What is a good h-index in Economics and Econometrics?
Percentiles of the h-index among 102,915 ranked researchers in Economics and Econometrics, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Economics and Econometrics?
In Economics and Econometrics, among 102,915 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 7. An h-index of 21 is at the 90th percentile and 50 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Economics and Econometrics sits below the overall median (7 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 7 h-index
- 75thpercentile 12 h-index
- 90thpercentile 21 h-index
- 95thpercentile 28 h-index
- 99thpercentile 50 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 Economics, Econometrics and Finance
The median h-index in Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 7. Its subfields, with Economics and Econometrics marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics and Econometrics | 102,915 | 7 | 21 | 50 |
| Finance | 16,214 | 8 | 21 | 49 |
| General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 7,365 | 5 | 16 | 43 |
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Questions about the h-index in Economics and Econometrics
- What is a good h-index in Economics and Econometrics?
- In Economics and Econometrics, among 102,915 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 7. An h-index of 21 is at the 90th percentile and 50 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Economics and Econometrics sits below the overall median (7 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Economics and Econometrics?
- The median h-index of 102,915 ranked researchers in Economics and Econometrics is 7 and the mean is 9.9.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Economics and Econometrics?
- An h-index of 21 is at the 90th percentile in Economics and Econometrics, and 28 at the 95th.