What is a good h-index in General Dentistry?
Percentiles of the h-index among 166 ranked researchers in General Dentistry, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in General Dentistry?
In General Dentistry, among 166 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 5. An h-index of 11 is at the 90th percentile and 18 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so General Dentistry sits below the overall median (5 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 5 h-index
- 75thpercentile 8 h-index
- 90thpercentile 11 h-index
- 95thpercentile 15 h-index
- 99thpercentile 18 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 Dentistry
The median h-index in Dentistry is 9. Its subfields, with General Dentistry marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Dentistry | 166 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| Oral Surgery | 20,256 | 8 | 22 | 48 |
| Orthodontics | 10,744 | 9 | 25 | 56 |
| Periodontics | 12,112 | 10 | 27 | 58 |
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Questions about the h-index in General Dentistry
- What is a good h-index in General Dentistry?
- In General Dentistry, among 166 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 5. An h-index of 11 is at the 90th percentile and 18 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so General Dentistry sits below the overall median (5 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in General Dentistry?
- The median h-index of 166 ranked researchers in General Dentistry is 5 and the mean is 6.0.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in General Dentistry?
- An h-index of 11 is at the 90th percentile in General Dentistry, and 15 at the 95th.