Author metrics are ways in which one can determine that influence and productivity of an author or researcher. An author's impact is determined by many factors, including how often they are cited and in what types of journals they are cited. There are also non-traditional factors, including links to author's works on websites, types of press choosing to publish an author's work, and what respositories contain copies of an author's work.
Author metrics are available in Scopus and Google Scholar. Please Ask a Librarian if you need help determining how to calculate and understand your author metrics.
h-Index Measures the productivity and impact of a scholar’s published work, using the author’s most cited articles and the number of citations they have received in other publications. For more information on the strengths and disadvantages of this measurement, see One h-Index to Rule them All?
Harzing's Publish or Perish The software program uses Google Scholar to retrieve and analyze academic citations to present statistics on citations, journal metrics, and author metrics.
example of an author's h-index
Take charge of your author metrics! This will allow you to keep track of your cited references and other metrics like your h-index.
ORCID "Provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher."
Google Scholar Citations Includes FAQs about claiming and setting up an author profile in Google Scholar
Scopus Author Profiles allows you to verify your Scopus Author Profile or look up other authors
