What is a good h-index in Energy?
Percentiles of the h-index among 11,643 ranked researchers in Energy, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Energy?
In Energy, among 11,643 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 32 is at the 90th percentile and 73 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Energy sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
- 75thpercentile 20 h-index
- 90thpercentile 32 h-index
- 95thpercentile 43 h-index
- 99thpercentile 73 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 in the subfields of Energy
Energy has 4 subfields with enough ranked researchers to compare. Each researcher is counted in the subfield where they have the most papers.
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Engineering and Power Technology | 273 | 8 | 16 | 42 |
| Fuel Technology | 176 | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| General Energy | 243 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | 27,513 | 12 | 32 | 70 |
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Questions about the h-index in Energy
- What is a good h-index in Energy?
- In Energy, among 11,643 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 32 is at the 90th percentile and 73 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Energy sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Energy?
- The median h-index of 11,643 ranked researchers in Energy is 12 and the mean is 16.3.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Energy?
- An h-index of 32 is at the 90th percentile in Energy, and 43 at the 95th.