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Hire at a normalised 1 only
The other day I met a professor from a pretty good department and he said something along the lines of “of course the h-index is not important but it is funny that all the hires we have made over the...
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The H-Index is ruling science these days. Recently an interesting article appeared in EuroPhysics News. I think this paper is of interest to all scientists, and not only to physicists: Europhysics News...
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Increasing your h-index by reclaiming misspelled citations
Here is a short contribution on how to correct misspelled citations in Web of Science. Citations have become the currency of science, which is used to reward scientists and scientific institutions....
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Why every scientist should make his Google Scholar profile public
Surviving in science these days is all about high impact. How is this impact being measured? Managers, deans, operators, science editors and grant officers, to mention just a few non-active...
View ArticleInviting co-authors
A problem I often encounter is deciding who to invite as co-authors. On one hand, you want to show appreciation to the people that helped you in the process of obtaining your results. On the other...
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How to choose your key publications?
The scientific community keeps on finding new ways to facilitate to judge scientists. The old-fashioned way of reading her papers, listening to her talks, interviewing her for more than an hour,...
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