title: Comments on the article "relative h-index to compare the scientific performance of researchers" by L.A.S. Dias.
abstract: The relative h-index, proposed by L.A.S. Dias, is not useful to compare the scientific performance of researchers. This is shown by examples. More adequate alternatives include the g-index and the R-index.
authors.affiliation: Universiteit Hasselt, Library, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan, Diepenbeek, Belgium. leo.egghe@uhasselt.be
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Egghe
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012108:Research Personnel