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Journal of Phonetics
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Journal of Phonetics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1054 6 9 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 26
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 102
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.39
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Phonetics?

The journal investigates studies in Speech recognition, Linguistics, Vowel, Perception and Audiology. Journal of Phonetics features Speech recognition research that overlaps with concepts in Duration (music). The Linguistics study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Contrast (statistics).

The journal explores topics in Vowel which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Articulation (phonetics), Context (language use) and American English. It addresses concerns in Perception which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Stimulus (physiology), Cognitive psychology, Categorization and First language. In the Voice research discussed, Voice-onset time and Obstruent are all tackled.

It focuses on Formant as well as the interrelated topic of Vocal tract. The in-depth study on Speech perception also explores topics in the intersecting field of Speech production.

  • Speech recognition (44.86%)
  • Linguistics (31.06%)
  • Vowel (28.66%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The production of "new" and "similar" phones in a foreign language: evidence for the effect of equivalence classification (752 citations)
  • Stress-timing and syllable-timing reanalyzed. (695 citations)
  • Factors affecting degree of foreign accent in an L2: a review (682 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Phonetics:

The journal articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Speech recognition, Linguistics, Vowel, Perception and Speech perception. The journal articles with studies in Speech recognition featured incorporate elements of Stress (linguistics), Duration (music) and Phonetics. The published papers explore research in Contrast (statistics) and overlapping concepts in First language to expand the discourse in Linguistics.

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

  • Linguistics
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Phonetics mostly deals with topics like Vowel, Linguistics, Perception, Cognitive psychology and Speech recognition. The Vowel works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Tongue, Audiology, Duration (music), Variation (linguistics) and Syllable. Journal of Phonetics discusses concepts in Voice, Affect (linguistics), Intonation (linguistics) and Speech production under Linguistics and how they intertwine with disciplines like Scottish English.

Some problems in Perception that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Categorization, Contrast (statistics) and Convergence (relationship). It facilitates discussions on Cognitive psychology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Orthography, Accommodation, Sound change, Stress (linguistics) and Speech perception. Speech recognition research is the primary subject tackled in Journal of Phonetics with a focus on Coarticulation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Phonetic adaptation in interlocutors with mismatched language backgrounds: A case for a phonetic synergy account (2 citations)
  • When more is more: The mixed language Light Warlpiri amalgamates source language phonologies to form a near-maximal inventory (2 citations)
  • Evaluating generalised additive mixed modelling strategies for dynamic speech analysis (2 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.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Phonetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Taehong Cho (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James Emil Flege (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daniel Recasens (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Ladefoged (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Douglas H. Whalen (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Phonetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Haskins Laboratories (108 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (54 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Ohio State University (52 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (46 papers) published 2 papers 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, 8.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.52% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.43% of all publications and 42.86% 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.

Potential Career Paths in Phonetics

As the field of phonetics continually evolves, career opportunities in this area also expand. A degree in phonetics can open various avenues involving voice, speech recognition, and linguistics. One potential career path for those interested in this field is becoming a mental health counselor. Mental health counselors apply theories of cognitive and behavioral function, much like the ones studied in linguistics and speech recognition, to help their clients manage mental health issues. While this article focuses on the technical intricacies and research scopes within phonetics, it is equally important to understand how these scientific developments can open real-world career opportunities. For example, in-depth understanding of phonetics, speech recognition, and linguistics can help mental health counselors to better comprehend and address their clients' communication issues and needs. If you are interested in this unique intersection of phonetics and mental health, you may want to explore this guide on how to become a mental health counselor in Rhode Island. There, you'll find information on educational and certification requirements, potential salaries, and an outlook on job opportunities within the state. This resource can serve as a beneficial starting point for understanding the practical applications and opportunities within the realm of phonetics.

Top Publications

  • A dual mechanism for intrinsic f0.

    Wei-rong Chen;Douglas H. Whalen;Douglas H. Whalen;Douglas H. Whalen;Mark K. Tiede

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Advancement of phonetics in the 21st century: Exemplar models of speech production

    (2023)
    15 Citations
  • Speakers advance-project turn completion by slowing down: A multifactorial corpus analysis

    Christoph Rühlemann;Stefan Th. Gries

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Cross-linguistic perception of clearly spoken English tense and lax vowels based on auditory, visual, and auditory-visual information

    Charles Redmon;Keith King Wui Leung;Yue Wang;Bob McMurray

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Factors modulating cross-linguistic co-activation in bilinguals.

    Margarethe McDonald;Margarita Kaushanskaya

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Red and blue bananas: Time-series f0 analysis of contrastively focused noun phrases in Papuan Malay and Dutch

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Perception and production of Mandarin-Accented English: The effect of degree of Accentedness on the Interlanguage Speech Intelligibility Benefit for Listeners (ISIB-L) and Talkers (ISIB-T)

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Assessing ultrasound probe stabilization for quantifying speech production contrasts using the Adjustable Laboratory Probe Holder for UltraSound (ALPHUS)

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Talker variability versus variability of vowel context in training naïve learners on an unfamiliar class of foreign language contrasts

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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