AU - Rahmanpour S, AU - A gorji H, AU - Mohammadhassanzadeh H, TI - H-Index: Challenges and complementary tools PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - jha JN - jha VO - 11 VI - 31 IP - 31 4099 - http://jha.iums.ac.ir/article-1-386-en.html 4100 - http://jha.iums.ac.ir/article-1-386-en.pdf SO - jha 31 AB  - Introduction: J.E.Hirsch introduced H Index to scientometric domain , representing actual scientific profitability quality of a researcher’s publications and is equal to effective index for researchers. Literature review:Studies showed that documents database have provided different H scores for each researcher and for different scientific fields. Despite the utmost advantages of H-index it also have some flaws such as need to use complementary indices such as m, r, g index. Conclusions:The strength point of H index, is its ability to use in limited levels which is an complementary for other bibliomeetric exist indexes. This Index ,with others, could be a suit index to improvement scientific levels for researchers, scientist, and scientific board members. CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - jha PG - 69 PT - Research YR - 2008