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MED-EL (Austria)

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,715
of 28,054 · #17,498 all time
Rank in Austria
#71
of 168
Research works
248
▲ 89% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What does MED-EL (Austria) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 41.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 24.5 works41×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 38.7 works29×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 29.26× its world share, 39 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.03× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 29.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MED-EL (Austria)?

Ranked on the composite score, Marko Takanen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MED-EL (Austria).

  1. 1 Marko Takanen Austria · #1,544,626 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at MED-EL (Austria)

Which keywords describe research at MED-EL (Austria)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hearing Loss, Quality of Life, Language Development, Speech Perception, Health-related Quality of Life, Cochlear Implants, Cognitive Decline and Neural Plasticity.

▲ 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. Hearing Loss39▲ 421×3 topics
  2. Quality of Life28▲ 23×7 topics
  3. Language Development22▲ 219×2 topics
  4. Speech Perception21▲ 312×2 topics
  5. Health-related Quality of Life21▲ 110×2 topics
  6. Cochlear Implants21▲ 706×1 topic
  7. Cognitive Decline21▲ 214×1 topic
  8. Neural Plasticity13▲ 91×4 topics
  9. Cochlear Neuropathy12▲ 494×1 topic
  10. Tinnitus12▲ 494×1 topic
  11. Acute Otitis Media7▲ 428×1 topic
  12. Otitis Media7▲ 428×1 topic
  13. Bilingualism3▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Cost-effectiveness Analysis3▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Health Utility Measures3▲ 48×1 topic
  16. Language Acquisition3▲ 33×3 topics
  17. Public Health3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  18. Neural Correlates3▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Early Intervention3▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Gesture3▲ 129×1 topic
  21. Sign Language3▲ 55×1 topic
  22. Neuroimaging2▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Health Effects2▲ 4.3×1 topic
  24. Noise Pollution2▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Assistive Technology2▲ 53×1 topic
  26. Augmentative and Alternative Communication2▲ 129×1 topic
  27. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  28. Functional Connectivity2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  30. Cerebellum2▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Vestibular2▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Auditory Cortex1▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Neuronal Oscillations1▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Temporal Processing1▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Branchial Anomalies1▲ 126×1 topic
  36. Cortical Networks1▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Synchronization1▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Thyroglossal Duct Cysts1▲ 126×1 topic
  39. Patient Care1▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Quality1▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does MED-EL (Austria) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, Ear Surgery and Otitis Media and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

Hearing Loss and Rehabil…21Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 21 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnit…12Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 12 fractional worksEar Surgery and Otitis M…7Ear Surgery and Otitis Media: 7 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksHearing Impairment and Communication: 3 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 2 fractional worksAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility: 2 fractional worksVestibular and auditory disorders: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music Perception: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Anomalies: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceSensory SystemsOtorhinolaryngologyEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 21 works
  2. 2 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 12 works
  3. 3 Ear Surgery and Otitis Media Otorhinolaryngology 7 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 2 works
  7. 7 Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Occupational Therapy 2 works
  8. 8 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 2 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Head and Neck Anomalies Surgery 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 available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.0%domestic only45.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MED-EL (Austria)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 89% higher 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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