What is a good h-index in Speech and Hearing?
Percentiles of the h-index among 2,495 ranked researchers in Speech and Hearing, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Speech and Hearing?
In Speech and Hearing, among 2,495 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 7. An h-index of 20 is at the 90th percentile and 42 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Speech and Hearing sits below the overall median (7 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 7 h-index
- 75thpercentile 12 h-index
- 90thpercentile 20 h-index
- 95thpercentile 27 h-index
- 99thpercentile 42 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 Health Professions
The median h-index in Health Professions is 7. Its subfields, with Speech and Hearing marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and Manual Therapy | 1,168 | 10 | 27 | 52 |
| Emergency Medical Services | 2,521 | 8 | 20 | 44 |
| General Health Professions | 117,431 | 8 | 23 | 53 |
| Health Information Management | 2,468 | 6 | 18 | 43 |
| Medical Laboratory Technology | 186 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| Occupational Therapy | 3,375 | 7 | 19 | 42 |
| Pharmacy | 661 | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | 5,741 | 5 | 18 | 51 |
| Radiological and Ultrasound Technology | 2,845 | 9 | 19 | 38 |
| Speech and Hearing | 2,495 | 7 | 20 | 42 |
More on Speech and Hearing
- Speech and Hearing: leading countries, institutions and researchers
- The most cited researchers in Speech and Hearing
- What a good h-index is in every field
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Questions about the h-index in Speech and Hearing
- What is a good h-index in Speech and Hearing?
- In Speech and Hearing, among 2,495 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 7. An h-index of 20 is at the 90th percentile and 42 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Speech and Hearing sits below the overall median (7 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Speech and Hearing?
- The median h-index of 2,495 ranked researchers in Speech and Hearing is 7 and the mean is 9.6.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Speech and Hearing?
- An h-index of 20 is at the 90th percentile in Speech and Hearing, and 27 at the 95th.