@article {van Leeuwen:June 2008:0958-2029:157,
	author = "van Leeuwen, Thed",
	title = "Testing the validity of the Hirsch-index for research assessment purposes",
	journal = "Research Evaluation",
	volume = "17",
	year = "June 2008",
	abstract = "This paper describes the results of a recent bibliometric study conducted in the Netherlands focusing on the level of the individual researcher, in relation to an academic reward system. In this study, the Hirsch-Index is compared with various bibliometric indicators and other characteristics of researchers, and its usefulness in particularly research assessment procedures is tested. We find a strong bias towards the research field(s) in which a researcher is active, thereby limiting the validity of this indicator for the specific interest of evaluation practices. Further analyses on a sample of scientists of various ages should test the sensitivity of the indicator towards age or length of career.",
	pages = "157-160(4)",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/beech/rev/2008/00000017/00000002/art00007"
	doi = "doi:10.3152/095820208X319175"
}