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What is a good h-index in Toxicology?

Percentiles of the h-index among 1,503 ranked researchers in Toxicology, and where any h-index stands. All fields.

What is a good h-index in Toxicology?

In Toxicology, among 1,503 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile and 60 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Toxicology sits above the overall median (12 against 10).

  1. 50thpercentile (the median) 12 h-index
  2. 75thpercentile 19 h-index
  3. 90thpercentile 29 h-index
  4. 95thpercentile 38 h-index
  5. 99thpercentile 60 h-index

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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 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

The median h-index in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics is 12. Its subfields, with Toxicology marked:

SubfieldResearchersMedian90th99th
Pharmaceutical Science8,428 123060
Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics)6,063 102762
Toxicology1,503 122960

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Questions about the h-index in Toxicology

What is a good h-index in Toxicology?
In Toxicology, among 1,503 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 12. An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile and 60 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Toxicology sits above the overall median (12 against 10).
What is the average h-index in Toxicology?
The median h-index of 1,503 ranked researchers in Toxicology is 12 and the mean is 15.2.
What h-index is in the top 10% in Toxicology?
An h-index of 29 is at the 90th percentile in Toxicology, and 38 at the 95th.