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International Audio Laboratories Erlangen

In research, International Audio Laboratories Erlangen stands highest in Computer Science (#4,265 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,365 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Signal Processing and Computer Science — Signal Processing is 118.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,718
of 28,054 · #34,381 all time
Rank in Germany
#809
of 1,178
Research works
377
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is International Audio Laboratories Erlangen known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Computer ScienceField #4,265 of 4,667 11.3%61 #5342
Physical SciencesDomain #12,365 of 12,888 11.0%77 #19522

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Audio Laboratories Erlangen 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).

What does International Audio Laboratories Erlangen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Signal Processing takes 118.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 37.1 works118×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 61.0 works7.6×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 7.16× its world share, 12 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 7.58× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Audio Laboratories Erlangen?

Ranked on the composite score, Meinard Müller, Jürgen Herre and Emanuël A. P. Habets lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Audio Laboratories Erlangen.

  1. 1 Meinard Müller Germany · #76,130 worldwide 538 citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Jürgen Herre Germany · #242,043 worldwide 139 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Emanuël A. P. Habets Germany · #247,493 worldwide 332 citations · 114 works
  4. 4 Mathias Rohe Germany · #352,251 worldwide 1 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Bernd Edler Germany · #502,934 worldwide 74 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Oliver Thiergart Germany · #1,457,463 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Maja Taseska Germany · #1,586,241 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at International Audio Laboratories Erlangen

Which keywords describe research at International Audio Laboratories Erlangen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Neural Networks, Beamforming, Audio-Visual Speech Recognition, Speech Enhancement, Feature Extraction and Audio Signal Classification.

▲ 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. Deep Learning40▲ 11×17 topics
  2. Convolutional Neural Networks24▲ 32×6 topics
  3. Neural Networks23▲ 14×9 topics
  4. Beamforming22▲ 195×2 topics
  5. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition21▲ 371×1 topic
  6. Speech Enhancement21▲ 371×1 topic
  7. Feature Extraction14▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Audio Signal Classification13▲ 323×1 topic
  9. Music Information Retrieval13▲ 323×1 topic
  10. Acoustic Modeling9▲ 228×1 topic
  11. Deep Neural Networks9▲ 78×1 topic
  12. Hearing Loss8▲ 71×2 topics
  13. Quality of Life8▲ 5.6×4 topics
  14. Speech Perception8▲ 92×2 topics
  15. Cochlear Implants8▲ 206×1 topic
  16. Cognitive Decline8▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Machine Learning7▲ 2.1×6 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.9×3 topics
  19. Human-Computer Interaction6▲ 30×3 topics
  20. Interactive Evolutionary Computation5▲ 226×1 topic
  21. Music Generation5▲ 226×1 topic
  22. Adaptive Filtering5▲ 321×1 topic
  23. Non-Gaussian Signal Processing5▲ 321×1 topic
  24. Hyperspectral Imaging3▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Vibration Control3▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Acoustic Metamaterials2▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Phononic Crystals2▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Neural Mechanisms2▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Emotional Responses2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Neural Correlates2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Auditory Cortex2▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Temporal Processing2▲ 73×1 topic
  33. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  34. JPEG20002▲ 104×1 topic
  35. Wavelet Compression2▲ 104×1 topic
  36. Image Denoising1▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Sparse Representations1▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Gesture1▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Language Acquisition1▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Turbulent Flow1▲ 9.9×2 topics

Which research topics does International Audio Laboratories Erlangen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Speech and Audio Processing, Music and Audio Processing, Speech Recognition and Synthesis and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation.

Speech and Audio Process…21Speech and Audio Processing: 21 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing: 13 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and S…9Speech Recognition and Synthesis: 9 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…8Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques: 5 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music Perception: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Data Compression Techniques: 2 fractional worksImage and Signal Denoising Methods: 1 fractional works
Signal ProcessingArtificial IntelligenceCognitive NeuroscienceComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition2 others

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

  1. 1 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 21 works
  2. 2 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 13 works
  3. 3 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  4. 4 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  5. 5 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques Computational Mechanics 5 works
  7. 7 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Data Compression Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  10. 10 Image and Signal Denoising Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Audio Laboratories Erlangen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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