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What is a good h-index in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials?

Percentiles of the h-index among 20,425 ranked researchers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and where any h-index stands. All fields.

What is a good h-index in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials?

In Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, among 20,425 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile and 63 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials sits above the overall median (12 against 10).

  1. 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
  2. 75thpercentile 20 h-index
  3. 90thpercentile 31 h-index
  4. 95thpercentile 40 h-index
  5. 99thpercentile 63 h-index

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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 Materials Science

The median h-index in Materials Science is 13. Its subfields, with Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials marked:

SubfieldResearchersMedian90th99th
Biomaterials16,754 133365
Ceramics and Composites1,504 102652
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials20,425 123163
General Materials Science635 3716
Materials Chemistry217,948 133469
Polymers and Plastics25,304 122959
Surfaces, Coatings and Films2,397 123167

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Questions about the h-index in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

What is a good h-index in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials?
In Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, among 20,425 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile and 63 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
What is the average h-index in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials?
The median h-index of 20,425 ranked researchers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 12 and the mean is 15.9.
What h-index is in the top 10% in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials?
An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and 40 at the 95th.