fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoElon Musk has an h-index.mander.xyzimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up148arrow-down1imageElon Musk has an h-index.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDroggelbecher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 months agoWell that is a nice illustration for the fact that listing an h index with no context doesn’t mean much.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoI recall being a grad student, and one of my friends was super happy their paper was mentioned. The context was basically “Contrary to claims by [friend et al]…”
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoBut you HAVE heard of them!
minus-squarecarmo55@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoDepending on the context (was the whole paper built on wrong assumptions or was there just some small error) that can still be a good thing?
Well that is a nice illustration for the fact that listing an h index with no context doesn’t mean much.
I recall being a grad student, and one of my friends was super happy their paper was mentioned. The context was basically “Contrary to claims by [friend et al]…”
But you HAVE heard of them!
Depending on the context (was the whole paper built on wrong assumptions or was there just some small error) that can still be a good thing?