What is a good h-index in Insect Science?
Percentiles of the h-index among 22,148 ranked researchers in Insect Science, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Insect Science?
In Insect Science, among 22,148 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 11. An h-index of 26 is at the 90th percentile and 52 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Insect Science sits above the overall median (11 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 11 h-index
- 75thpercentile 17 h-index
- 90thpercentile 26 h-index
- 95thpercentile 33 h-index
- 99thpercentile 52 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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences
The median h-index in Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9. Its subfields, with Insect Science marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 23,324 | 9 | 24 | 48 |
| Animal Science and Zoology | 25,306 | 9 | 24 | 47 |
| Aquatic Science | 13,597 | 9 | 23 | 50 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 34,829 | 9 | 27 | 58 |
| Food Science | 49,956 | 9 | 26 | 54 |
| Forestry | 3,494 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15,925 | 5 | 13 | 34 |
| Horticulture | 216 | 8 | 18 | 37 |
| Insect Science | 22,148 | 11 | 26 | 52 |
| Plant Science | 251,499 | 10 | 25 | 53 |
| Soil Science | 16,420 | 9 | 28 | 61 |
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- Energy
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- Health Professions
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- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
- Physics and Astronomy
- Psychology
- Social Sciences
- Veterinary
Questions about the h-index in Insect Science
- What is a good h-index in Insect Science?
- In Insect Science, among 22,148 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 11. An h-index of 26 is at the 90th percentile and 52 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Insect Science sits above the overall median (11 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Insect Science?
- The median h-index of 22,148 ranked researchers in Insect Science is 11 and the mean is 13.4.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Insect Science?
- An h-index of 26 is at the 90th percentile in Insect Science, and 33 at the 95th.