16 pages tagged "author disambiguation"
The myth of the academic superstar - or why name disambiguation is crucial
Shows how a lack of name disambiguation leads to a serious distortion of the Essential Science Indicators ranking of the top-1% most cited academics
19 Jan 2026 (updated 06 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Can you really publish 20-40 articles a day?
Introducing my new white paper: The myth of the academic superstar - or why name disambiguation is crucial
01 Apr 2026 (updated 02 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Author disambiguation: Use affiliation
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Author disambiguation: Use research field
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Author disambiguation: Exclude co-authors
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Author disambiguation: Use multiple names
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Author disambiguation: Use full given name
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Author disambiguation: Exclude homonyms
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Author disambiguation: Include quotes (" ")
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Author disambiguation: Use year restrictions
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Author disambiguation: Selective exclusion
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 26 May 2020) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Author disambiguation: Use multiple initials
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 26 May 2020) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Bank error in your favour? How to gain 3,000 citations in a week
Shows how I gained 3,000 citations in a week through inaccurate publication matching in the Web of Science
21 Sep 2017 (updated 06 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Web of Science: How to be robbed of 10 years of citations in one week!
Shows how I was "robbed" of citations through inaccurate publication matching in the Web of Science
15 Feb 2017 (updated 06 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Health warning: Might contain multiple personalities
Shows how a lack of name disambiguation leads to serious distortion of the Essential Science Indicators
25 May 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Looking for John Smith? About author disambiguation
Details how users of Publish or Perish can disambiguate authors
24 Mar 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
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