What is a good h-index in Cancer Research?
Percentiles of the h-index among 11,255 ranked researchers in Cancer Research, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Cancer Research?
In Cancer Research, among 11,255 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 11. An h-index of 28 is at the 90th percentile and 68 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Cancer Research sits above the overall median (11 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 11 h-index
- 75thpercentile 17 h-index
- 90thpercentile 28 h-index
- 95thpercentile 38 h-index
- 99thpercentile 68 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 Cancer Research 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 |
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Questions about the h-index in Cancer Research
- What is a good h-index in Cancer Research?
- In Cancer Research, among 11,255 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 11. An h-index of 28 is at the 90th percentile and 68 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Cancer Research sits above the overall median (11 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Cancer Research?
- The median h-index of 11,255 ranked researchers in Cancer Research is 11 and the mean is 14.5.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Cancer Research?
- An h-index of 28 is at the 90th percentile in Cancer Research, and 38 at the 95th.