What is a good h-index in General Health Professions?
Percentiles of the h-index among 117,431 ranked researchers in General Health Professions, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in General Health Professions?
In General Health Professions, among 117,431 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 8. An h-index of 23 is at the 90th percentile and 53 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so General Health Professions sits below the overall median (8 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 8 h-index
- 75thpercentile 14 h-index
- 90thpercentile 23 h-index
- 95thpercentile 31 h-index
- 99thpercentile 53 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 Health Professions
The median h-index in Health Professions is 7. Its subfields, with General Health Professions marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and Manual Therapy | 1,168 | 10 | 27 | 52 |
| Emergency Medical Services | 2,521 | 8 | 20 | 44 |
| General Health Professions | 117,431 | 8 | 23 | 53 |
| Health Information Management | 2,468 | 6 | 18 | 43 |
| Medical Laboratory Technology | 186 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| Occupational Therapy | 3,375 | 7 | 19 | 42 |
| Pharmacy | 661 | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | 5,741 | 5 | 18 | 51 |
| Radiological and Ultrasound Technology | 2,845 | 9 | 19 | 38 |
| Speech and Hearing | 2,495 | 7 | 20 | 42 |
More on General Health Professions
- General Health Professions: leading countries, institutions and researchers
- The most cited researchers in General Health Professions
- What a good h-index is in every field
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Questions about the h-index in General Health Professions
- What is a good h-index in General Health Professions?
- In General Health Professions, among 117,431 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 8. An h-index of 23 is at the 90th percentile and 53 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so General Health Professions sits below the overall median (8 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in General Health Professions?
- The median h-index of 117,431 ranked researchers in General Health Professions is 8 and the mean is 10.9.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in General Health Professions?
- An h-index of 23 is at the 90th percentile in General Health Professions, and 31 at the 95th.