What is a good h-index in Food Science?
Percentiles of the h-index among 49,956 ranked researchers in Food Science, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Food Science?
In Food Science, among 49,956 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 9. An h-index of 26 is at the 90th percentile and 54 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Food Science sits below the overall median (9 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 9 h-index
- 75thpercentile 16 h-index
- 90thpercentile 26 h-index
- 95thpercentile 34 h-index
- 99thpercentile 54 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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences
The median h-index in Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9. Its subfields, with Food Science marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 23,324 | 9 | 24 | 48 |
| Animal Science and Zoology | 25,306 | 9 | 24 | 47 |
| Aquatic Science | 13,597 | 9 | 23 | 50 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 34,829 | 9 | 27 | 58 |
| Food Science | 49,956 | 9 | 26 | 54 |
| Forestry | 3,494 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15,925 | 5 | 13 | 34 |
| Horticulture | 216 | 8 | 18 | 37 |
| Insect Science | 22,148 | 11 | 26 | 52 |
| Plant Science | 251,499 | 10 | 25 | 53 |
| Soil Science | 16,420 | 9 | 28 | 61 |
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Questions about the h-index in Food Science
- What is a good h-index in Food Science?
- In Food Science, among 49,956 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 9. An h-index of 26 is at the 90th percentile and 54 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Food Science sits below the overall median (9 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Food Science?
- The median h-index of 49,956 ranked researchers in Food Science is 9 and the mean is 12.5.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Food Science?
- An h-index of 26 is at the 90th percentile in Food Science, and 34 at the 95th.