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Citations
Your citation record in one look — total citations, h-index, i10-index and publications, read from OpenAlex, the open index of scholarly work.
What you'll see
Four numbers that describe a research record
Each one comes with a plain explanation, so you know what it measures.
Total citations
How many times other published works have cited this researcher's work.
h-index
The largest number h where h papers each have at least h citations.
i10-index
How many publications have been cited at least ten times each.
Publications
Works indexed under this author in OpenAlex — articles, papers and chapters.
Also included
Where your work stands in your field
Next to your numbers you get a field benchmark: how many of your works sit in the top 10% and top 1% of works from the same field and year, from OpenAlex's own normalized figures. It is a field comparison of citation impact, not an approval prediction.
- Field- and year-normalized, not raw counts
- Shows how many works were counted, and you can untick any that are not yours
- Free, from OpenAlex, the open index of scholarly work
Median field-weighted impact
2.25
1.0 is the world average for works of the same field, type and year
Reading
Well above average
Works in the top 10% of their field and year
5
of 12 works
Works in the top 1%
1
Counting 12 works of 12
This is a field comparison of citation impact, not an approval prediction.
Example
What a snapshot looks like
Sample — fictional researcher, for illustration only
Dr. Sample Researcher Example University
- 860
- total citations
- 14
- h-index
- 19
- i10-index
- 38
- publications
How it works
- Enter a name or ORCID iD. We search OpenAlex for matching authors.
- Pick the right person. Each match shows institution, publications and citations.
- See the snapshot. Total citations right away; the full snapshot and sharing after a free sign-in.
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