What is a good h-index in Applied Mathematics?
Percentiles of the h-index among 17,146 ranked researchers in Applied Mathematics, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Applied Mathematics?
In Applied Mathematics, among 17,146 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 8. An h-index of 21 is at the 90th percentile and 42 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Applied Mathematics sits below the overall median (8 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 8 h-index
- 75thpercentile 13 h-index
- 90thpercentile 21 h-index
- 95thpercentile 27 h-index
- 99thpercentile 42 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 Mathematics
The median h-index in Mathematics is 8. Its subfields, with Applied Mathematics marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra and Number Theory | 4,730 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
| Applied Mathematics | 17,146 | 8 | 21 | 42 |
| Computational Mathematics | 110 | 9 | 18 | 36 |
| Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics | 2,020 | 7 | 18 | 37 |
| Geometry and Topology | 13,620 | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| Mathematical Physics | 10,944 | 8 | 21 | 42 |
| Modeling and Simulation | 2,336 | 10 | 26 | 61 |
| Numerical Analysis | 3,595 | 8 | 22 | 47 |
| Statistics and Probability | 14,819 | 10 | 30 | 67 |
| Theoretical Computer Science | 768 | 5 | 14 | 38 |
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Questions about the h-index in Applied Mathematics
- What is a good h-index in Applied Mathematics?
- In Applied Mathematics, among 17,146 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 8. An h-index of 21 is at the 90th percentile and 42 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Applied Mathematics sits below the overall median (8 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Applied Mathematics?
- The median h-index of 17,146 ranked researchers in Applied Mathematics is 8 and the mean is 10.4.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Applied Mathematics?
- An h-index of 21 is at the 90th percentile in Applied Mathematics, and 27 at the 95th.