• UNDERSTANDING THE H-INDEX:A POWERFUL TOOL, BUT NOT THE ULTIMATE MEASURE

    UNDERSTANDING THE H-INDEX:A POWERFUL TOOL, BUT NOT THE ULTIMATE MEASURE

    By: Aly Diana The H-index, developed by physicist J.E. Hirsch and first published in 2005 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is now one of the most widely used tools for assessing academic research impact. It offers a convenient way to evaluate both the productivity and citation impact of a researcher’s work.Read more

  • FEVERISH EARTH: EXPLORING HEATSTROKE AND THE RISE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

    FEVERISH EARTH: EXPLORING HEATSTROKE AND THE RISE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

    By: Fadlika Harinda, Tiara Kumala Putri, Adhella Menur Theories about climate change and early observations of the greenhouse effect on Earth began emerging around 1820. In 1938, an engineer and little-known amateur scientist named Guy Callen-dar became the first ‘doctor’ to diagnose the Earth’s fever. He analyzed records from 147 weather stations worldwide and discoveredRead more