What is a good h-index in Virology?
Percentiles of the h-index among 2,866 ranked researchers in Virology, and where any h-index stands. All fields.
What is a good h-index in Virology?
In Virology, among 2,866 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 14. An h-index of 40 is at the 90th percentile and 88 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Virology sits above the overall median (14 against 10).
- 50thpercentile (the median) 14 h-index
- 75thpercentile 24 h-index
- 90thpercentile 40 h-index
- 95thpercentile 53 h-index
- 99thpercentile 88 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 Immunology and Microbiology
The median h-index in Immunology and Microbiology is 14. Its subfields, with Virology marked:
| Subfield | Researchers | Median | 90th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | 913 | 9 | 23 | 53 |
| Immunology | 86,864 | 14 | 35 | 78 |
| Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology) | 4,337 | 12 | 31 | 61 |
| Parasitology | 13,525 | 12 | 29 | 58 |
| Virology | 2,866 | 14 | 40 | 88 |
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Questions about the h-index in Virology
- What is a good h-index in Virology?
- In Virology, among 2,866 ranked researchers, the median h-index is 14. An h-index of 40 is at the 90th percentile and 88 at the 99th. The median across all fields is 10, so Virology sits above the overall median (14 against 10).
- What is the average h-index in Virology?
- The median h-index of 2,866 ranked researchers in Virology is 14 and the mean is 19.9.
- What h-index is in the top 10% in Virology?
- An h-index of 40 is at the 90th percentile in Virology, and 53 at the 95th.