It sounds a little more interesting than it is, The H-index. To scientists though it's a measure of what you've done in your career. Imagine that an entire career boiled done to one number. If you would like to know what the H-index is and find out a brief history of citation indices and the business of categorising and ranking science have a read of the Piece by Wired science and learn about Jorge Hirsch and his invention of the H-index.
http://www.wired.com/culture/geekipedia/magazine/17-06/mf_impactfactor
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