To determine an author’s h-index, you need to know which articles they wrote. The steps in this process are therefore shown using one of the authors of this study material.

The process of finding an author’s h-index in the Web of Science requires a manual search of records and the creation of a Marked List, which makes it quite involved and lengthy. We recommend creating a Publons ID to make it easier. This is a platform that allows authors to save records of their publications from the Web of Science, including the citations, in their profile. The platform is linked to the Web of Science, so the citations are automatically updated. This gives an instant overview of authors articles' citations in the Web of Science including their current h-index. For more details about Publons, please refer to the separate study material Registering publications on the internet.