What is a good h-index in Religious studies?
Percentiles of the h-index among 8,901 ranked researchers in Religious studies, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Religious studies?
In Religious studies, among 8,901 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 3. An h-index of 10 is at the 90th percentile and 24 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Religious studies sits below the overall median (3 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 3 h-index
- 75thpercentile 6 h-index
- 90thpercentile 10 h-index
- 95thpercentile 14 h-index
- 99thpercentile 24 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 Arts and Humanities
The median h-index in Arts and Humanities is 4. Its subfields, with Religious studies marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archeology (Arts and Humanities) | 35,270 | 5 | 14 | 32 |
| Classics | 4,084 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| Conservation | 2,436 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| General Arts and Humanities | 857 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| History | 28,040 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| History and Philosophy of Science | 5,406 | 5 | 17 | 37 |
| Language and Linguistics | 29,567 | 4 | 14 | 35 |
| Literature and Literary Theory | 48,535 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Museology | 3,323 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Music | 7,930 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| Philosophy | 19,556 | 4 | 14 | 34 |
| Religious studies | 8,901 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | 9,031 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
More on Religious studies
- Religious studies: leading countries, institutions and researchers
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Questions about the h-index in Religious studies
- What is a good h-index in Religious studies?
- In Religious studies, among 8,901 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 3. An h-index of 10 is at the 90th percentile and 24 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Religious studies sits below the overall median (3 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Religious studies?
- The median h-index of 8,901 ranked researchers in Religious studies is 3 and the mean is 4.9.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Religious studies?
- An h-index of 10 is at the 90th percentile in Religious studies, and 14 at the 95th.