Hearing Journal

Top Research Topics at The Hearing journal?

The foci of the journal are Audiology, Hearing loss, Hearing aid, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Medical education. Audiology research is concerned with Tinnitus in particular.

• Audiology (34.72%)
• Hearing loss (7.58%)
• Hearing aid (6.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• MarkeTrak VII: Obstacles to adult non-user adoption of hearing aids (175 citations)
• MarkeTrak VII: Customer satisfaction with hearing instruments in the digital age (164 citations)
• MarkeTrak V: “Why my hearing aids are in the drawer” (155 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Hearing journal:

The journal papers cover a variety of subjects, including Audiology, Hearing aid, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Microphone and Active listening. The journal publications explore issues in Audiology which can be linked to other research areas like Sound quality, Index (economics) and Quality of life (healthcare). The works on Hearing aid tackled in the journal papers bring together disciplines like Well-being, Digital signal processing, Selection (genetic algorithm), Element (category theory) and Medical prescription.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Law
• Internal medicine
• Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The Hearing journal covers a variety of subjects, including Audiology, Medical education, Hearing loss, Tinnitus and Hearing aid. The majority of Audiology studies in The Hearing journal are focused on the subject of Unilateral hearing loss. Many of the studies tackled connect Medical education with a similar field of study like Health literacy.

The Hearing loss study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Depression (differential diagnoses).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• 5 Common Myths of Cochlear Implants (0 citations)
• Interprofessional Collaboration Between Audiologists, SLPs (0 citations)
• You Can’t Compete with Me; I Want You to Win Too (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in The Hearing journal (based on the number of publications) are:

• David H. Kirkwood (236 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Robert L. Martin (150 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Dennis Van Vliet (140 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hamid R. Djalilian (75 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Nina Kraus (63 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in The Hearing journal (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Maryland, College Park (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Connecticut (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Northwestern University (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Oregon Health & Science University (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Washington State University (6 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 96.36% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 75.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 0.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career in Audiology: Becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist

If your interest in audiology extends beyond research and towards practical application, you might consider a career as a speech pathologist. Many audiology-related issues intersect with speech and language pathology, and both disciplines often work closely together.

In the field of speech pathology, you can apply your knowledge of audiology to help individuals with speech, language, voice, or cognitive-communication conditions. Particular emphasis may be placed on those with hearing loss or other auditory issues that could potentially impact their ability to communicate effectively.

Becoming a speech-language pathologist requires a specific set of educational and licensing requirements, which may vary depending on your location. For example, if you're located in Nevada, you would need to follow the speech pathologist requirements in Nevada.