h-b指数是h指数系列指标中的一员,本文首先明确了研究h-b指数的内涵和确定方法,然后以中国学术期刊全文数据库为数据源,选择了图书情报学领域的20个主题词为研究对象,探讨了h-b指数的应用。研究发现,h-b指数在帮助研究人员定量判断学科研究主题的成熟度和选择高被引文献有一定的应用价值。 hb index is a member of the h index series of indicators, the paper first clear the connotation of hb index and determine the method, and then full-text database of Chinese academic journals for the data source, select the twenty subjects in the field of library and information science as the research object , Discusses the application of hb index. The study found that the h-b index has some practical value in helping researchers quantitatively judge the maturity of subject research topics and select highly cited documents.