the h-index as a quantitative indicator of the relative impact of human diseasesh指数作为人类疾病的相对影响的量化指标.pdf

The H-Index as a Quantitative Indicator of the Relative Impact of Human Diseases 1 1 ` 2 2,3 1 K. Marie McIntyre *, Iain Hawkes , Agnes Waret-Szkuta , Serge Morand , Matthew Baylis ´ 1 LUCINDA Group, Department of Epidemiology Population Health, Institute of Infection Global Health, University of Liverpool, Cheshire, United Kingdom, 2 Unite de ´ ´ ´ recherche (UR) Animal et Gestion Integree des Risques (AGIRs), La Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement/Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), ´ Montpellier, France, 3 Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD), ´ Universite Montpellier, Montpellier, France Abstract Assessment of the relative impact of diseases and pathogens is important for agencies and other organizations charged with providing disease surveillance, management and control. It also helps funders of disease-related research to identify the most important areas for investment. Decisions as to which pathogens or diseases to target are often made using complex risk assessment approaches; however, these usually involve evaluating a large number of hazards as it is rarely feasible to conduct an in-depth appraisal