What is a good h-index in Condensed Matter Physics?
Percentiles of the h-index among 18,164 ranked researchers in Condensed Matter Physics, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Condensed Matter Physics?
In Condensed Matter Physics, among 18,164 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 32 is at the 90th percentile and 62 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Condensed Matter Physics sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
- 75thpercentile 20 h-index
- 90thpercentile 32 h-index
- 95thpercentile 41 h-index
- 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 Physics and Astronomy
The median h-index in Physics and Astronomy is 13. Its subfields, with Condensed Matter Physics marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustics and Ultrasonics | 140 | 9 | 18 | 26 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 91,662 | 11 | 40 | 88 |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 95,782 | 11 | 30 | 61 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 18,164 | 12 | 32 | 62 |
| Instrumentation | 600 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 161,893 | 16 | 54 | 122 |
| Radiation | 20,131 | 9 | 22 | 44 |
| Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 12,724 | 10 | 26 | 57 |
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- What a good h-index is in every field
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Questions about the h-index in Condensed Matter Physics
- What is a good h-index in Condensed Matter Physics?
- In Condensed Matter Physics, among 18,164 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 32 is at the 90th percentile and 62 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Condensed Matter Physics sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Condensed Matter Physics?
- The median h-index of 18,164 ranked researchers in Condensed Matter Physics is 12 and the mean is 15.9.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Condensed Matter Physics?
- An h-index of 32 is at the 90th percentile in Condensed Matter Physics, and 41 at the 95th.