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What is a good h-index in Molecular Medicine?

Percentiles of the h-index among 4,063 ranked researchers in Molecular Medicine, and where any h-index stands. All fields.

What is a good h-index in Molecular Medicine?

In Molecular Medicine, among 4,063 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 13. An h-index of 32 is at the 90th percentile and 71 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Molecular Medicine sits above the overall median (13 against 10).

  1. 50thpercentile (the median) 13 h-index
  2. 75thpercentile 20 h-index
  3. 90thpercentile 32 h-index
  4. 95thpercentile 42 h-index
  5. 99thpercentile 71 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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The median h-index in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 14. Its subfields, with Molecular Medicine marked:

SubfieldResearchersMedian90th99th
Aging818 123265
Biochemistry (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)1,366 113068
Biophysics3,761 112859
Biotechnology3,616 123160
Cancer Research11,255 112868
Cell Biology8,622 123375
Clinical Biochemistry1,933 123066
Developmental Biology317 123655
Endocrinology4,272 123368
Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)62,809 123586
Molecular Biology676,373 143572
Molecular Medicine4,063 133271
Physiology (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)1,323 143771
Structural Biology304 92551

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Questions about the h-index in Molecular Medicine

What is a good h-index in Molecular Medicine?
In Molecular Medicine, among 4,063 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 13. An h-index of 32 is at the 90th percentile and 71 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Molecular Medicine sits above the overall median (13 against 10).
What is the average h-index in Molecular Medicine?
The median h-index of 4,063 ranked researchers in Molecular Medicine is 13 and the mean is 16.7.
What h-index is in the top 10% in Molecular Medicine?
An h-index of 32 is at the 90th percentile in Molecular Medicine, and 42 at the 95th.