What is a good h-index in Inorganic Chemistry?
Percentiles of the h-index among 10,996 ranked researchers in Inorganic Chemistry, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Inorganic Chemistry?
In Inorganic Chemistry, among 10,996 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile and 68 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Inorganic Chemistry sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
- 75thpercentile 19 h-index
- 90thpercentile 31 h-index
- 95thpercentile 41 h-index
- 99thpercentile 68 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 Chemistry
The median h-index in Chemistry is 12. Its subfields, with Inorganic Chemistry marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Chemistry | 8,501 | 12 | 28 | 52 |
| Electrochemistry | 1,723 | 13 | 33 | 64 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | 10,996 | 12 | 31 | 68 |
| Organic Chemistry | 149,512 | 12 | 29 | 59 |
| Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | 3,965 | 9 | 24 | 52 |
| Spectroscopy | 17,240 | 13 | 31 | 60 |
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Questions about the h-index in Inorganic Chemistry
- What is a good h-index in Inorganic Chemistry?
- In Inorganic Chemistry, among 10,996 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile and 68 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Inorganic Chemistry sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Inorganic Chemistry?
- The median h-index of 10,996 ranked researchers in Inorganic Chemistry is 12 and the mean is 16.0.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Inorganic Chemistry?
- An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile in Inorganic Chemistry, and 41 at the 95th.