What is a good h-index in Pharmacy?
Percentiles of the h-index among 661 ranked researchers in Pharmacy, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Pharmacy?
In Pharmacy, among 661 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 5. An h-index of 13 is at the 90th percentile and 33 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Pharmacy sits below the overall median (5 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 5 h-index
- 75thpercentile 8 h-index
- 90thpercentile 13 h-index
- 95thpercentile 18 h-index
- 99thpercentile 33 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 Health Professions
The median h-index in Health Professions is 7. Its subfields, with Pharmacy marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and Manual Therapy | 1,168 | 10 | 27 | 52 |
| Emergency Medical Services | 2,521 | 8 | 20 | 44 |
| General Health Professions | 117,431 | 8 | 23 | 53 |
| Health Information Management | 2,468 | 6 | 18 | 43 |
| Medical Laboratory Technology | 186 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| Occupational Therapy | 3,375 | 7 | 19 | 42 |
| Pharmacy | 661 | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | 5,741 | 5 | 18 | 51 |
| Radiological and Ultrasound Technology | 2,845 | 9 | 19 | 38 |
| Speech and Hearing | 2,495 | 7 | 20 | 42 |
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H-index by field
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Questions about the h-index in Pharmacy
- What is a good h-index in Pharmacy?
- In Pharmacy, among 661 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 5. An h-index of 13 is at the 90th percentile and 33 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Pharmacy sits below the overall median (5 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Pharmacy?
- The median h-index of 661 ranked researchers in Pharmacy is 5 and the mean is 6.6.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Pharmacy?
- An h-index of 13 is at the 90th percentile in Pharmacy, and 18 at the 95th.