The h-index and citation score are commonly used metrics in academia to evaluate researchers and their impact in their field. However, their role in academic promotion varies depending on the institution and discipline. While these metrics may be considered in the promotion process, they are not the sole determining factor and other factors such as teaching, service, and research quality may also be taken into account. It's important to note that the limitations and flaws of these metrics have also been discussed, and they should not be relied on solely for evaluating researchers.

As these measure the impact of the researches it should be taken in consideration.

See the following discussions for criticism of the misuse of citation analysis:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Petition_Stop_Tracking_Science

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Your_opinion_about_the_following_link

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_do_you_think_about_scientific_production_evaluation_indices_such_as_those_of_Hirsch_h_or_Google_Scholar_i10_or_others

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Research_Publications_Impact_factor_H-Index_I-Index_Is_these_words_becoming_root_cause_for_stress_nowadays_rather_than_Passionate

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Why_do_bibliometric_studies_get_so_much_attention_in_todays_world_of_academia

See also this interesting paper: How scientometry is killing science, https://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/24/12/pdf/i1052-5173-24-12-44.pdf

Hello Dr Azzawi Hadi

I agree with the comment that there is a lot of variation between institutions. Some may have higher standards. Some may also consider what journals one has published in and how respectable those journals are in that precise field.

Hello professor @Joseph C Lee

I believe that the impact of the published article is more important than the article itself.