What is a good h-index in Polymers and Plastics?
Percentiles of the h-index among 25,304 ranked researchers in Polymers and Plastics, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Polymers and Plastics?
In Polymers and Plastics, among 25,304 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile and 59 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Polymers and Plastics sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
- 75thpercentile 18 h-index
- 90thpercentile 29 h-index
- 95thpercentile 38 h-index
- 99thpercentile 59 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 Materials Science
The median h-index in Materials Science is 13. Its subfields, with Polymers and Plastics marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomaterials | 16,754 | 13 | 33 | 65 |
| Ceramics and Composites | 1,504 | 10 | 26 | 52 |
| Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 20,425 | 12 | 31 | 63 |
| General Materials Science | 635 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Materials Chemistry | 217,948 | 13 | 34 | 69 |
| Polymers and Plastics | 25,304 | 12 | 29 | 59 |
| Surfaces, Coatings and Films | 2,397 | 12 | 31 | 67 |
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Questions about the h-index in Polymers and Plastics
- What is a good h-index in Polymers and Plastics?
- In Polymers and Plastics, among 25,304 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile and 59 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Polymers and Plastics sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Polymers and Plastics?
- The median h-index of 25,304 ranked researchers in Polymers and Plastics is 12 and the mean is 15.0.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Polymers and Plastics?
- An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile in Polymers and Plastics, and 38 at the 95th.