What is a good h-index in Behavioral Neuroscience?
Percentiles of the h-index among 1,592 ranked researchers in Behavioral Neuroscience, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Behavioral Neuroscience?
In Behavioral Neuroscience, among 1,592 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 14. An h-index of 40 is at the 90th percentile and 95 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Behavioral Neuroscience sits above the overall median (14 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 14 h-index
- 75thpercentile 23 h-index
- 90thpercentile 40 h-index
- 95thpercentile 56 h-index
- 99thpercentile 95 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 Neuroscience
The median h-index in Neuroscience is 14. Its subfields, with Behavioral Neuroscience marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 1,592 | 14 | 40 | 95 |
| Biological Psychiatry | 843 | 12 | 29 | 74 |
| Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 35,173 | 15 | 38 | 77 |
| Cognitive Neuroscience | 69,814 | 12 | 34 | 77 |
| Developmental Neuroscience | 888 | 12 | 30 | 79 |
| Endocrine and Autonomic Systems | 4,486 | 15 | 38 | 75 |
| Neurology (Neuroscience) | 8,623 | 11 | 28 | 64 |
| Sensory Systems | 3,417 | 13 | 33 | 61 |
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Questions about the h-index in Behavioral Neuroscience
- What is a good h-index in Behavioral Neuroscience?
- In Behavioral Neuroscience, among 1,592 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 14. An h-index of 40 is at the 90th percentile and 95 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Behavioral Neuroscience sits above the overall median (14 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Behavioral Neuroscience?
- The median h-index of 1,592 ranked researchers in Behavioral Neuroscience is 14 and the mean is 19.5.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Behavioral Neuroscience?
- An h-index of 40 is at the 90th percentile in Behavioral Neuroscience, and 56 at the 95th.