}
  • R. Hovden
  • Published 2013
  • Computer Science, Physics
  • J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol.
The h‐index can be a useful metric for evaluating a person's output of Internet media. [...] Key Result When compared with a video creator's total view count, the h‐index and g‐index better capture both productivity and impact in a single metric.Expand
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