What is the average h-index in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine?

The median h-index of 18,490 ranked researchers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 10 and the mean is 14.1.

What h-index is in the top 10% in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine?

An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and 39 at the 95th.

What Is a Good H-Index in Orthopedics and Sports?

What is a good h-index in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine?

In Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, among 18,490 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 10. An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile and 69 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Orthopedics and Sports Medicine sits level with the overall median.

50thpercentile (the median) 10 h-index
75thpercentile 17 h-index
90thpercentile 29 h-index
95thpercentile 39 h-index
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 Medicine

The median h-index in Medicine is 11. Its subfields, with Orthopedics and Sports Medicine marked:

Subfield	Researchers	Median	90th	99th
Anatomy	561	3	7	14
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine	4,567	10	25	52
Biochemistry (Medicine)	2,633	14	36	72
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	151,461	10	29	73
Complementary and alternative medicine	9,967	8	20	44
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine	3,565	10	27	70
Dermatology	23,668	10	25	58
Emergency Medicine	12,377	10	26	59
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	56,833	11	30	71
Epidemiology	119,039	11	30	68
Family Practice	254	9	23	56
Gastroenterology	3,769	11	32	78
Genetics (Medicine)	11,572	11	33	80
Geriatrics and Gerontology	3,583	9	23	53
Health Informatics	399	7	15	33
Hematology	45,304	11	32	73
Hepatology	16,790	12	35	80
Immunology and Allergy	6,575	12	33	75
Infectious Diseases	84,775	12	30	66
Internal Medicine	1,036	11	34	83
Nephrology	24,193	11	31	73
Neurology (Medicine)	56,395	11	31	72
Obstetrics and Gynecology	24,221	10	27	60
Oncology	99,724	11	32	76
Ophthalmology	36,918	10	25	57
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine	18,490	10	29	69
Otorhinolaryngology	4,748	10	28	63
Pathology and Forensic Medicine	19,531	12	35	80
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	48,217	8	25	60
Pharmacology (Medicine)	14,089	11	28	67
Physiology (Medicine)	57,055	12	32	75
Psychiatry and Mental health	37,366	12	35	86
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	87,100	10	28	65
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine	167,085	10	28	65
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging	68,232	11	29	64
Rehabilitation	4,134	10	27	59
Reproductive Medicine	19,842	11	31	68
Rheumatology	29,126	10	30	73
Surgery	408,096	9	25	55
Transplantation	3,083	12	33	69
Urology	4,846	9	26	59

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Questions about the h-index in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

What is a good h-index in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine?: In Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, among 18,490 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 10. An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile and 69 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Orthopedics and Sports Medicine sits level with the overall median.
What is the average h-index in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine?: The median h-index of 18,490 ranked researchers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 10 and the mean is 14.1.
What h-index is in the top 10% in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine?: An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and 39 at the 95th.