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H-INDEX 20: A MILESTONE I NEVER EXPECTED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, while checking my Google Scholar profile, I noticed something that made me pause for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My H-index has reached 20.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be honest, when I first started my academic journey, I never imagined I would get here. I believe at the moment I have the highest H-index in my department for GIS field of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people may say that an H-index of 20 is not particularly high. In certain disciplines, it might even be considered modest. But for me, and for the field that I work in, it is a meaningful milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research areas I have been involved in, we were once considered highly specialised and niche. The community was relatively small, and naturally, there were not many researchers working on similar topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes it felt like being a minority within an already small minority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publishing was not always easy. Finding collaborators was not always easy. Convincing others of the value of certain research directions was not always easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But we kept going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, I have been fortunate to work with many wonderful students, colleagues, collaborators, and mentors. Every paper, citation, discussion, supervision session, conference presentation, and research project contributed to this journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this milestone does not belong to me alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It belongs to everyone who has contributed, collaborated, cited our work, challenged our ideas, and helped shape the research community that exists today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes me happiest is not the number itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is seeing how much the community has grown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topics that once attracted only a handful of researchers are now receiving increasing attention. New ideas are emerging, new collaborations are being formed, and the research landscape has become far more vibrant and exciting than when I first entered the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am grateful to have witnessed that growth and even more grateful to have played a small part in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, back to work. There are still many interesting questions waiting to be explored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#ResearchJourney #GoogleScholar #HIndex20 #Geoinformatics #AcademicLife<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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