The Hirsch family of Bibliometric indices as an improved measure of is academic journal impact

Michael J. Cuellar, Hiro Takeda, Duane P. Truex

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Abstract

This study examines the use of journal rankings and proposes a new method of measuring IS journal impact based on the Hirsch family of indices (Hirsch 2005; Sidiropoulos et al. 2006). Journal rankings are a very important exercise in academia since they impact tenure and promotion decisions. Current methods employed to rank journal influence are shown to be subjective. We propose that the Hirsch Index (2005) and Contemporary Hirsch Index (Sidiropoulos et al. 2006) based on data from Publish or Perish be adopted as a more objective journal ranking method. To demonstrate the results of using this methodology, it is applied to the "pure MIS" journals ranked by Rainer and Miller (2005). The authors find substantial differences between the scholar rankings and those obtained using the Hirsch family of indices. They also find that the contemporary Hirsch Index allows researchers to identify journals that are rising or declining in influence.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication14th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2008
Pages2269-2278
Number of pages10
StatePublished - 2008
Event14th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2008 - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: Aug 14 2008Aug 17 2008

Publication series

Name14th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2008
Volume4

Conference

Conference14th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2008
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period08/14/0808/17/08

Keywords

  • Citation analysis
  • Contemporary hirsch index
  • H index
  • Hc index
  • Hirsch index
  • Journal ranking

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