What is a good h-index in General Psychology?
Percentiles of the h-index among 318 ranked researchers in General Psychology, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in General Psychology?
In General Psychology, among 318 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 7. An h-index of 20 is at the 90th percentile and 35 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so General Psychology sits below the overall median (7 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 7 h-index
- 75thpercentile 13 h-index
- 90thpercentile 20 h-index
- 95thpercentile 27 h-index
- 99thpercentile 35 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 Psychology
The median h-index in Psychology is 10. Its subfields, with General Psychology marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Psychology | 1,525 | 10 | 29 | 83 |
| Clinical Psychology | 81,270 | 10 | 28 | 68 |
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | 15,043 | 10 | 27 | 60 |
| Experimental and Cognitive Psychology | 12,397 | 10 | 30 | 70 |
| General Psychology | 318 | 7 | 20 | 35 |
| Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology | 343 | 8 | 24 | 69 |
| Social Psychology | 29,593 | 9 | 26 | 62 |
More on General Psychology
- General Psychology: leading countries, institutions and researchers
- The most cited researchers in General Psychology
- What a good h-index is in every field
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Questions about the h-index in General Psychology
- What is a good h-index in General Psychology?
- In General Psychology, among 318 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 7. An h-index of 20 is at the 90th percentile and 35 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so General Psychology sits below the overall median (7 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in General Psychology?
- The median h-index of 318 ranked researchers in General Psychology is 7 and the mean is 9.5.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in General Psychology?
- An h-index of 20 is at the 90th percentile in General Psychology, and 27 at the 95th.