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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

In research, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,666 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#3,427 of 17,978 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#527 of 2,675 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 24.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,739
of 28,054 · #4,363 all time
Rank in United States
#1,165
of 4,192
Research works
896
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
63.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,666 of 14,347 28.7%580
MedicineField #3,427 of 17,978 26.7%181
NeuroscienceField #527 of 2,675 28.0%287
Health SciencesDomain #4,411 of 20,462 27.4%218
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,303 of 7,814 29.4%254
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,574 of 4,961 29.9%170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 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 National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 24.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 29.0 works25×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.94× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.59× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 24.72× its world share, 29 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 24.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders?

Ranked on the composite score, John K. Northup, Ronald A. Bush and Bechara Kachar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

  1. 1 John K. Northup United States · #138,538 worldwide 243 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Ronald A. Bush United States · #197,696 worldwide 145 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Bechara Kachar United States · #197,939 worldwide 150 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Thomas B. Friedman United States · #287,870 worldwide 140 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Carter Van Waes United States · #713,518 worldwide 116 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Zhong Chen United States · #818,310 worldwide 57 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Doris K. Wu United States · #1,250,923 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Matthew W. Kelley United States · #1,461,152 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Paúl E. Clavijo United States · #1,623,174 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Which keywords describe research at National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders?

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

▲ 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 Loss20▲ 245×4 topics
  2. Neural Plasticity12▲ 97×2 topics
  3. Cochlear Neuropathy12▲ 589×1 topic
  4. Tinnitus12▲ 589×1 topic
  5. Quality of Life8▲ 8.1×11 topics
  6. Language Development7▲ 79×3 topics
  7. Cochlear Implants7▲ 250×1 topic
  8. Cognitive Decline7▲ 76×1 topic
  9. Neurological Disorders6▲ 14×7 topics
  10. Functional Connectivity5▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Neuroimaging5▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Cognition4▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Cancer4▲ 4.4×18 topics
  14. Cerebellum4▲ 122×1 topic
  15. Inflammation4▲ 2.9×27 topics
  16. Vestibular4▲ 187×1 topic
  17. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.95×19 topics
  18. Apoptosis2▲ 9.2×7 topics
  19. Gene Expression2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  20. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  21. Cancer Therapy2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  22. Immunity2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  23. Acute Otitis Media1▲ 95×1 topic
  24. Innate Immunity1▲ 6.2×6 topics
  25. Otitis Media1▲ 95×1 topic
  26. Squamous Cell Carcinoma1▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  28. Stem Cells1▲ 6.8×8 topics
  29. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  30. Cancer Progression1▲ 8.9×5 topics
  31. Endoscopic Surgery1▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Acoustic Communication1▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Epigenetic Regulation1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  34. Ion Channels1▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Single-Cell1▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Transcriptomics1▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Environmental Noise1▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Mechanotransduction1▲ 22×4 topics
  40. Noise Pollution1▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Vestibular and auditory disorders and Ear Surgery and Otitis Media.

Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnit…12Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 12 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…7Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksVestibular and auditory …4Vestibular and auditory disorders: 4 fractional worksEar Surgery and Otitis Media: 1 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksBiochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional works
Sensory SystemsCognitive NeuroscienceNeurologyOtorhinolaryngology4 others

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

  1. 1 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 12 works
  2. 2 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  3. 3 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 4 works
  4. 4 Ear Surgery and Otitis Media Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  5. 5 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  8. 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 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 available50.2%not open49.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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