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Thresholds

thresholds.orgROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#39,821
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,301
of 8,685
Research works
213
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

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.

Neuroscience: 2.58× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.57× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 5.82× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 7.04× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.24× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Thresholds?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Health Effects, Environmental Noise, Noise Pollution, Artificial Intelligence, Interactive Evolutionary Computation, Music Generation and Vibration Control.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health7▲ 10×3 topics
  2. Health Effects6▲ 25×2 topics
  3. Environmental Noise6▲ 315×1 topic
  4. Noise Pollution6▲ 315×1 topic
  5. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 7.7×5 topics
  6. Machine Learning5▲ 3.2×4 topics
  7. Interactive Evolutionary Computation4▲ 403×1 topic
  8. Music Generation4▲ 403×1 topic
  9. Vibration Control4▲ 133×2 topics
  10. Acoustic Metamaterials3▲ 180×1 topic
  11. Phononic Crystals3▲ 180×1 topic
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  13. Social Isolation2▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Speech Perception2▲ 60×2 topics
  15. Cognitive Decline2▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Hearing Loss2▲ 36×1 topic
  17. Footbridges2▲ 89×1 topic
  18. Vibration Serviceability2▲ 89×1 topic
  19. Cosmological Parameters1▲ 55×1 topic
  20. Dark Energy1▲ 47×1 topic
  21. Monetary Policy1▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Relativity1▲ 110×1 topic
  23. Unified Field Theories1▲ 269×1 topic
  24. Economic Policy1▲ 52×2 topics
  25. Informal Learning1▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Music Education1▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Sustainability1▲ 1.17×2 topics
  28. Vibration-based Damage Identification1▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Wireless Sensors1▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Social Support1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  31. Adaptive Reuse1▲ 60×1 topic
  32. BIM1▲ 36×1 topic
  33. British Politics1▲ 159×1 topic
  34. Construction1▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Depoliticisation1▲ 159×1 topic
  36. Fiber Networks1▲ 211×1 topic
  37. Intangible Heritage1▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Paper Mechanics1▲ 211×1 topic
  39. Simulation1▲ 8.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Thresholds publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Noise Effects and Management, Music Technology and Sound Studies, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation.

Noise Effects and Manage…6Noise Effects and Management: 6 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 4 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 3 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 2 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitational Theory: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 1 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Processing: 1 fractional works
Speech and HearingComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionBiomedical EngineeringCognitive Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 6 works
  2. 2 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  3. 3 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 1 works
  9. 9 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Material Properties and Processing Mechanics of Materials 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 available16.8%not open83.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thresholds's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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