What is a good h-index in Sociology and Political Science?
Percentiles of the h-index among 271,131 ranked researchers in Sociology and Political Science, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Sociology and Political Science?
In Sociology and Political Science, among 271,131 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 5. An h-index of 16 is at the 90th percentile and 38 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Sociology and Political Science sits below the overall median (5 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 5 h-index
- 75thpercentile 9 h-index
- 90thpercentile 16 h-index
- 95thpercentile 22 h-index
- 99thpercentile 38 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 Social Sciences
The median h-index in Social Sciences is 4. Its subfields, with Sociology and Political Science marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 16,635 | 5 | 16 | 37 |
| Archeology (Social Sciences) | 136 | 7 | 15 | 27 |
| Communication | 7,947 | 6 | 18 | 39 |
| Cultural Studies | 9,148 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| Demography | 10,009 | 4 | 12 | 32 |
| Development | 2,288 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| Education | 187,319 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| Gender Studies | 5,931 | 8 | 20 | 44 |
| General Social Sciences | 2,222 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Geography, Planning and Development | 4,548 | 5 | 15 | 36 |
| Health | 3,616 | 10 | 26 | 63 |
| Human Factors and Ergonomics | 337 | 4 | 12 | 29 |
| Law | 24,364 | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| Library and Information Sciences | 2,271 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| Life-span and Life-course Studies | 477 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| Linguistics and Language | 3,785 | 4 | 15 | 37 |
| Political Science and International Relations | 96,203 | 4 | 13 | 32 |
| Public Administration | 1,755 | 8 | 22 | 43 |
| Safety Research | 3,986 | 7 | 20 | 48 |
| Sociology and Political Science | 271,131 | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| Transportation | 24,479 | 2 | 14 | 40 |
| Urban Studies | 8,628 | 4 | 12 | 29 |
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Questions about the h-index in Sociology and Political Science
- What is a good h-index in Sociology and Political Science?
- In Sociology and Political Science, among 271,131 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 5. An h-index of 16 is at the 90th percentile and 38 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Sociology and Political Science sits below the overall median (5 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Sociology and Political Science?
- The median h-index of 271,131 ranked researchers in Sociology and Political Science is 5 and the mean is 7.2.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Sociology and Political Science?
- An h-index of 16 is at the 90th percentile in Sociology and Political Science, and 22 at the 95th.