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HEAD Acoustics (Germany)

In research, HEAD Acoustics (Germany) stands highest in Engineering (#10,889 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#21,233 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#40,036
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,925
of 2,077
Research works
379
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is HEAD Acoustics (Germany) 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
EngineeringField #10,889 of 11,412 4.6%188
Physical SciencesDomain #21,233 of 21,541 4.0%251

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HEAD Acoustics (Germany) 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.83× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.56× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 6.36× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HEAD Acoustics (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Klaus Genuit, André Fiebig and Maarten Hornikx lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HEAD Acoustics (Germany).

  1. 1 Klaus Genuit Germany · #600,374 worldwide 53 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 André Fiebig Germany · #814,011 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Maarten Hornikx Germany · #1,071,268 worldwide 57 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 E. Gerretsen Germany · #1,287,224 worldwide 13 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at HEAD Acoustics (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at HEAD Acoustics (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vibration Control, Health Effects, Environmental Noise, Noise Pollution, Wave Propagation, Acoustic Metamaterials, Phononic Crystals and Sound Quality.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Vibration Control15▲ 427×2 topics
  2. Environmental Noise10▲ 353×1 topic
  3. Health Effects10▲ 27×2 topics
  4. Noise Pollution10▲ 353×1 topic
  5. Wave Propagation8▲ 124×2 topics
  6. Acoustic Metamaterials8▲ 365×1 topic
  7. Phononic Crystals8▲ 365×1 topic
  8. Sound Quality7▲ 980×1 topic
  9. Transfer Path Analysis7▲ 980×1 topic
  10. Deep Learning5▲ 2.4×7 topics
  11. Beamforming4▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition3▲ 102×1 topic
  13. Speech Enhancement3▲ 102×1 topic
  14. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.4×2 topics
  15. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Interactive Evolutionary Computation2▲ 131×1 topic
  17. Music Generation2▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Hearing Loss2▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Language Development2▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Speech Perception2▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Actuators2▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  23. Cochlear Implants1▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Cognitive Decline1▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Automation1▲ 34×1 topic
  26. Signal Processing1▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Trust1▲ 8.1×1 topic
  28. Engineering Education1▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Failure Analysis1▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Flow Measurement1▲ 133×1 topic
  31. Microfabrication1▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Structural Analysis1▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Ultrasonic1▲ 133×1 topic
  34. Vibration-based Damage Identification1▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Wireless Sensors1▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Large-Eddy Simulation1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  37. Turbulent Flow1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Fatigue Analysis1▲ 57×2 topics
  39. MEMS1▲ 88×1 topic
  40. Silicon1▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does HEAD Acoustics (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Noise Effects and Management, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control and Speech and Audio Processing.

Noise Effects and Manage…10Noise Effects and Management: 10 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …8Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 8 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibrat…7Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 7 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 3 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 2 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksFlow Measurement and Analysis: 1 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies: 1 fractional works
Speech and HearingBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringSignal Processing6 others

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

  1. 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 10 works
  2. 2 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 3 works
  5. 5 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  6. 6 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Flow Measurement and Analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 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 available23.5%not open76.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HEAD Acoustics (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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