title: H-index, mentoring-index, highly-cited and highly-accessed: how to evaluate scientists?
abstract: How best to evaluate scientists within a peer group is a difficult task. This editorial discusses the use of the H-index and total citations. It also raises the consideration of a mentoring-index and the value of understanding the frequency that a published paper is accessed by readers.
authors.forename: Kuan-Teh
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Jeang
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D006801:Humans; D011642:Publications; D012108:Research Personnel