What is a good h-index in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology?
Percentiles of the h-index among 494,573 ranked researchers in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology?
In Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, among 494,573 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 14. An h-index of 35 is at the 90th percentile and 75 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology sits above the overall median (14 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 14 h-index
- 75thpercentile 23 h-index
- 90thpercentile 35 h-index
- 95thpercentile 46 h-index
- 99thpercentile 75 h-index
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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 in the subfields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology has 14 subfields with enough ranked researchers to compare. Each researcher is counted in the subfield where they have the most papers.
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aging | 818 | 12 | 32 | 65 |
| Biochemistry (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) | 1,366 | 11 | 30 | 68 |
| Biophysics | 3,761 | 11 | 28 | 59 |
| Biotechnology | 3,616 | 12 | 31 | 60 |
| Cancer Research | 11,255 | 11 | 28 | 68 |
| Cell Biology | 8,622 | 12 | 33 | 75 |
| Clinical Biochemistry | 1,933 | 12 | 30 | 66 |
| Developmental Biology | 317 | 12 | 36 | 55 |
| Endocrinology | 4,272 | 12 | 33 | 68 |
| Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) | 62,809 | 12 | 35 | 86 |
| Molecular Biology | 676,373 | 14 | 35 | 72 |
| Molecular Medicine | 4,063 | 13 | 32 | 71 |
| Physiology (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) | 1,323 | 14 | 37 | 71 |
| Structural Biology | 304 | 9 | 25 | 51 |
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Questions about the h-index in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- What is a good h-index in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology?
- In Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, among 494,573 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 14. An h-index of 35 is at the 90th percentile and 75 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology sits above the overall median (14 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology?
- The median h-index of 494,573 ranked researchers in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 14 and the mean is 18.7.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology?
- An h-index of 35 is at the 90th percentile in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and 46 at the 95th.