What is a good h-index in Biotechnology?
Percentiles of the h-index among 3,616 ranked researchers in Biotechnology, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Biotechnology?
In Biotechnology, among 3,616 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile and 60 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Biotechnology sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
- 75thpercentile 19 h-index
- 90thpercentile 31 h-index
- 95thpercentile 40 h-index
- 99thpercentile 60 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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
The median h-index in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 14. Its subfields, with Biotechnology marked:
| 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 |
More on Biotechnology
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- The most cited researchers in Biotechnology
- What a good h-index is in every field
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Questions about the h-index in Biotechnology
- What is a good h-index in Biotechnology?
- In Biotechnology, among 3,616 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile and 60 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Biotechnology sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Biotechnology?
- The median h-index of 3,616 ranked researchers in Biotechnology is 12 and the mean is 15.5.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Biotechnology?
- An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile in Biotechnology, and 40 at the 95th.