GH-index: A new index for the assessment of scientists

Abstract

Scientists have long discussed scientometrics indices, and various people have tried to introduce an ideal index to evaluate scientists throughout history. Among the indices introduced, the h&g indices are the most famous but with many problems. When the author of this article tried to create a website to introduce the best faculty members in orthodontics worldwide, he realized that none of the indices introduced so far could properly rank these scientists, so he introduced a new index. The GH-index, named after the initial letters of the Ghobadi surname, has nothing to do with h&g indices and results from a year-and-a-half study of more than 3,600 faculty members in orthodontics worldwide. This index, whose criteria are based on the journal’s prestige, each author’s contribution, and citation count commensurate with the author’s position and field of research, can be a good alternative to current scientometrics indices.