What is a good h-index in Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology)?
Percentiles of the h-index among 4,337 ranked researchers in Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology), and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology)?
In Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology), among 4,337 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile and 61 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology) sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
- 75thpercentile 19 h-index
- 90thpercentile 31 h-index
- 95thpercentile 39 h-index
- 99thpercentile 61 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 Immunology and Microbiology
The median h-index in Immunology and Microbiology is 14. Its subfields, with Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology) marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | 913 | 9 | 23 | 53 |
| Immunology | 86,864 | 14 | 35 | 78 |
| Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology) | 4,337 | 12 | 31 | 61 |
| Parasitology | 13,525 | 12 | 29 | 58 |
| Virology | 2,866 | 14 | 40 | 88 |
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Questions about the h-index in Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology)
- What is a good h-index in Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology)?
- In Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology), among 4,337 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile and 61 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology) sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology)?
- The median h-index of 4,337 ranked researchers in Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology) is 12 and the mean is 15.4.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology)?
- An h-index of 31 is at the 90th percentile in Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology), and 39 at the 95th.