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National Acoustic Laboratories

In research, National Acoustic Laboratories stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,327 of 20,462 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,155 of 14,347 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#2,403 of 2,675 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,936
of 28,054 · #20,037 all time
Rank in Australia
#312
of 391
Research works
584
▼ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is National Acoustic Laboratories 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,327 of 20,462 15.5%156
Life SciencesDomain #10,155 of 14,347 8.9%213
NeuroscienceField #2,403 of 2,675 8.6%208
Physical SciencesDomain #19,539 of 21,541 14.4%140
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #1,174 of 1,237 8.0%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Acoustic Laboratories 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 17.26× its world share, 19 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.31× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.08× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 17.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Acoustic Laboratories?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Kossoff, Sharon Cameron and Harvey Dillon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Acoustic Laboratories.

  1. 1 G. Kossoff Australia · #162,304 worldwide 106 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Sharon Cameron Australia · #270,147 worldwide 45 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Harvey Dillon Australia · #426,990 worldwide 181 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Warwick Williams Australia · #653,579 worldwide 48 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Teresa Y. C. Ching Australia · #862,667 worldwide 50 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Bram Van Dun Australia · #897,957 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 D.E. Robinson Australia · #977,160 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Gitte Keidser Australia · #1,184,455 worldwide 21 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at National Acoustic Laboratories

Which keywords describe research at National Acoustic Laboratories?

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

▲ 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 Loss16▲ 210×3 topics
  2. Quality of Life12▲ 13×6 topics
  3. Speech Perception12▲ 209×2 topics
  4. Health-related Quality of Life11▲ 72×2 topics
  5. Social Isolation11▲ 81×2 topics
  6. Cochlear Implants11▲ 457×1 topic
  7. Cognitive Decline11▲ 139×1 topic
  8. Public Health6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  9. Health Effects6▲ 15×2 topics
  10. Environmental Noise6▲ 191×1 topic
  11. Noise Pollution6▲ 191×1 topic
  12. Neural Correlates5▲ 75×2 topics
  13. Language Acquisition5▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Bilingualism4▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Early Intervention4▲ 70×2 topics
  16. Cochlear Neuropathy4▲ 211×1 topic
  17. Dynamic Interaction4▲ 94×2 topics
  18. Gesture4▲ 238×1 topic
  19. Sign Language4▲ 101×1 topic
  20. Tinnitus4▲ 211×1 topic
  21. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 3.0×3 topics
  22. Deep Learning3▲ 1.25×5 topics
  23. Gesture Recognition3▲ 54×2 topics
  24. Neural Networks2▲ 2.5×2 topics
  25. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition2▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Interactive Evolutionary Computation2▲ 163×1 topic
  27. Music Generation2▲ 163×1 topic
  28. Speech Enhancement2▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Footbridges2▲ 84×1 topic
  30. Vibration Serviceability2▲ 84×1 topic
  31. High-Speed Trains2▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Vibration Control2▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Ground Vibration2▲ 108×1 topic
  34. Railway Dynamics2▲ 108×1 topic
  35. Auditory Cortex1▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Temporal Processing1▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  38. Sound Quality1▲ 144×1 topic
  39. Transfer Path Analysis1▲ 144×1 topic
  40. Signal Processing1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does National Acoustic Laboratories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Noise Effects and Management, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics and Hearing Impairment and Communication.

Hearing Loss and Rehabil…11Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…6Noise Effects and Management: 6 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnit…4Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 4 fractional worksHearing Impairment and Communication: 4 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 2 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sou…2Music Technology and Sound Studies: 2 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 2 fractional worksRailway Engineering and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music Perception: 1 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceSpeech and HearingSensory SystemsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 11 works
  2. 2 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 6 works
  3. 3 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 2 works
  6. 6 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  7. 7 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Acoustic Laboratories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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