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Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics

Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics is a research topic within Sensory Systems. Science Explorer counts 40k research works in it since 1950. 12.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the mechanisms and consequences of cochlear neuropathy, hearing loss, and related conditions such as tinnitus. It covers topics such as hair cell function, inner ear development, noise-induced damage, otoacoustic emissions, neural plasticity, connexin mutations, and the overall auditory system.

  • Cochlear Neuropathy
  • Hearing Loss
  • Tinnitus
  • Hair Cell
  • Inner Ear Development
  • Noise-Induced Damage
  • Otoacoustic Emissions
  • Neural Plasticity
  • Connexin Mutations
  • Auditory System
Research works
40k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+18%
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Which countries lead Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.5k and 952 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.5k works
  2. 2 China 952 works
  3. 3 Germany 348 works
  4. 4 India 316 works
  5. 5 Japan 237 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 232 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 214 works
  8. 8 South Korea 208 works
  9. 9 Brazil 166 works
  10. 10 Italy 156 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 34.1%China: 22.2%Germany: 8.1%India: 7.4%6 others listed: 28.2%34%largest
United States1,467 · 34.1%China952 · 22.2%Germany348 · 8.1%India316 · 7.4%6 others listed1,213 · 28.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing publishes the most Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics research, followed by Johns Hopkins University and University of Chicago.

Who are the leading researchers in Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics include Adrian Davis.

  1. 1 Adrian Davis United Kingdom 3.5k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics research done?

The largest centres of Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Seoul (South Korea) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Oldenburg and Charleston.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 177 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 133 works
  3. 3 Seoul South Korea 106 works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 68 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 67 works
  6. 6 Paris France 64 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 63 works
  8. 8 Ankara Türkiye 63 works
  9. 9 Baltimore United States 58 works
  10. 10 Tehran Iran 58 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. OldenburgDE · 26.7 works22×
  2. CharlestonUS · 21.4 works11×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics?

Among universities, judged by research, Medical University of South Carolina, Harvard University and Medizinische Hochschule Hannover score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 17.18%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Medical University of South Carolina: 21, 27.6%Harvard University: 30, 29.4%Medizinische Hochschule Hannover: 28, 13.4%Hacettepe University: 29, 3.8%Johns Hopkins University: 31, 18.1%Capital Medical University: 24, 9.2%Washington University in St. Louis: 14, 31.6%University of Southern California: 25, 9.5%Macquarie University: 12, 14.0%University of Iowa: 18, 15.2%Harvard UniversityMedical University o…Medizinische Hochsch…Hacettepe University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Medical University of South CarolinaUnited States 72.327.6%15.6×21 +87.5%
2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 63.229.4%4.0×30 +25.5%
3 Medizinische Hochschule HannoverGermany 60.513.4%22.1×28 +25.5%
4 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 58.03.8%9.8×29 +169.7%
5 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 52.318.1%5.0×31 +7.8%
6 Capital Medical UniversityChina 48.39.2%7.1×24 +83.7%
7 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 48.331.6%3.3×14 -5.7%
8 University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States 48.29.5%5.8×25 +104.5%
9 Macquarie UniversityAustralia 47.114.0%5.6×12 +116.9%
10 University of IowaUnited States 46.815.2%7.3×18 -4.5%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.