What is a good h-index in Animal Science and Zoology?
Percentiles of the h-index among 25,306 ranked researchers in Animal Science and Zoology, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Animal Science and Zoology?
In Animal Science and Zoology, among 25,306 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 9. An h-index of 24 is at the 90th percentile and 47 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Animal Science and Zoology sits below the overall median (9 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 9 h-index
- 75thpercentile 15 h-index
- 90thpercentile 24 h-index
- 95thpercentile 31 h-index
- 99thpercentile 47 h-index
Check an h-index
Every figure is the h-index OpenAlex holds for the researcher (author snapshot of 2026-09-23), compared with the 7,710,434 researchers Science Explorer ranks. Each is counted once in a field and once in a subfield, where they have the most papers. Career length is not recorded, and an h-index grows with years of publishing. Which h-index, and who is compared.
H-index across Agricultural and Biological Sciences
The median h-index in Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9. Its subfields, with Animal Science and Zoology marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 23,324 | 9 | 24 | 48 |
| Animal Science and Zoology | 25,306 | 9 | 24 | 47 |
| Aquatic Science | 13,597 | 9 | 23 | 50 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 34,829 | 9 | 27 | 58 |
| Food Science | 49,956 | 9 | 26 | 54 |
| Forestry | 3,494 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15,925 | 5 | 13 | 34 |
| Horticulture | 216 | 8 | 18 | 37 |
| Insect Science | 22,148 | 11 | 26 | 52 |
| Plant Science | 251,499 | 10 | 25 | 53 |
| Soil Science | 16,420 | 9 | 28 | 61 |
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Questions about the h-index in Animal Science and Zoology
- What is a good h-index in Animal Science and Zoology?
- In Animal Science and Zoology, among 25,306 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 9. An h-index of 24 is at the 90th percentile and 47 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Animal Science and Zoology sits below the overall median (9 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Animal Science and Zoology?
- The median h-index of 25,306 ranked researchers in Animal Science and Zoology is 9 and the mean is 12.0.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Animal Science and Zoology?
- An h-index of 24 is at the 90th percentile in Animal Science and Zoology, and 31 at the 95th.