What is a good h-index in Molecular Biology?
Percentiles of the h-index among 676,373 ranked researchers in Molecular Biology, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Molecular Biology?
In Molecular Biology, among 676,373 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 14. An h-index of 35 is at the 90th percentile and 72 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Molecular Biology sits above the overall median (14 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 14 h-index
- 75thpercentile 23 h-index
- 90thpercentile 35 h-index
- 95thpercentile 45 h-index
- 99thpercentile 72 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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
The median h-index in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 14. Its subfields, with Molecular Biology marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aging | 818 | 12 | 32 | 65 |
| Biochemistry (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) | 1,366 | 11 | 30 | 68 |
| Biophysics | 3,761 | 11 | 28 | 59 |
| Biotechnology | 3,616 | 12 | 31 | 60 |
| Cancer Research | 11,255 | 11 | 28 | 68 |
| Cell Biology | 8,622 | 12 | 33 | 75 |
| Clinical Biochemistry | 1,933 | 12 | 30 | 66 |
| Developmental Biology | 317 | 12 | 36 | 55 |
| Endocrinology | 4,272 | 12 | 33 | 68 |
| Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) | 62,809 | 12 | 35 | 86 |
| Molecular Biology | 676,373 | 14 | 35 | 72 |
| Molecular Medicine | 4,063 | 13 | 32 | 71 |
| Physiology (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) | 1,323 | 14 | 37 | 71 |
| Structural Biology | 304 | 9 | 25 | 51 |
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Questions about the h-index in Molecular Biology
- What is a good h-index in Molecular Biology?
- In Molecular Biology, among 676,373 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 14. An h-index of 35 is at the 90th percentile and 72 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Molecular Biology sits above the overall median (14 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Molecular Biology?
- The median h-index of 676,373 ranked researchers in Molecular Biology is 14 and the mean is 18.5.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Molecular Biology?
- An h-index of 35 is at the 90th percentile in Molecular Biology, and 45 at the 95th.