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Hirsch Index and Applications
The Hirsch Index was suggested in 2005 by Jorge E. Hirsch (a physicist at the University of California in San Diego) as a tool for evaluating success in academic publications. One physicist might have many papers but they have been cited only a few times each. Another might have just a few papers but they have been widely cited. The HI measures both dimensions, so that a third physicist with several papers cited several times each might have a higher HI than the other two.
You can use the HI in many other situations. Some of them you can figure out accurately. If you’ve lived in 4 different houses for at least 4 years each, your HI is 4. Perhaps you can list 6 movies you’ve watched at least 6 times. Unless you have recorded a lot of trivial data during your lifetime, some HIs can only be roughly estimated. Have you eaten at least 15 times each at 15 or more local restaurants? Do you have 34 shirts you’ve worn at least 34 times?
You can easily determine your HI for games you’ve played, at least since you began logging them on Board Game Geek. Simply look at My Geek / Played / by Game and count down from the top of the list until your number of plays equals how far down you’ve counted.
The Hirsch Index was suggested in 2005 by Jorge E. Hirsch (a physicist at the University of California in San Diego) as a tool for evaluating success in academic publications. One physicist might have many papers but they have been cited only a few times each. Another might have just a few papers but they have been widely cited. The HI measures both dimensions, so that a third physicist with several papers cited several times each might have a higher HI than the other two.
You can use the HI in many other situations. Some of them you can figure out accurately. If you’ve lived in 4 different houses for at least 4 years each, your HI is 4. Perhaps you can list 6 movies you’ve watched at least 6 times. Unless you have recorded a lot of trivial data during your lifetime, some HIs can only be roughly estimated. Have you eaten at least 15 times each at 15 or more local restaurants? Do you have 34 shirts you’ve worn at least 34 times?
You can easily determine your HI for games you’ve played, at least since you began logging them on Board Game Geek. Simply look at My Geek / Played / by Game and count down from the top of the list until your number of plays equals how far down you’ve counted.
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