HB or Hb may refer to:

Academia

H-b index The ''h''-index is an author-level metric that measures both the productivity and citation impact of the scientific publication, publications, initially used for an individual scientist or scholar. The ''h''-index correlates with success indicat ...

, an extension of the h-index used in determining academic impact * H-B Woodlawn, a secondary education program in Arlington, Virginia, US * Hathaway Brown School, an all-girls private school in Shaker Heights, Ohio, US

Arts and media

* HB (band), a Finnish Christian symphonic metal musical group *

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...

, a former American production company * Heaven Below, an American rock band * Helluva Boss, an adult animated TV show

Businesses and brands

* HB (car), a 1920s automobile * HB (cigarette), a German brand of cigarettes * HB Construction, a private US general contractor construction business * HB Ice Cream, an Irish brand * Asia Atlantic Airlines (IATA code HB; ceased) * Greater Bay Airlines (IATA code: HB), an airline based in Hong Kong * Hamilton Bradshaw, a London-based private equity firm * Hampton and Branchville Railroad (H&B) * Holland & Barrett (H&B), a UK health food shop chain *

Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational corporation, multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herma ...

, an American toy company * HB, logo for the Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München, also ''Hofbräu München'', a brewery owned by the Bavaria government

Places

Bremen (state) Bremen (), officially the Free Hanseatic League#Lists of former Hansa cities, Hanseatic City of Bremen (; ), is the smallest and least populous of States of Germany, Germany's 16 states. It is informally called ('State of Bremen'), although the ...

(license plate: HB), a German state * Hanuabada, a village in Papua New Guinea, known as HB to the locals * Hermosa Beach, California, a city in southern California, US *

Hubei Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ...

(Guobiao abbreviation HB), a province of China *

Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, United States. The city was originally called Pacific City, but it was changed in 1903 to be named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 as of ...

, a city in southern California, US * Switzerland and Liechtenstein ( aircraft registration prefix), distinguished by use of emblems *

Zürich Hauptbahnhof Zürich Hauptbahnhof, often shortened to Zürich HB or just HB, and known in English as Zurich Main Station, is the largest railway station in Switzerland and one of the busiest in Europe. It is a major railway hub, with services to and from a ...

(often shortened to HB), the central train station in Zürich, Switzerland

Science and technology

* Ford-Cosworth HB engine, a Formula One racing engine * HB pencil (hard black), a classification of pencils * HB, a flammability rating as set forth in UL 94 *

Horizontal branch The horizontal branch (HB) is a stage of stellar evolution that immediately follows the red-giant branch in stars whose masses are similar to the Sun's. Horizontal-branch stars are powered by helium fusion in the core (via the triple-alpha proc ...

, in astrophysics * HB, a level in the

Brinell scale The Brinell hardness test (pronounced /brəˈnɛl/) measures the indentation hardness of materials. It determines hardness through the scale of penetration of an indenter, loaded on a material test-piece. It is one of several definitions of hard ...

hardness test

Medicine

* Heart block, cardiovascular system disease that involves the heart's electrical conduction system *

Hemoglobin Hemoglobin (haemoglobin, Hb or Hgb) is a protein containing iron that facilitates the transportation of oxygen in red blood cells. Almost all vertebrates contain hemoglobin, with the sole exception of the fish family Channichthyidae. Hemoglobin ...

(Hb), a group of iron-containing proteins found in most animals, whose primary function is to carry oxygen to the tissues *

Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the '' hepatitis B virus'' (HBV) that affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. It can cause both acute and chronic infection. Many people have no symptoms during an initial infection. ...

, a human viral infection * His bundle, a specialized collection of cells in the vertebrate heart

Sport

* Half-back line, the positions of three players in Australian rules football *

Halfback (American football) A halfback (HB) is an Offense (sports), offensive position in American football, whose duties involve lining up in the offensive backfield and Carry (gridiron football), carrying the ball (gridiron football), ball on most rush (gridiron football) ...

, an American football position * Half back (association football), another name for a midfielder * Handball (disambiguation), a number of sports * Havnar Bóltfelag, a football team in the Faroe Islands * Herfølge Boldklub, a football team in Denmark * Holstebro Boldklub, a football team in Denmark

People

* H. B. Acton (1908–1974), political philosopher * H. B. Bailey (1936–2003), NASCAR driver * H. B. Higgins (1851–1929), Australian politician * H. B. Reese (1879–1956), candy maker * H. B. Warner (1875–1958), motion picture executive

Politics

Herri Batasuna Herri Batasuna (; ; HB) was a Far-left politics, far-left Basque nationalist coalition in Spain. It was founded in 1978 and defined itself as abertzale left, abertzale, left-wing, socialism, socialist, and supported the independence of the Basque ...

, defunct far-left Basque nationalist political party in Spain

Other uses

* Half-board, a housing arrangement in which the host provides only breakfast and dinner meals * Housing Bureau, a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong