What is a good h-index in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry?
Percentiles of the h-index among 3,965 ranked researchers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry?
In Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, among 3,965 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 9. An h-index of 24 is at the 90th percentile and 52 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Physical and Theoretical Chemistry sits below the overall median (9 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 9 h-index
- 75thpercentile 15 h-index
- 90thpercentile 24 h-index
- 95thpercentile 31 h-index
- 99thpercentile 52 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 Chemistry
The median h-index in Chemistry is 12. Its subfields, with Physical and Theoretical Chemistry marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Chemistry | 8,501 | 12 | 28 | 52 |
| Electrochemistry | 1,723 | 13 | 33 | 64 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | 10,996 | 12 | 31 | 68 |
| Organic Chemistry | 149,512 | 12 | 29 | 59 |
| Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | 3,965 | 9 | 24 | 52 |
| Spectroscopy | 17,240 | 13 | 31 | 60 |
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Questions about the h-index in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- What is a good h-index in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry?
- In Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, among 3,965 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 9. An h-index of 24 is at the 90th percentile and 52 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Physical and Theoretical Chemistry sits below the overall median (9 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry?
- The median h-index of 3,965 ranked researchers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry is 9 and the mean is 12.0.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry?
- An h-index of 24 is at the 90th percentile in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and 31 at the 95th.