tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360583082244632912.post8648660857826947528..comments2023-07-27T17:46:30.215+02:00Comments on Misha Lemeshko's blog: The Hirsch-bar index: leave your boss' name out of the authors listLemeshkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10683436629380140783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360583082244632912.post-16868546597927010582009-12-21T07:30:54.910+01:002009-12-21T07:30:54.910+01:00To anonymous above: not so lucky. If your boss is ...To anonymous above: not so lucky. If your boss is a young professor his letter of recommendation will not help you nearly as much as if he was Robert Axelrod writing for his lower hbar student.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360583082244632912.post-16981251073301838372009-11-24T08:04:06.045+01:002009-11-24T08:04:06.045+01:00Dear Anonymous,
Well, this is true, and Hirsch hi...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />Well, this is true, and Hirsch himself mentions that the hbar-index will not work for postdocs and even for some of assistant professors, not mentioning PhD students.<br /><br />So, this index is expected to be used to rank scientists with tenure or tenure-track positions.<br /><br />Misha.Lemeshkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683436629380140783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360583082244632912.post-61807648666830758352009-11-24T00:31:13.774+01:002009-11-24T00:31:13.774+01:00I think with that index you're lucky, if your ...I think with that index you're lucky, if your boss is a young professor, who's gonna collect the citations o his life in the future. If you're a student of - say - Robert Axelrod, you will have to wait a whole lifetime, until your hbar improves, no matter, how good you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com