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What is a good h-index in Literature and Literary Theory?

Percentiles of the h-index among 48,535 ranked researchers in Literature and Literary Theory, and where any h-index stands. All fields.

What is a good h-index in Literature and Literary Theory?

In Literature and Literary Theory, among 48,535 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 3. An h-index of 9 is at the 90th percentile and 22 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Literature and Literary Theory sits below the overall median (3 against 10).

  1. 50thpercentile (the median) 3 h-index
  2. 75thpercentile 5 h-index
  3. 90thpercentile 9 h-index
  4. 95thpercentile 12 h-index
  5. 99thpercentile 22 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 Arts and Humanities

The median h-index in Arts and Humanities is 4. Its subfields, with Literature and Literary Theory marked:

SubfieldResearchersMedian90th99th
Archeology (Arts and Humanities)35,270 51432
Classics4,084 41022
Conservation2,436 3922
General Arts and Humanities857 249
History28,040 31023
History and Philosophy of Science5,406 51737
Language and Linguistics29,567 41435
Literature and Literary Theory48,535 3922
Museology3,323 3918
Music7,930 41126
Philosophy19,556 41434
Religious studies8,901 31024
Visual Arts and Performing Arts9,031 3921

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Questions about the h-index in Literature and Literary Theory

What is a good h-index in Literature and Literary Theory?
In Literature and Literary Theory, among 48,535 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 3. An h-index of 9 is at the 90th percentile and 22 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Literature and Literary Theory sits below the overall median (3 against 10).
What is the average h-index in Literature and Literary Theory?
The median h-index of 48,535 ranked researchers in Literature and Literary Theory is 3 and the mean is 4.3.
What h-index is in the top 10% in Literature and Literary Theory?
An h-index of 9 is at the 90th percentile in Literature and Literary Theory, and 12 at the 95th.