What is a good h-index in Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)?
Percentiles of the h-index among 62,809 ranked researchers in Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology), and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)?
In Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology), among 62,809 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 35 is at the 90th percentile and 86 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
- 75thpercentile 21 h-index
- 90thpercentile 35 h-index
- 95thpercentile 48 h-index
- 99thpercentile 86 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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
The median h-index in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 14. Its subfields, with Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aging | 818 | 12 | 32 | 65 |
| Biochemistry (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) | 1,366 | 11 | 30 | 68 |
| Biophysics | 3,761 | 11 | 28 | 59 |
| Biotechnology | 3,616 | 12 | 31 | 60 |
| Cancer Research | 11,255 | 11 | 28 | 68 |
| Cell Biology | 8,622 | 12 | 33 | 75 |
| Clinical Biochemistry | 1,933 | 12 | 30 | 66 |
| Developmental Biology | 317 | 12 | 36 | 55 |
| Endocrinology | 4,272 | 12 | 33 | 68 |
| Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) | 62,809 | 12 | 35 | 86 |
| Molecular Biology | 676,373 | 14 | 35 | 72 |
| Molecular Medicine | 4,063 | 13 | 32 | 71 |
| Physiology (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) | 1,323 | 14 | 37 | 71 |
| Structural Biology | 304 | 9 | 25 | 51 |
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Questions about the h-index in Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)
- What is a good h-index in Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)?
- In Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology), among 62,809 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 35 is at the 90th percentile and 86 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)?
- The median h-index of 62,809 ranked researchers in Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) is 12 and the mean is 17.2.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)?
- An h-index of 35 is at the 90th percentile in Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology), and 48 at the 95th.