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What is a good h-index in Materials Chemistry?

Percentiles of the h-index among 217,948 ranked researchers in Materials Chemistry, and where any h-index stands. All fields.

What is a good h-index in Materials Chemistry?

In Materials Chemistry, among 217,948 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 13. An h-index of 34 is at the 90th percentile and 69 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Materials Chemistry sits above the overall median (13 against 10).

  1. 50thpercentile (the median) 13 h-index
  2. 75thpercentile 21 h-index
  3. 90thpercentile 34 h-index
  4. 95thpercentile 43 h-index
  5. 99thpercentile 69 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 Materials Science

The median h-index in Materials Science is 13. Its subfields, with Materials Chemistry marked:

SubfieldResearchersMedian90th99th
Biomaterials16,754 133365
Ceramics and Composites1,504 102652
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials20,425 123163
General Materials Science635 3716
Materials Chemistry217,948 133469
Polymers and Plastics25,304 122959
Surfaces, Coatings and Films2,397 123167

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Questions about the h-index in Materials Chemistry

What is a good h-index in Materials Chemistry?
In Materials Chemistry, among 217,948 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 13. An h-index of 34 is at the 90th percentile and 69 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Materials Chemistry sits above the overall median (13 against 10).
What is the average h-index in Materials Chemistry?
The median h-index of 217,948 ranked researchers in Materials Chemistry is 13 and the mean is 17.1.
What h-index is in the top 10% in Materials Chemistry?
An h-index of 34 is at the 90th percentile in Materials Chemistry, and 43 at the 95th.