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What is a good h-index in Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics)?

Percentiles of the h-index among 6,063 ranked researchers in Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics), and where any h-index stands. All fields.

What is a good h-index in Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics)?

In Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics), among 6,063 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 10. An h-index of 27 is at the 90th percentile and 62 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics) sits level with the overall median.

  1. 50thpercentile (the median) 10 h-index
  2. 75thpercentile 17 h-index
  3. 90thpercentile 27 h-index
  4. 95thpercentile 36 h-index
  5. 99thpercentile 62 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 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

The median h-index in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics is 12. Its subfields, with Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics) marked:

SubfieldResearchersMedian90th99th
Pharmaceutical Science8,428 123060
Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics)6,063 102762
Toxicology1,503 122960

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Questions about the h-index in Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics)

What is a good h-index in Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics)?
In Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics), among 6,063 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 10. An h-index of 27 is at the 90th percentile and 62 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics) sits level with the overall median.
What is the average h-index in Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics)?
The median h-index of 6,063 ranked researchers in Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics) is 10 and the mean is 13.5.
What h-index is in the top 10% in Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics)?
An h-index of 27 is at the 90th percentile in Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics), and 36 at the 95th.