What is a good h-index in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics?
Percentiles of the h-index among 95,782 ranked researchers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics?
In Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, among 95,782 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 11. An h-index of 30 is at the 90th percentile and 61 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics sits above the overall median (11 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 11 h-index
- 75thpercentile 19 h-index
- 90thpercentile 30 h-index
- 95thpercentile 39 h-index
- 99thpercentile 61 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 Physics and Astronomy
The median h-index in Physics and Astronomy is 13. Its subfields, with Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustics and Ultrasonics | 140 | 9 | 18 | 26 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 91,662 | 11 | 40 | 88 |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 95,782 | 11 | 30 | 61 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 18,164 | 12 | 32 | 62 |
| Instrumentation | 600 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 161,893 | 16 | 54 | 122 |
| Radiation | 20,131 | 9 | 22 | 44 |
| Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 12,724 | 10 | 26 | 57 |
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Questions about the h-index in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- What is a good h-index in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics?
- In Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, among 95,782 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 11. An h-index of 30 is at the 90th percentile and 61 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics sits above the overall median (11 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics?
- The median h-index of 95,782 ranked researchers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 11 and the mean is 14.9.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics?
- An h-index of 30 is at the 90th percentile in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, and 39 at the 95th.