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Jan Wouters

Jan Wouters

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 66 1457 1383 14 14 617 13232

Jan Wouters publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Wouters between 1954 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Wouters published across 72 years, from 1954 to 2025, averaging 19 papers a year. Output peaked at 86 publications in 2013. 27 of the 1,370 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1954 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 86. Peak 86 publications in 2013. 1954: 1 publication 1955: 0 publications 1956: 1 publication 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 19 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 34 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 42 publications 2004: 39 publications 2005: 57 publications 2006: 52 publications 2007: 47 publications 2008: 62 publications 2009: 80 publications 2010: 55 publications 2011: 80 publications 2012: 80 publications 2013: 86 publications 2014: 61 publications 2015: 84 publications 2016: 60 publications 2017: 49 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 14 publications
1954 2025

1,370 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Wouters: publications per year, 1954 to 2025
Year Publications
1954 1
1955 0
1956 1
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 2
1978 0
1979 2
1980 4
1981 4
1982 4
1983 5
1984 1
1985 5
1986 8
1987 8
1988 7
1989 12
1990 11
1991 5
1992 19
1993 13
1994 7
1995 6
1996 7
1997 8
1998 16
1999 14
2000 15
2001 34
2002 21
2003 42
2004 39
2005 57
2006 52
2007 47
2008 62
2009 80
2010 55
2011 80
2012 80
2013 86
2014 61
2015 84
2016 60
2017 49
2018 33
2019 26
2020 25
2021 32
2022 27
2023 26
2024 13
2025 14
Total 1,370
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Jan Wouters publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Wouters sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 608–617 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 617 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15 617
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Jan Wouters D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Wouters sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119 66
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

Jan Wouters is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience, with a specific focus on auditory processing and hearing-related research. Their scholarly work spans a wide range of topics within neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, sensory systems, signal processing, and speech and hearing.

Their research addresses main topics including:

  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Speech and Audio Processing

Jan Wouters has published in several notable research venues, often contributing multiple papers to these journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Hearing Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
  • International Journal of Audiology
  • Ear and Hearing

Collaborations are a significant part of Wouters' scholarly output. Regular co-authors include:

  • Astrid Van Wieringen
  • Pol Ghesquière
  • Robin Gransier
  • Maaike Vandermosten
  • Jolijn Vanderauwera

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Jan Wouters include:

  • The digit triplet test: a scoping review, 2021, International Journal of Audiology
  • Brain mapping of auditory steady-state responses: A broad view of cortical and subcortical sources, 2020, Human Brain Mapping
  • Longitudinal auditory data of children with prelingual single-sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantation, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Neural tracking of the fundamental frequency of the voice: The effect of voice characteristics, 2021, European Journal of Neuroscience
  • Neural envelope tracking predicts speech intelligibility and hearing aid benefit in children with hearing loss, 2023, Hearing Research

Best Publications

  • Horizontal localization with bilateral hearing aids: Without is better than with

    Tim Van den Bogaert;Thomas J. Klasen;Marc Moonen;Lieselot Van Deun

  • Speech Intelligibility Predicted from Neural Entrainment of the Speech Envelope.

    Jonas Vanthornhout;Lien Decruy;Jan Wouters;Jonathan Z. Simon

  • When structures become shackles: stagnation and dynamics in international lawmaking

    Joost Pauwelyn;Ramses A. Wessel;Jan Wouters

  • APEX 3: a multi-purpose test platform for auditory psychophysical experiments

    Tom Francart;Astrid van Wieringen;Jan Wouters

  • Modelling Relations between Sensory Processing, Speech Perception, Orthographic and Phonological Ability, and Literacy Achievement.

    Bart Boets;Jan Wouters;Astrid van Wieringen;Bert De Smedt

  • Adaptive feedback cancellation in hearing aids with linear prediction of the desired signal

    A. Spriet;I. Proudler;M. Moonen;J. Wouters

  • Spatially pre-processed speech distortion weighted multi-channel Wiener filtering for noise reduction

    A. Spriet;M. Moonen;J. Wouters

  • Speech understanding in background noise with the two-microphone adaptive beamformer BEAM in the Nucleus Freedom Cochlear Implant System.

    Ann Spriet;Lieselot Van Deun;Kyriaky Eftaxiadis;Johan Laneau

  • Coding of the fundamental frequency in continuous interleaved sampling processors for cochlear implants

    Luc Geurts;Jan Wouters

  • Frequency-domain criterion for the speech distortion weighted multichannel Wiener filter for robust noise reduction

    Simon Doclo;Ann Spriet;Jan Wouters;Marc Moonen

  • Multicenter evaluation of signal enhancement algorithms for hearing aids.

    Heleen Luts;Koen Eneman;Jan Wouters;Michael Schulte

  • Binaural Noise Reduction Algorithms for Hearing Aids That Preserve Interaural Time Delay Cues

    T.J. Klasen;T. Van den Bogaert;M. Moonen;J. Wouters

  • Sound Coding in Cochlear Implants: From electric pulses to hearing

    Jan Wouters;Hugh Joseph McDermott;Tom Francart

  • Speech enhancement with multichannel Wiener filter techniques in multimicrophone binaural hearing aids

    Tim Van den Bogaert;Simon Doclo;Jan Wouters;Marc Moonen

  • Improved music perception with explicit pitch coding in cochlear implants.

    Johan Laneau;Jan Wouters;Marc Moonen

  • Speech recognition in noise for cochlear implantees with a two-microphone monaural adaptive noise reduction system

    Jan Wouters;Jeff Vanden Berghe

  • Comparison of three types of French speech-in-noise tests: A multi-center study

    Sofie Jansen;Heleen Luts;Kirsten Carola Wagener;Birger Kollmeier

  • Theoretical Analysis of Binaural Multimicrophone Noise Reduction Techniques

    B. Cornelis;S. Doclo;T. Van dan Bogaert;M. Moonen

  • Adaptive feedback cancellation in hearing aids

    Ann Spriet;Geert Rombouts;Marc Moonen;Jan Wouters

  • Objective assessment of frequency-specific hearing thresholds in babies

    Heleen Luts;Christian Desloovere;Ariane Kumar;Eugène Vandermeersch

  • The French digit triplet test: A hearing screening tool for speech intelligibility in noise

    Sofie Jansen;Heleen Luts;Kirsten Carola Wagener;Bruno Frachet

  • Reduced-Bandwidth and Distributed MWF-Based Noise Reduction Algorithms for Binaural Hearing Aids

    S. Doclo;M. Moonen;T. Van den Bogaert;J. Wouters

  • A tractography study in dyslexia: neuroanatomic correlates of orthographic, phonological and speech processing (invited lecture)

    Maaike Vandermosten;Jan Wouters;Pol Ghesquière

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Moonen
Marc Moonen KU Leuven
Bart Boets
Bart Boets KU Leuven
Simon Doclo
Simon Doclo Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Robert P. Carlyon
Robert P. Carlyon University of Cambridge
Søren Holdt Jensen
Søren Holdt Jensen University of Extremadura
Joost Pauwelyn
Joost Pauwelyn Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Paul Van de Heyning
Paul Van de Heyning University of Antwerp

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