GFsa (GF “Scientific Age”) Index Application for Assessment of 1020 Highly Cited Researchers in Dentistry: A Pilot Study Comparing GFsa Index and H-Index

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Publications Pub Date : 2024-06-10 DOI:10.3390/publications12020018

G. Fernandes, Juliana Campos Hasse Fernandes

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Objective: The goal of this pilot study was to present a new index system (GFsa©) based on two variables, the total citations and “scientific age”, to evaluate the best-ranked researchers in dentistry. Methods: All researchers included were cited in the AD Scientific Index (2024, dentistry field) and had their Google Scholar page accessible for a manual consultation. Two authors retrieved this information. A dataset was prepared (name, H-index, i10 index, and publications). The formula applied was GFsa = (total number of citations)/(“scientific age”)2. The Pearson correlation statistically evaluated the data obtained; the confidence interval was 95%. Results: A total of 1020 were included. The mean “scientific age” was 34.18 ± 13.34. The GFsa© index was calculated, presenting a minimum value of 0.2186 and a maximum of 154.8. The data were organized and sorted following the ranking obtained. The Pearson correlation showed that the H-index had a weakly positive association with the researcher’s “scientific age”; thus, the H-index increased according to the increase in “scientific age”. By contrast, a moderately negative correlation between GFsa and “scientific age” was demonstrated. Moreover, a positive correlation was observed between both indexes. Conclusions: The variable reported (“Scientific age”) provided a better evaluation among the researchers in dentistry.

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应用 GFsa（GF "科学时代"）指数评估 1020 名牙科高被引研究人员：比较 GFsa 指数和 H 指数的试点研究

研究目的本试验性研究的目的是提出一种基于总引用次数和 "科学年龄 "这两个变量的新指标体系（GFsa©），以评估牙科领域排名最靠前的研究人员。研究方法纳入的所有研究人员均被 AD 科学索引（2024 年，牙科领域）引用，其谷歌学术页面可供人工查询。两位作者检索了这些信息。数据集（姓名、H 指数、i10 指数和出版物）已准备就绪。计算公式为：GFsa=（总引用次数）/（"科学年龄"）2。皮尔逊相关性对所获得的数据进行了统计评估；置信区间为 95%。结果共纳入 1020 篇论文。平均 "科学年龄 "为 34.18 ± 13.34。计算得出的 GFsa©指数最小值为 0.2186，最大值为 154.8。数据按照获得的排名进行了整理和分类。皮尔逊相关性表明，H 指数与研究人员的 "科研年龄 "呈弱正相关；因此，H 指数随着 "科研年龄 "的增加而增加。相比之下，GFsa 与 "科研年龄 "之间呈中度负相关。此外，还观察到这两个指数之间存在正相关。结论报告中的变量（"科学年龄"）为牙科研究人员提供了更好的评价。

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