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What is a good h-index in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance?

Percentiles of the h-index among 7,365 ranked researchers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and where any h-index stands. All fields.

What is a good h-index in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance?

In General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, among 7,365 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 5. An h-index of 16 is at the 90th percentile and 43 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so General Economics, Econometrics and Finance sits below the overall median (5 against 10).

  1. 50thpercentile (the median) 5 h-index
  2. 75thpercentile 9 h-index
  3. 90thpercentile 16 h-index
  4. 95thpercentile 23 h-index
  5. 99thpercentile 43 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 Economics, Econometrics and Finance

The median h-index in Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 7. Its subfields, with General Economics, Econometrics and Finance marked:

SubfieldResearchersMedian90th99th
Economics and Econometrics102,915 72150
Finance16,214 82149
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance7,365 51643

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Questions about the h-index in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

What is a good h-index in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance?
In General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, among 7,365 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 5. An h-index of 16 is at the 90th percentile and 43 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so General Economics, Econometrics and Finance sits below the overall median (5 against 10).
What is the average h-index in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance?
The median h-index of 7,365 ranked researchers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 5 and the mean is 7.8.
What h-index is in the top 10% in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance?
An h-index of 16 is at the 90th percentile in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and 23 at the 95th.