What is a good h-index in History and Philosophy of Science?
Percentiles of the h-index among 5,406 ranked researchers in History and Philosophy of Science, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in History and Philosophy of Science?
In History and Philosophy of Science, among 5,406 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 5. An h-index of 17 is at the 90th percentile and 37 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so History and Philosophy of Science sits below the overall median (5 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 5 h-index
- 75thpercentile 9 h-index
- 90thpercentile 17 h-index
- 95thpercentile 22 h-index
- 99thpercentile 37 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 Arts and Humanities
The median h-index in Arts and Humanities is 4. Its subfields, with History and Philosophy of Science marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archeology (Arts and Humanities) | 35,270 | 5 | 14 | 32 |
| Classics | 4,084 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| Conservation | 2,436 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| General Arts and Humanities | 857 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| History | 28,040 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| History and Philosophy of Science | 5,406 | 5 | 17 | 37 |
| Language and Linguistics | 29,567 | 4 | 14 | 35 |
| Literature and Literary Theory | 48,535 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Museology | 3,323 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Music | 7,930 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| Philosophy | 19,556 | 4 | 14 | 34 |
| Religious studies | 8,901 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | 9,031 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
More on History and Philosophy of Science
- History and Philosophy of Science: leading countries, institutions and researchers
- The most cited researchers in History and Philosophy of Science
- What a good h-index is in every field
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Questions about the h-index in History and Philosophy of Science
- What is a good h-index in History and Philosophy of Science?
- In History and Philosophy of Science, among 5,406 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 5. An h-index of 17 is at the 90th percentile and 37 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so History and Philosophy of Science sits below the overall median (5 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in History and Philosophy of Science?
- The median h-index of 5,406 ranked researchers in History and Philosophy of Science is 5 and the mean is 7.4.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in History and Philosophy of Science?
- An h-index of 17 is at the 90th percentile in History and Philosophy of Science, and 22 at the 95th.