What is a good h-index in Language and Linguistics?
Percentiles of the h-index among 29,567 ranked researchers in Language and Linguistics, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Language and Linguistics?
In Language and Linguistics, among 29,567 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 4. An h-index of 14 is at the 90th percentile and 35 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Language and Linguistics sits below the overall median (4 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 4 h-index
- 75thpercentile 8 h-index
- 90thpercentile 14 h-index
- 95thpercentile 20 h-index
- 99thpercentile 35 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 Language and Linguistics 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 |
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Questions about the h-index in Language and Linguistics
- What is a good h-index in Language and Linguistics?
- In Language and Linguistics, among 29,567 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 4. An h-index of 14 is at the 90th percentile and 35 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Language and Linguistics sits below the overall median (4 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Language and Linguistics?
- The median h-index of 29,567 ranked researchers in Language and Linguistics is 4 and the mean is 6.4.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Language and Linguistics?
- An h-index of 14 is at the 90th percentile in Language and Linguistics, and 20 at the 95th.