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What is a good h-index in Immunology and Allergy?

Percentiles of the h-index among 6,575 ranked researchers in Immunology and Allergy, and where any h-index stands. All fields.

What is a good h-index in Immunology and Allergy?

In Immunology and Allergy, among 6,575 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 33 is at the 90th percentile and 75 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Immunology and Allergy sits above the overall median (12 against 10).

  1. 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
  2. 75thpercentile 20 h-index
  3. 90thpercentile 33 h-index
  4. 95thpercentile 45 h-index
  5. 99thpercentile 75 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 Medicine

The median h-index in Medicine is 11. Its subfields, with Immunology and Allergy marked:

SubfieldResearchersMedian90th99th
Anatomy561 3714
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine4,567 102552
Biochemistry (Medicine)2,633 143672
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine151,461 102973
Complementary and alternative medicine9,967 82044
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine3,565 102770
Dermatology23,668 102558
Emergency Medicine12,377 102659
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism56,833 113071
Epidemiology119,039 113068
Family Practice254 92356
Gastroenterology3,769 113278
Genetics (Medicine)11,572 113380
Geriatrics and Gerontology3,583 92353
Health Informatics399 71533
Hematology45,304 113273
Hepatology16,790 123580
Immunology and Allergy6,575 123375
Infectious Diseases84,775 123066
Internal Medicine1,036 113483
Nephrology24,193 113173
Neurology (Medicine)56,395 113172
Obstetrics and Gynecology24,221 102760
Oncology99,724 113276
Ophthalmology36,918 102557
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine18,490 102969
Otorhinolaryngology4,748 102863
Pathology and Forensic Medicine19,531 123580
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health48,217 82560
Pharmacology (Medicine)14,089 112867
Physiology (Medicine)57,055 123275
Psychiatry and Mental health37,366 123586
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health87,100 102865
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine167,085 102865
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging68,232 112964
Rehabilitation4,134 102759
Reproductive Medicine19,842 113168
Rheumatology29,126 103073
Surgery408,096 92555
Transplantation3,083 123369
Urology4,846 92659

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Questions about the h-index in Immunology and Allergy

What is a good h-index in Immunology and Allergy?
In Immunology and Allergy, among 6,575 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 33 is at the 90th percentile and 75 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Immunology and Allergy sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
What is the average h-index in Immunology and Allergy?
The median h-index of 6,575 ranked researchers in Immunology and Allergy is 12 and the mean is 16.4.
What h-index is in the top 10% in Immunology and Allergy?
An h-index of 33 is at the 90th percentile in Immunology and Allergy, and 45 at the 95th.