What is a good h-index in Organic Chemistry?
Percentiles of the h-index among 149,512 ranked researchers in Organic Chemistry, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Organic Chemistry?
In Organic Chemistry, among 149,512 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile and 59 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Organic Chemistry sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
- 75thpercentile 18 h-index
- 90thpercentile 29 h-index
- 95thpercentile 37 h-index
- 99thpercentile 59 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 Chemistry
The median h-index in Chemistry is 12. Its subfields, with Organic Chemistry marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Chemistry | 8,501 | 12 | 28 | 52 |
| Electrochemistry | 1,723 | 13 | 33 | 64 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | 10,996 | 12 | 31 | 68 |
| Organic Chemistry | 149,512 | 12 | 29 | 59 |
| Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | 3,965 | 9 | 24 | 52 |
| Spectroscopy | 17,240 | 13 | 31 | 60 |
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Questions about the h-index in Organic Chemistry
- What is a good h-index in Organic Chemistry?
- In Organic Chemistry, among 149,512 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile and 59 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Organic Chemistry sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Organic Chemistry?
- The median h-index of 149,512 ranked researchers in Organic Chemistry is 12 and the mean is 14.9.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Organic Chemistry?
- An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile in Organic Chemistry, and 37 at the 95th.