A nurse researcher reports an h-index of 8. How should an editor interpret this data? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. It speaks to the breadth of the researcher's work.
2. The value is high and is impossible to verify.
3. The value depends upon the number of articles the researcher has had published.
4. It is the same as the impact factor rating of the last journal that published the author's work.
5. The information is related to the number of times each of the researcher's published articles has been cited.
3, 5
Rationale 1: Although this value does speak to the use of the author's work, it does not speak to breadth.
Rationale 2: This value is not unreasonable and is easily verified by internet database search.
Rationale 3: This value is figured using the number of articles the researcher has had published.
Rationale 4: While IF and h-index are somewhat alike, one value does not depend upon the other.
Rationale 5: The h-index is related to both the number of articles published and the number of times each article is cited.
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