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Subtitles and Audiovisual Media

Subtitles and Audiovisual Media is a research topic within Language and Linguistics. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the impact of subtitling, captioning, and audio description on language learning and acquisition. It covers topics such as the effectiveness of different subtitling methods, the influence of audiovisual integration on bilingual language processing, and the role of multimedia learning in vocabulary acquisition for second language learners. The research also delves into accessibility studies and the use of subtitles in foreign language education.

  • Subtitling
  • Language Learning
  • Captioning
  • Audio Description
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Multimedia Learning
  • Vocabulary Learning
  • Eye Tracking
  • Accessibility Studies
  • Foreign Language Education
Research works
10k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+56%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
21% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Subtitles and Audiovisual Media

Which countries lead Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research?

By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (475 and 370 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 475 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 370 works
  3. 3 United States 366 works
  4. 4 Spain 252 works
  5. 5 Brazil 213 works
  6. 6 India 184 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 130 works
  8. 8 Japan 116 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 111 works
  10. 10 Italy 74 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.

China: 20.7%Indonesia: 16.2%United States: 16.0%Spain: 11.0%6 others listed: 36.1%21%largest
China475 · 20.7%Indonesia370 · 16.2%United States366 · 16.0%Spain252 · 11.0%6 others listed827 · 36.1%

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

Which institutions lead Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research?

By volume in 2022-now, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona publishes the most Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research, followed by Universitat Jaume I and University College London.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain 18 works
  2. 2 Universitat Jaume ISpain 17 works
  3. 3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 16 works
  4. 4 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 15 works
  5. 5 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia 15 works
  6. 6 Universidad de GranadaSpain 14 works
  7. 7 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 14 works
  8. 8 Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesChina 13 works
  9. 9 Universitas Mahasaraswati DenpasarIndonesia 12 works
  10. 10 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 12 works

Who are the leading researchers in Subtitles and Audiovisual Media?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Subtitles and Audiovisual Media include Andrew Zisserman and Trevor J. Darrell.

  1. 1 Andrew Zisserman United Kingdom 255k citations
  2. 2 Trevor J. Darrell United States 206k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Subtitles and Audiovisual Media?

The most cited paper in Subtitles and Audiovisual Media is "The Psychophysics Toolbox." (David H. Brainard, 1997), with 9,189 citations. Next come "A Cross-Language Study of Voicing in Initial Stops: Acoustical Measurements" (2,615) and "Digital storytelling: a meaningful technology-integrated approach for engaged student learning" (802).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Psychophysics Toolbox. David H. Brainard · PubMed 1997 9,189
2 A Cross-Language Study of Voicing in Initial Stops: Acoustical Measurements Leigh Lisker, Arthur S. Abramson · WORD 1964 2,615
3 Digital storytelling: a meaningful technology-integrated approach for engaged student learning Alaa Sadık · Educational Technology Research and Development 10 Apr 2008 802
4 Digital storytelling for enhancing student academic achievement, critical thinking, and learning motivation: A year-long experimental study Yating Yang, Wan-Chi Wu · Computers & Education 4 Jan 2012 779
5 Effects of Multimedia Annotations on Vocabulary Acquisition Dorothy M. Chun, Jan L. Plass · Modern Language Journal Jun 1996 733
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Where is Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research done?

The largest centres of Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Tokyo (Japan) and Madrid (Spain).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 58 works
  2. 2 LondonUnited Kingdom 40 works
  3. 3 TokyoJapan 38 works
  4. 4 MadridSpain 37 works
  5. 5 ShanghaiChina 36 works
  6. 6 SeoulSouth Korea 34 works
  7. 7 GuangzhouChina 31 works
  8. 8 BarcelonaSpain 30 works
  9. 9 São PauloBrazil 26 works
  10. 10 JakartaIndonesia 26 works
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Where is the best place to study Subtitles and Audiovisual Media?

Among universities, judged by research, Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat Jaume I and Macao Polytechnic University score highest, combining citation 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 20.52%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Macao Polytechnic Un…Universitat Jaume IUniversitat de Barce…University College L…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 78.231.4%6.6×15 +75.3%
2Universitat Jaume ISpain 76.435.6%35.9×16 +12.8%
3Macao Polytechnic UniversityChina 66.843.4%34.2×8 -
4University College LondonUnited Kingdom 64.321.4%3.3×16 +1.5%
5Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia 55.58.3%7.7×15 +446.1%
6Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaSpain 55.022.6%19.1×11 +24.1%
7Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain 51.03.4%9.1×18 -72.0%
8University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States 50.127.0%5.2×9 +504.9%
9Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesChina 49.011.0%41.2×13 +167.0%
10Universidad de GranadaSpain 48.91.1%8.4×14 +41.3%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Subtitles and Audiovisual Media, country by country

Is Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Subtitles and Audiovisual Media.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Subtitles and Audiovisual Media as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.015% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Subtitles and Audiovisual Media over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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