Underwater Acoustics Research
Underwater Acoustics Research is a research topic within Oceanography. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 11.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the use of multiscale acoustic and machine learning techniques for mapping and classifying the seafloor, including habitat classification, bathymetry data analysis, geoacoustic inversion, and the study of marine sediments. The research covers a wide range of topics related to underwater acoustics and the application of advanced technologies for understanding and visualizing the spatial ecology of the seafloor.
- Seafloor Mapping
- Acoustic Techniques
- Habitat Classification
- Bathymetry Data
- Multibeam Sonar
- Machine Learning
- Geoacoustic Inversion
- Benthic Habitat
- Marine Sediments
- Underwater Acoustics
- Research works
- 44k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Underwater Acoustics Research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.8k and 1.3k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.8k works
- 2 United States 1.3k works
- 3 France 264 works
- 4 India 263 works
- 5 United Kingdom 250 works
- 6 Russia 230 works
- 7 Japan 184 works
- 8 Canada 179 works
- 9 Italy 150 works
- 10 South Korea 140 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Underwater Acoustics Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Engineering University publishes the most Underwater Acoustics Research research, followed by Northwestern Polytechnical University and National University of Defense Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 147 works
- 2 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 144 works
- 3 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 83 works
- 4 Ocean University of ChinaChina 77 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 69 works
- 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 54 works
- 7 Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionUnited States 51 works
- 8 Scripps Institution of OceanographyUnited States 48 works
- 9 Xidian UniversityChina 46 works
- 10 Institute of AcousticsChina 45 works
Who are the leading researchers in Underwater Acoustics Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Underwater Acoustics Research include Georgios B. Giannakis, Quanan Zheng and Carlos M. Duarte.
- 1 Georgios B. Giannakis United States 4.6k citations
- 2 Quanan Zheng United States 4.5k citations
- 3 Carlos M. Duarte Saudi Arabia 4.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Underwater Acoustics Research research done?
The largest centres of Underwater Acoustics Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Qingdao (China) and Harbin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Falmouth, Monterey and Durham.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- FalmouthUS · 57.1 works129×
- MontereyUS · 24.8 works59×
- DurhamUS · 25.4 works41×
- La JollaUS · 53.6 works40×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Underwater Acoustics Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Underwater Acoustics Research?
Among universities, judged by research, National University of Defense Technology, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications and Aerospace Information Research Institute 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National University of Defense TechnologyChina | 64.3 | 28.7% | 15.9× | 83 | +51.7% |
| 2 | Xi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 61.7 | 51.9% | 10.7× | 15 | -20.8% |
| 3 | Aerospace Information Research InstituteChina | 61.4 | 44.9% | 14.2× | 11 | — |
| 4 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 60.4 | 20.8% | 18.6× | 144 | -26.4% |
| 5 | Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina | 60.4 | 23.7% | 10.7× | 18 | +192.8% |
| 6 | Zhejiang Ocean UniversityChina | 60.1 | 15.8% | 25.3× | 28 | +437.2% |
| 7 | Xidian UniversityChina | 59.7 | 29.9% | 9.3× | 46 | +38.4% |
| 8 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 59.5 | 20.1% | 9.0× | 29 | +317.0% |
| 9 | Harbin Engineering UniversityChina | 57.7 | 15.8% | 42.1× | 147 | -16.4% |
| 10 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 55.9 | 14.9% | 22.6× | 77 | +24.1% |
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 Underwater Acoustics Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Underwater Acoustics Research.
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.