@article{discovery1367283, volume = {339}, note = {{\copyright} BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2009}, title = {H-index pathology: Implications for medical researchers and practitioners}, month = {December}, number = {7735}, journal = {BMJ (Online)}, year = {2009}, author = {Horne, R and Petrie, KJ and Wessely, S}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b5356}, issn = {1756-1833}, abstract = {The h-index has quickly become the standard method by which medical schools judge the impact of medical researchers. Rob Horne, Keith Petrie, and Simon Wessely describe a cluster of potentially pathological behaviours associated with the index.} }