Highlights
- Current scientific evaluation mainly uses the h-index.
- As a comprehensive scientific evaluation, the number of first author
(FA) and exclusive or single (E/S) author (E/SA) should be covered.
- The h2-index (H-H index) based on the surnames of
two scholars “Hirsch-Hu” is a corrected version of the h-index (also
known as the Hc-index).
- It’s time to use the h2-index which covers the
number of first and exclusive or single author (FA & E/SA) papers for
scientific evaluation.
- As a comprehensive indicator of scientific evaluation, the
h2-index may promote more innovative scientific
outputs.