FAQ Question
How does Semantic Scholar calculate H-index?
Semantic Scholar's h-index is calculated using citation data based on the publications and citations currently discoverable on semanticscholar.org. Because of this, you may notice differences in scores when comparing against other websites. Note: Our corpus currently focuses on published academic articles and preprints; book coverage is very limited and patents are not included. Also, some publishers do not openly share reference data (visit I4OC to advocate for the open sharing of reference data).
Important: An h-index should be used as a single indicator only and not as a comprehensive and comparative measure of overall scientific impact. Due to variations in publication and citation rates across fields and because the h-index does not account for career progression, Semantic Scholar does not recommend using the h-index for comparative analysis or research assessment.
If you think your h-index does not accurately represent your work on Semantic Scholar, please let us know.