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The H-Index is a metric used to measure the productivity and citation impact of researchers. It is defined as the largest number of papers (h) that have at least h citations. For example, an H-Index of 4 means that you have at least 4 papers with at least 4 citations each.

For PhD students or recent graduates, an h-index of 3–5 is widely considered productive

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