The trick to growing your H-index is mostly to stay alive (r~0.99)
January 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The trick to growing your H-index is mostly to stay alive (r~0.99)
Matthew Wielicki didn't fail to get tenure because of "wokeness". He failed to get tenure because he had the h-index (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-index) of a junior faculty member
February 26, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Matthew Wielicki didn't fail to get tenure because of "wokeness". He failed to get tenure because he had the h-index (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-index) of a junior faculty member
I just realized that I have a higher h-index than Richard Feynman. In case you were tempted to believe that the h-index is a good way of judging who is an influential scientist.
July 30, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I just realized that I have a higher h-index than Richard Feynman. In case you were tempted to believe that the h-index is a good way of judging who is an influential scientist.
'h-index' is short for 'himbo-index'
April 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
'h-index' is short for 'himbo-index'
This will only enhance her h-index
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This will only enhance her h-index
Forget tenure or h-index. I have reached the true mark of academic prestige. This academic term I teach in a classroom where I can control the temperature.
April 19, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Forget tenure or h-index. I have reached the true mark of academic prestige. This academic term I teach in a classroom where I can control the temperature.
Proposal to use 'how many starter packs a researcher is included in' as the new h-index.
November 27, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Proposal to use 'how many starter packs a researcher is included in' as the new h-index.
Happy h-index+1 day to me and all of you who celebrate!*
*"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
*"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The h-index is no longer an effective correlate of scientific reputation
The impact of individual scientists is commonly quantified using citation-based measures. The most common such measure is the h-index. A scientist’s h-index affects hiring, promotion, and funding deci...
journals.plos.org
December 13, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Happy h-index+1 day to me and all of you who celebrate!*
*"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
*"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Developing shinigami eyes for implicit h-index
May 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Developing shinigami eyes for implicit h-index
Hallucinations—the other “H” index 🤦♂️
March 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Hallucinations—the other “H” index 🤦♂️
parses are more important than an h-index
September 26, 2026 at 2:15 AM
parses are more important than an h-index
I hope that when I die, nobody writes my H-index in my obituary...💀
March 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I hope that when I die, nobody writes my H-index in my obituary...💀
Le prochain qui me demande mon H-index, je lui montre ça.
July 22, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Le prochain qui me demande mon H-index, je lui montre ça.
Such h index, very wow 📚
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Such h index, very wow 📚
It does make it tough for those of us prone to imposter syndrome. "No, really, I'm in the bottom quintile of tenured PhDs from MIT, my h index proves it! Im a loser!".
September 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
It does make it tough for those of us prone to imposter syndrome. "No, really, I'm in the bottom quintile of tenured PhDs from MIT, my h index proves it! Im a loser!".
Do parking citations get added to your h index 🤔
November 26, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Do parking citations get added to your h index 🤔
My current h-index is grossly unfair. From now on, I will be using the following formula instead:
April 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My current h-index is grossly unfair. From now on, I will be using the following formula instead:
Oh, my H-Index? Well,
September 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Oh, my H-Index? Well,
Grandma, what big h-index you have
June 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Grandma, what big h-index you have
Academics should do citation drives, asking people to cite their work to make their annual H-index targets.
October 13, 2023 at 7:42 PM
Academics should do citation drives, asking people to cite their work to make their annual H-index targets.
I don't track my game stats beyond plays, but I deeply enjoy tracking my H-index (the # of games I have played that number of times).
My H-index recently hit 27—I have played 27 games 27 times!
What's your board game H-index?
My H-index recently hit 27—I have played 27 games 27 times!
What's your board game H-index?
November 25, 2024 at 6:54 PM
I don't track my game stats beyond plays, but I deeply enjoy tracking my H-index (the # of games I have played that number of times).
My H-index recently hit 27—I have played 27 games 27 times!
What's your board game H-index?
My H-index recently hit 27—I have played 27 games 27 times!
What's your board game H-index?
Well shit you just cost me one point on my h index.
August 19, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Well shit you just cost me one point on my h index.
Wow: tenure letter writers’ publication records (h-index) are better predictors of tenure decisions than candidates’ own publication record.
Another paper from the same group: "External review letters are more closely related to letter writer characteristics than candidate productivity."
External review letters in academic promotion and tenure decisions are reflective of reviewer characteristics
We examine validity and bias in external review letters (ERLs) in academic settings. ERLs play a critical role in promotion and tenure (P&T) decisions…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Wow: tenure letter writers’ publication records (h-index) are better predictors of tenure decisions than candidates’ own publication record.