The H-index as a quantitative indicator of the relative impact of human diseases.

Assessment of the relative impact of diseases and pathogens is important for agencies and other organizations charged with providing disease surveillance, management and control. It also helps funders of disease-related research to identify the most important areas for investment. Decisions as to wh...

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Autores principales:	K Marie McIntyre, Iain Hawkes, Agnès Waret-Szkuta, Serge Morand, Matthew Baylis
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:46f866c221244b1dbb4921071f70e3112021-11-18T06:53:38ZThe H-index as a quantitative indicator of the relative impact of human diseases.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0019558https://doaj.org/article/46f866c221244b1dbb4921071f70e3112011-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21625581/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Assessment of the relative impact of diseases and pathogens is important for agencies and other organizations charged with providing disease surveillance, management and control. It also helps funders of disease-related research to identify the most important areas for investment. Decisions as to which pathogens or diseases to target are often made using complex risk assessment approaches; however, these usually involve evaluating a large number of hazards as it is rarely feasible to conduct an in-depth appraisal of each. Here we propose the use of the H-index (or Hirsch index) as an alternative rapid, repeatable and objective means of assessing pathogen impact. H-index scores for 1,414 human pathogens were obtained from the Institute for Scientific Information's Web of Science (WOS) in July/August 2010. Scores were compared for zoonotic/non-zoonotic, and emerging/non-emerging pathogens, and across taxonomic groups. H-indices for a subset of pathogens were compared with Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) estimates for the diseases they cause. H-indices ranged from 0 to 456, with a median of 11. Emerging pathogens had higher H-indices than non-emerging pathogens. Zoonotic pathogens tended to have higher H-indices than human-only pathogens, although the opposite was observed for viruses. There was a significant correlation between the DALY of a disease and the H-index of the pathogen(s) that cause it. Therefore, scientific interest, as measured by the H-index, appears to be a reflection of the true impact of pathogens. The H-index method can be utilized to set up an objective, repeatable and readily automated system for assessing pathogen or disease impact.K Marie McIntyreIain HawkesAgnès Waret-SzkutaSerge MorandMatthew BaylisPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 5, p e19558 (2011)
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description	Assessment of the relative impact of diseases and pathogens is important for agencies and other organizations charged with providing disease surveillance, management and control. It also helps funders of disease-related research to identify the most important areas for investment. Decisions as to which pathogens or diseases to target are often made using complex risk assessment approaches; however, these usually involve evaluating a large number of hazards as it is rarely feasible to conduct an in-depth appraisal of each. Here we propose the use of the H-index (or Hirsch index) as an alternative rapid, repeatable and objective means of assessing pathogen impact. H-index scores for 1,414 human pathogens were obtained from the Institute for Scientific Information's Web of Science (WOS) in July/August 2010. Scores were compared for zoonotic/non-zoonotic, and emerging/non-emerging pathogens, and across taxonomic groups. H-indices for a subset of pathogens were compared with Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) estimates for the diseases they cause. H-indices ranged from 0 to 456, with a median of 11. Emerging pathogens had higher H-indices than non-emerging pathogens. Zoonotic pathogens tended to have higher H-indices than human-only pathogens, although the opposite was observed for viruses. There was a significant correlation between the DALY of a disease and the H-index of the pathogen(s) that cause it. Therefore, scientific interest, as measured by the H-index, appears to be a reflection of the true impact of pathogens. The H-index method can be utilized to set up an objective, repeatable and readily automated system for assessing pathogen or disease impact.
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author	K Marie McIntyre Iain Hawkes Agnès Waret-Szkuta Serge Morand Matthew Baylis
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title	The H-index as a quantitative indicator of the relative impact of human diseases.
title_short	The H-index as a quantitative indicator of the relative impact of human diseases.
title_full	The H-index as a quantitative indicator of the relative impact of human diseases.
title_fullStr	The H-index as a quantitative indicator of the relative impact of human diseases.
title_full_unstemmed	The H-index as a quantitative indicator of the relative impact of human diseases.
title_sort	h-index as a quantitative indicator of the relative impact of human diseases.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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The H-index as a quantitative indicator of the relative impact of human diseases.

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