H-index Of 4: ^hot^

Before reaching an h-index of 4, a young scientist’s citations often come from their PhD supervisor’s large-group papers. Once you have four distinct papers, each cited four times, the academic community has begun to recognize your specific contribution, separate from your mentor’s shadow.

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Just to be sure we’re on the same page: Your h-index is 4 if you have that have each been cited at least 4 times . The other papers? They might have 0, 1, or 100 citations—but the magic number is the crossover point. Before reaching an h-index of 4, a young