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What is a good h-index in Bioengineering?

Percentiles of the h-index among 732 ranked researchers in Bioengineering, and where any h-index stands. All fields.

What is a good h-index in Bioengineering?

In Bioengineering, among 732 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 11. An h-index of 26 is at the 90th percentile and 62 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Bioengineering sits above the overall median (11 against 10).

  1. 50thpercentile (the median) 11 h-index
  2. 75thpercentile 17 h-index
  3. 90thpercentile 26 h-index
  4. 95thpercentile 35 h-index
  5. 99thpercentile 62 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 Chemical Engineering

The median h-index in Chemical Engineering is 12. Its subfields, with Bioengineering marked:

SubfieldResearchersMedian90th99th
Bioengineering732 112662
Catalysis3,616 123164
Filtration and Separation432 122950
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes3,718 112653
Process Chemistry and Technology568 112653

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Questions about the h-index in Bioengineering

What is a good h-index in Bioengineering?
In Bioengineering, among 732 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 11. An h-index of 26 is at the 90th percentile and 62 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Bioengineering sits above the overall median (11 against 10).
What is the average h-index in Bioengineering?
The median h-index of 732 ranked researchers in Bioengineering is 11 and the mean is 14.3.
What h-index is in the top 10% in Bioengineering?
An h-index of 26 is at the 90th percentile in Bioengineering, and 35 at the 95th.