The Prestige of Social Scientists in Spain and France: An Examination of Their h-Index Values Using Scopus and Google Scholar

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Title: The Prestige of Social Scientists in Spain and France: An Examination of Their h-Index Values Using Scopus and Google Scholar
Language: English
Authors: Dabós, Marcelo P., Gantman, Ernesto R., Fernández Rodríguez, Carlos J. (ORCID 0000-0002-2959-8195)
Source: Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy. Mar 2019 57(1):47-66.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reputation, Social Science Research, Economics, Sociology, Administration, Citations (References), Publications, English, Researchers
Geographic Terms: Spain, France
DOI: 10.1007/s11024-018-9358-0
ISSN: 0026-4695
Abstract: We analyze the prestige of 1,500 scholars in economics, sociology, and management who have Spanish and French institutional affiliations operationalized by their h-index in Scopus and Google Scholar. We use a negative binomial count model to examine how some individual factors affect the h-index from both databases. The results show a non-monotonic relationship between the researchers' career length and their h-index. There is a positive and statistically significant relationship between total research output and the h-index. The share of publications in English over total publications has also a positive and statistically significant effect on the h-index, except in a single case, while the share of publications in other foreign languages does not have such effect. Finally, we found that the effects of the number of citations received by documents in English (international impact) and by those in the vernacular language (local or regional impact) on the h-index vary according to the database, the country, and the discipline in question.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1205281
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:We analyze the prestige of 1,500 scholars in economics, sociology, and management who have Spanish and French institutional affiliations operationalized by their h-index in Scopus and Google Scholar. We use a negative binomial count model to examine how some individual factors affect the h-index from both databases. The results show a non-monotonic relationship between the researchers' career length and their h-index. There is a positive and statistically significant relationship between total research output and the h-index. The share of publications in English over total publications has also a positive and statistically significant effect on the h-index, except in a single case, while the share of publications in other foreign languages does not have such effect. Finally, we found that the effects of the number of citations received by documents in English (international impact) and by those in the vernacular language (local or regional impact) on the h-index vary according to the database, the country, and the discipline in question.
ISSN:0026-4695
DOI:10.1007/s11024-018-9358-0