What is a good h-index in Paleontology?
Percentiles of the h-index among 10,409 ranked researchers in Paleontology, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Paleontology?
In Paleontology, among 10,409 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 30 is at the 90th percentile and 56 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Paleontology sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
- 75thpercentile 19 h-index
- 90thpercentile 30 h-index
- 95thpercentile 38 h-index
- 99thpercentile 56 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 Earth and Planetary Sciences
The median h-index in Earth and Planetary Sciences is 11. Its subfields, with Paleontology marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Science | 52,243 | 12 | 36 | 73 |
| Earth-Surface Processes | 6,740 | 10 | 27 | 53 |
| Geochemistry and Petrology | 3,175 | 10 | 27 | 55 |
| Geology | 4,631 | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| Geophysics | 51,358 | 11 | 30 | 61 |
| Oceanography | 28,774 | 12 | 32 | 62 |
| Paleontology | 10,409 | 12 | 30 | 56 |
| Space and Planetary Science | 139 | 6 | 17 | 39 |
More on Paleontology
- Paleontology: leading countries, institutions and researchers
- The most cited researchers in Paleontology
- What a good h-index is in every field
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Questions about the h-index in Paleontology
- What is a good h-index in Paleontology?
- In Paleontology, among 10,409 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 30 is at the 90th percentile and 56 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Paleontology sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Paleontology?
- The median h-index of 10,409 ranked researchers in Paleontology is 12 and the mean is 15.2.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Paleontology?
- An h-index of 30 is at the 90th percentile in Paleontology, and 38 at the 95th.