Dear colleagues, I really would like to know your opinion. I am asking specifically for electrical engineering field and related fields.
What value of H-index (Web of Science citations only) is considered as "good enough" for Assistant Professor and Associated Professor job in your country (or university)?
Did anybody ask you for its value when applying for a job?
Hi,
The average H-index for papers in Electrical Engineering published in 2019 is 4, I guess you could use this average.
Here is my feedback. When a Ph.D. scholar applies for a position, the papers are going to be evaluated by a committee. I am not sure if the committee looks at H-index. They tend to look at the papers and come up with an independent evaluation. In other words, I have not seen anyone taking a decision based on the H-index when offering positions.
The H-index is really only appropriate for mid and late career researchers who have published many papers over time. Citations take time to build up. The indices of individuals vary markedly between sub-areas of research. I worked on my university promotions panel for many years and contributed references to many more. We never used the H-index as a discriminator, only as one of many inputs.
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