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Cochlear (Australia)

In research, Cochlear (Australia) stands highest in Neuroscience (#1,389 of 2,157 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,051 of 16,688 worldwide) and Cognitive Neuroscience (#775 of 1,124 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience (Cognitive Neuroscience is 38.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,128
of 22,385 · #19,652 all time
Rank in Australia
#235
of 270
Research works
699
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Cochlear (Australia)

What is Cochlear (Australia) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
NeuroscienceField #1,389 of 2,157 10.6%315
Health SciencesDomain #11,051 of 16,688 13.3%171
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #775 of 1,124 9.3%224
Life SciencesDomain #9,846 of 11,023 10.9%328

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cochlear (Australia) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Cochlear (Australia) work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Cochlear (Australia) is in Life Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Neuroscience (42%), Medicine (21%), Health Professions (10%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 52 fractional works · 43.7% of its workNeuroscience: 51 fractional works · 42.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 28.1% of its workSensory Systems: 13 fractional works · 11.0% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 38 fractional works · 31.8% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 21.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 14.9% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 9.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 6.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 9.6% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCochlear(Australia)120fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences44%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Neuroscience5142.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine2621.4%
    2. Health Professions129.9%
    3. Dentistry10.6%
    1. Psychology119.5%
    2. Social Sciences54.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Computer Science54.4%
    2. Engineering53.9%
    3. Materials Science00.3%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    5. Environmental Science00.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Cochlear (Australia) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 38.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 33.7 works39×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 50.5 works26×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 25.98× its world share, 50 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.76× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 26 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.12× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 26.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience25.98×50 works
  2. Health Professions3.76×12 works
  3. Psychology3.12×11 works
  4. Dentistry1.19×1 works
  5. Medicine1.11×26 works
  6. Computer Science0.57×5 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.53×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.33×5 works
  9. Engineering0.26×5 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.26×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×2 works
  12. Mathematics0.24×0 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.04×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.02×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.01×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cochlear (Australia)?

Ranked on the quality score, Jaime Roanne Leigh, Kerrie L. Plant and Paul Carter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cochlear (Australia).

  1. 1 Jaime Roanne Leigh Australia · #1,682,367 worldwide 1.5k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Kerrie L. Plant Australia · #1,842,862 worldwide 1.4k citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Paul Carter Australia · #1,915,061 worldwide 3k citations · 100 works
  4. 4 Paula Greenham Australia · #1,984,555 worldwide 364 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Frank Risi Australia · #2,427,463 worldwide 1k citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Michael Tykocinski Australia · #2,510,736 worldwide 1.6k citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Adam A. Hersbach Australia · #2,581,654 worldwide 608 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Stefan J. Mauger Australia · #3,066,348 worldwide 660 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Elaine Saunders Australia · #3,131,261 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Rodney D. Hollow Australia · #3,153,110 worldwide 779 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Cochlear (Australia)

What are the most cited papers from Cochlear (Australia)?

The most cited paper from Cochlear (Australia) is "Factors Affecting Auditory Performance of Postlinguistically Deaf Adults Using Cochlear Implants: An Update with 2251 Patients" (Peter J. Blamey et al., 2012), with 687 citations. Next come "Speech perception, localization, and lateralization with bilateral cochlear implants" (489) and "Relationships Among Speech Perception, Production, Language, Hearing Loss, and Age in Children With Impaired Hearing" (486).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Factors Affecting Auditory Performance of Postlinguistically Deaf Adults Using Cochlear Implants: An Update with 2251 Patients Peter J. Blamey et al. · Audiology and Neurotology Open access 19 Oct 2012 687
2 Speech perception, localization, and lateralization with bilateral cochlear implants Richard J. M. van Hoesel, Richard S. Tyler · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 28 Feb 2003 489
3 Relationships Among Speech Perception, Production, Language, Hearing Loss, and Age in Children With Impaired Hearing Peter J. Blamey, Julia Zoe Sarant, Louise E. Paatsch et al. · Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research Open access Apr 2001 486
4 Pre-, Per- and Postoperative Factors Affecting Performance of Postlinguistically Deaf Adults Using Cochlear Implants: A New Conceptual Model over Time Diane S. Lazard et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 9 Nov 2012 478
5 Clinical Findings for a Group of Infants and Young Children with Auditory Neuropathy Gary Rance, David E. Beer, Barbara Katherine Cone-Wesson et al. · Ear and Hearing Jun 1999 462
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cochlear (Australia)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hearing Loss, Quality of Life, Language Development, Speech Perception, Health-related Quality of Life, Cognitive Decline, Age-related Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implants.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Hearing Loss55▲ 393×4 topics
  2. Quality of Life39▲ 23×11 topics
  3. Language Development33▲ 223×3 topics
  4. Speech Perception33▲ 322×2 topics
  5. Health-related Quality of Life32▲ 114×2 topics
  6. Cognitive Decline32▲ 222×2 topics
  7. Age-related Hearing Loss32▲ 739×1 topic
  8. Cochlear Implants32▲ 739×1 topic
  9. Neural Plasticity14▲ 64×3 topics
  10. Cochlear Neuropathy13▲ 360×1 topic
  11. Tinnitus13▲ 360×1 topic
  12. Acute Otitis Media9▲ 381×1 topic
  13. Otitis Media9▲ 381×1 topic
  14. Bilingualism8▲ 47×3 topics
  15. Language Acquisition7▲ 52×3 topics
  16. Cognitive Development7▲ 45×2 topics
  17. Early Intervention7▲ 63×2 topics
  18. Gesture7▲ 209×1 topic
  19. Neural Correlates7▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Sign Language7▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Rehabilitation6▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Deep Learning5▲ 1.16×6 topics
  23. Healthcare5▲ 3.4×5 topics
  24. Neuroimaging5▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Patient Care4▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Quality4▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Neural Networks4▲ 1.87×2 topics
  28. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition3▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Speech Enhancement3▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  31. Public Health3▲ 1.90×4 topics
  32. Health Effects3▲ 4.5×2 topics
  33. Environmental Noise3▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Noise Pollution3▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Cerebellum3▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Functional Connectivity3▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Vestibular3▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Assistive Technology3▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Augmentative and Alternative Communication3▲ 113×1 topic
  40. Etiology2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Cochlear (Australia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, Ear Surgery and Otitis Media and Hearing Impairment and Communication.

Hearing Loss and Rehabil…32Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 32 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 13 fractional worksEar Surgery and Otitis Media: 9 fractional worksHearing Impairment and Communication: 7 fractional worksMedical Practices and Re…4Medical Practices and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 3 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 3 fractional worksVestibular and auditory disorders: 3 fractional worksAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility: 3 fractional worksFacial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceSensory SystemsOtorhinolaryngologyDevelopmental and Educational Psychology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 32 works
  2. 2 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 13 works
  3. 3 Ear Surgery and Otitis Media Otorhinolaryngology 9 works
  4. 4 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 4 works
  6. 6 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 3 works
  7. 7 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 3 works
  8. 8 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 3 works
  9. 9 Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Occupational Therapy 3 works
  10. 10 Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Neurology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available31.0%not open69.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.5%domestic only56.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cochlear (Australia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Cochlear (Australia) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Cochlear (Australia)0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cochlear (Australia) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Cochlear (Australia)10.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.9% in 2021.

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