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- Title
Rating professional astronomers in South Africa: A comparison of the H-index and NRF Ratings.
- Authors
Glass, I. S.
- Abstract
The article presents a comparison between National Research Foundation (NRF) and H-index, methods for rating of astronomers in South Africa. Topics discussed include classes of NRF ratings such as leading international researchers and prestigious awards, H-index being defined as number H of publications of a astronomer that have been cited H number of times and relevance of reputation and popular recognition for the ratings.
- Subjects
NATIONAL Research Foundation (South Africa); H-index (Citation analysis); ASTRONOMERS; ASTRONOMY awards; CITATION of electronic information resources
- Publication
MNASSA: Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, 2017, Vol 76, Issue 1/2, p16
- ISSN
0024-8266
- Publication type
Article