What is a good h-index in Space and Planetary Science?
Percentiles of the h-index among 139 ranked researchers in Space and Planetary Science, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Space and Planetary Science?
In Space and Planetary Science, among 139 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 6. An h-index of 17 is at the 90th percentile and 39 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Space and Planetary Science sits below the overall median (6 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 6 h-index
- 75thpercentile 10 h-index
- 90thpercentile 17 h-index
- 95thpercentile 22 h-index
- 99thpercentile 39 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 Earth and Planetary Sciences
The median h-index in Earth and Planetary Sciences is 11. Its subfields, with Space and Planetary Science marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Science | 52,243 | 12 | 36 | 73 |
| Earth-Surface Processes | 6,740 | 10 | 27 | 53 |
| Geochemistry and Petrology | 3,175 | 10 | 27 | 55 |
| Geology | 4,631 | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| Geophysics | 51,358 | 11 | 30 | 61 |
| Oceanography | 28,774 | 12 | 32 | 62 |
| Paleontology | 10,409 | 12 | 30 | 56 |
| Space and Planetary Science | 139 | 6 | 17 | 39 |
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Questions about the h-index in Space and Planetary Science
- What is a good h-index in Space and Planetary Science?
- In Space and Planetary Science, among 139 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 6. An h-index of 17 is at the 90th percentile and 39 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Space and Planetary Science sits below the overall median (6 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Space and Planetary Science?
- The median h-index of 139 ranked researchers in Space and Planetary Science is 6 and the mean is 8.1.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Space and Planetary Science?
- An h-index of 17 is at the 90th percentile in Space and Planetary Science, and 22 at the 95th.