What is a good h-index in Cell Biology?
Percentiles of the h-index among 8,622 ranked researchers in Cell Biology, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Cell Biology?
In Cell Biology, among 8,622 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 33 is at the 90th percentile and 75 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Cell Biology sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
- 75thpercentile 20 h-index
- 90thpercentile 33 h-index
- 95thpercentile 45 h-index
- 99thpercentile 75 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 Cell Biology 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 Cell Biology
- What is a good h-index in Cell Biology?
- In Cell Biology, among 8,622 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 33 is at the 90th percentile and 75 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Cell Biology sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Cell Biology?
- The median h-index of 8,622 ranked researchers in Cell Biology is 12 and the mean is 16.8.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Cell Biology?
- An h-index of 33 is at the 90th percentile in Cell Biology, and 45 at the 95th.