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He has a fairly large h-index for someone with an alleged "poor reputation."

"Avi Loeb's H-index, which measures a researcher's scientific output and impact, is 132. This indicates the high level of influence and recognition Loeb has garnered within the scientific community based on the number of his publications that have been cited a certain number of times."

- Google Gemini

h-index is a measure of citations, not reputation. It is easily gamed.

One can get cited a lot for stirring up crap or making wild and wrong claims.

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