Abstract:

36 journals about neurology and psychiatry from China Journal citation reports(expansion edition 2011) were chosen in our study. The relation between h index and literature metering indicators was measured by Spearman correlation analysis. Multivariate egression analyze the influencing factors of h index， as the dependent variable， and the literature metering indicators as independent variables. Statistical correlation was noted between h index and total citation frequency， inpact factor (IF)， immediacy index， quantity of literature， and the highest degree was total citation frequency， followed by immediacy index，IF，and quantity of literature.Multivariate egression analysis indicated that total citation frequency was the independent risk factor for h index.