Alan Hevner: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Alan Hevner's h-index is 55 (128 i10-index, 52,422+ total citations across 346+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Alan Hevner is affiliated with Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida.
Alan Hevner is a researcher affiliated with Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida, specializing in design science research, software engineering. Their work has been cited 52,422 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in Germany.
Alan Hevner's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 346 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 55
- i10-Index
- 128
- Total Citations
- 52,422
- Citing Countries
- 68
As of June 2026.
Alan Hevner has an h-index of 55 and 52,422 total citations across 346 publications, with research cited by institutions in 68 countries.
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Design Science in Information Systems Research1
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The researcher established the foundational framework for Design Science in Information Systems, subsequently expanding its scope to include neuroscientific perspectives and societal contributions.
The researcher established foundational methods for query processing in distributed database systems, a seminal contribution that has been widely adopted by the independent academic community.
The researcher extended the entity-relationship model by introducing the category concept, a foundational contribution to database theory that has been widely adopted by independent scholars.
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