Well you can't, in some respects, put aside the flaws in the H-index. This is the flaws in the H-index. Citation-based ratings are basically popularity contests that don't just surface inequalities, but also serve to reproduce and magnify them.
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My most liked X post, reposting here:
1 in 10 of the top 100 ‘best’ scientists are named Michael or Eric, but only 3% are female according to Research.com. Putting aside the obvious flaws of the H-index, these numbers are disheartening: research.com/scientists-r...
#SciComm #WomenInSTEM
1 in 10 of the top 100 ‘best’ scientists are named Michael or Eric, but only 3% are female according to Research.com. Putting aside the obvious flaws of the H-index, these numbers are disheartening: research.com/scientists-r...
#SciComm #WomenInSTEM
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