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

Percentiles of the h-index among 4,179 ranked researchers in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, and where any h-index stands. All fields.

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

In Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, among 4,179 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 28 is at the 90th percentile and 57 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics sits above the overall median (12 against 10).

  1. 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
  2. 75thpercentile 18 h-index
  3. 90thpercentile 28 h-index
  4. 95thpercentile 36 h-index
  5. 99thpercentile 57 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 in the subfields of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics has 3 subfields with enough ranked researchers to compare. Each researcher is counted in the subfield where they have the most papers.

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, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

What is a good h-index in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics?
In Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, among 4,179 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 28 is at the 90th percentile and 57 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
What is the average h-index in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics?
The median h-index of 4,179 ranked researchers in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics is 12 and the mean is 14.8.
What h-index is in the top 10% in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics?
An h-index of 28 is at the 90th percentile in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, and 36 at the 95th.