Abstract

TUNEZ-LOPEZ, Miguel; VALAREZO-GONZALEZ, Karina  and  MARIN-GUTIERREZ, Isidro. The Impact of Research and Researchers on Communication in Latin America: The H-Index for Scientific Journals. Palabra Clave [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.3, pp.895-919. ISSN 0122-8285.

The h-index is a bibliometric indicator that refers to the number of h citations an author or a journal has received in other publications. This article reviews the impact factor of the index, in addition to examining its application in the field of communication and the h impact of scientific journals in Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

Keywords : H-index; g-index; impact factor; Google Scholar Metrics; Scopus.

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