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Music Perception
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Music Perception

0730-7829

Published by: University of California Press

https://online.ucpress.edu/mp

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 694 27 32 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 36
Documents by Best Scientists*: 39
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 72
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.727
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Music Perception?

Cognitive psychology, Speech recognition, Perception, Musical and Melody are the subjects of interest in the journal. The Cognitive psychology works featured in it incorporate elements from Social psychology, Active listening, Cognition, Music psychology and Music and emotion. Some problems in Speech recognition that were presented in Music Perception overlapped with concepts under Context (language use), Interval (music), Rhythm, Relative pitch and Tone (musical instrument).

The Rhythm study featured in Music Perception draws connections with the study of Beat (music). The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Relative pitch, apply to Absolute pitch as well. The studies in Perception featured incorporate elements of Valence (psychology), Singing, Timbre, Audiology and Stimulus (physiology).

Music Perception explores issues in Musical which can be linked to other research areas like Linguistics, Affect (psychology), Communication, Cognitive science and Piano.

  • Cognitive psychology (33.51%)
  • Speech recognition (30.29%)
  • Perception (27.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Perception of Temporal Patterns (543 citations)
  • A Cross-Cultural Investigation of the Perception of Emotion in Music: Psychophysical and Cultural Cues (440 citations)
  • A Perceptual Model of Pulse Salience and Metrical Accent in Musical Rhythms (384 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Music Perception:

The journal papers investigate areas of study like Musical, Cognitive psychology, Perception, Speech recognition and Melody. The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Cognitive psychology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Affect (psychology), Active listening, Cognition, Developmental psychology and Music and emotion. The published papers deal with Speech recognition in conjunction with Tone (musical instrument) and similar fields in Octave.

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

  • Cognition
  • Linguistics
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Cognitive psychology, Perception, Timbre, Musical and Musical tuning. Music Perception facilitates discussions on Cognitive psychology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Music perception, Cognition, Temporal perception, Melody and Monotonic function. Perception research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Valence (psychology), Active listening, Attraction, Empathy and Piano.

The research on Timbre featured in Music Perception combines topics in other fields like Vibrato, Visual perception, Crossmodal and Speech recognition. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Musical, it also covered topics in Aesthetics, Attractiveness, Affect (psychology), Action (philosophy) and Enculturation. Topics in Musical tuning were tackled in line with various other fields like Cognitive science and Control theory.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Consonance Preferences Within an Unconventional Tuning System (5 citations)
  • The Perceptual Attraction of Pre-Dominant Chords (1 citations)
  • Assessing music expertise: The Berlin Gehoerbildung Scale (1 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 Music Perception (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bruno H. Repp (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William Forde Thompson (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrea R. Halpern (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Petri Toiviainen (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter E. Keller (12 papers) absent 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 Music Perception (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • McGill University (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Northwestern University (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Jyväskylä (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Toronto (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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, 4.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 41.67% of all publications and 16.67% 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 Opportunities in Music Perception

After researching and attaining a deeper understanding of music perception, there is a wide range of career paths one could consider. Research suggests that music perception skills are highly relevant in various fields such as Cognitive Psychology, Speech Therapy, Audiology, and even Forensic Investigation. While each profession has its unique set of requirements, this article focuses on how you can enter the fascinating world of Forensic Investigation, especially for those with keen music perception skills.

Forensic Investigators, in simple terms, are detectives who use scientific methods to investigate crime. They need strong cognitive abilities, attention to detail, and exceptional observational skills; abilities often found in people with music perception skills. One such area where music perception can be applied is the audio forensics field. This field encompasses digital enhancement of audio recordings, voice identification, and comparison, among other tasks. But how does one get to be a Forensic Investigator?

Your journey into forensic investigation could start right now. For anyone interested in how music perception skills can be leveraged in practice, I encourage you to read our guide on how to become a forensic investigator in Arkansas.

This guide will give you an essential rundown of what the forensic investigation entails, how to step into the field, the skillset required, and how music perception can be a huge bonus. Forensic investigation might be an unusual career path for someone majoring in music perception, but with the intersecting skills involved, it could also be an excellent fit and a rewarding career choice.

The world of career opportunities for music perception enthusiasts indeed goes beyond the conventional. So why not explore it today?.

Top Publications

  • Cross-cultural work in music cognition: Challenges, insights, and recommendations

    Nori Jacoby;Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis;Martin Clayton;Erin Hannon

    (2020)
    129 Citations
  • Interpersonal entrainment in music performance : theory, method, and model

    Martin Clayton;Kelly Jakubowski;Tuomas Eerola;Peter E. Keller

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Perceived Motor Synchrony With the Beat is More Strongly Related to Groove Than Measured Synchrony

    (2022)
    38 Citations
  • A Critical Cross-cultural Study of Sensorimotor and Groove Responses to Syncopation Among Ghanaian and American University Students and Staff

    Maria A. G. Witek;Jingyi Liu;John Kuubertzie;Appiah Poku Yankyera

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Phenomenological Differences in Music- and Television-Evoked Autobiographical Memories

    Kelly Jakubowski;Amy M. Belfi;Tuomas Eerola

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Instrument Timbre Enhances Perceptual Segregation in Orchestral Music

    Manda Fischer;Kit Soden;Etienne Thoret;Marcel Montrey

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • What Drives Narrative Engagement With Music

    J. Devin McAuley;Patrick C. M. Wong;Lucas Bellaiche;Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Musical Expertise Facilitates Dissonance Detection On Behavioral, Not On Early Sensory Level

    Tanja Linnavalli;Juha Ojala;Laura Haveri;Vesa Putkinen

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Does Timbre Modulate Visual Perception? Exploring Crossmodal Interactions

    Zachary Wallmark;Linh Nghiem;Lawrence E. Marks

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Emotions, Mechanisms, and Individual Differences in Music Listening

    (2022)
    11 Citations

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