René H. Gifford

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
191 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

René H. Gifford is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, René H. Gifford has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 182 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 128 papers in Sensory Systems and 99 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in René H. Gifford's work include Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (180 papers), Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (125 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (99 papers). René H. Gifford is often cited by papers focused on Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (180 papers), Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (125 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (99 papers). René H. Gifford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. René H. Gifford's co-authors include Michael F. Dorman, Robert F. Labadie, Jack H. Noble, Anthony J. Spahr, Benoît M. Dawant, Michael F. Dorman, Jourdan T. Holder, Jon K. Shallop, Colin L. W. Driscoll and Matthew L. Carlson and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

In The Last Decade

René H. Gifford

177 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Development and Validation of the AzBio Sentence Lists 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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  1. Development and Validation of the AzBio Sentence Lists
    2011 484 citations Anthony J. Spahr, Leonid M. Litvak et al. Ear and Hearing profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
René H. Gifford United States 47 6.1k 4.1k 3.2k 1.4k 1.0k 191 6.6k
Wouter A. Dreschler Netherlands 40 3.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 541 0.5× 193 4.8k
Margaret W. Skinner United States 35 4.5k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 639 0.6× 69 5.1k
Harvey Dillon Australia 47 7.8k 1.3× 3.6k 0.9× 4.4k 1.4× 1.9k 1.3× 481 0.5× 260 8.6k
Susan B. Waltzman United States 43 4.2k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 600 0.4× 817 0.8× 145 4.8k
Richard C. Dowell Australia 43 5.3k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 942 0.7× 636 0.6× 184 6.1k
Stuart Gatehouse United Kingdom 39 4.5k 0.7× 2.3k 0.6× 3.0k 0.9× 735 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 97 5.9k
Jill B. Firszt United States 33 3.4k 0.5× 2.3k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 537 0.4× 465 0.5× 81 3.6k
Sigfrid D. Soli United States 29 4.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 559 0.6× 117 4.7k
Christopher W. Turner United States 40 5.6k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 2.7k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 615 0.6× 111 5.9k
Karen A. Gordon Canada 47 4.5k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 339 0.2× 810 0.8× 200 5.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gifford, René H., et al.. (2025). Comparing the effects of vocoded speech on behavioural vowel recognition and the frequency following response. International Journal of Audiology. 64(11). 1164–1172.
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Gifford, René H., et al.. (2025). Intraoperative eSRTs: Feasibility of Measurement and Correlation With Postoperative eSRTs. Otology & Neurotology. 46(9). 1031–1036.
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Patro, Ankita, et al.. (2024). Barriers to Cochlear Implant Uptake in Adults: A Scoping Review. medRxiv. 2 indexed citations
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Patro, Ankita, et al.. (2024). Barriers to Cochlear Implant Uptake in Adults: A Scoping Review. Otology & Neurotology. 45(10). e679–e686. 2 indexed citations
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Dunn, Camille C., Teresa A. Zwolan, Thomas J. Bałkany, et al.. (2024). A Consensus to Revise the Minimum Speech Test Battery–Version 3. American Journal of Audiology. 33(3). 624–647. 11 indexed citations
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Holder, Jourdan T., et al.. (2023). Development of an Optimized Protocol for Cochlear Implant Care to Increase Cochlear Implant Access. Otology & Neurotology. 44(8). e635–e640. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Chen, Jack H. Noble, Benoît M. Dawant, et al.. (2023). Effects of the Number of Channels and Channel Stimulation Rate on Speech Recognition and Sound Quality Using Precurved Electrode Arrays. American Journal of Audiology. 32(2). 403–416.
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Noble, Jack H., et al.. (2022). Speech recognition as a function of the number of channels for Mid-Scala electrode array recipients. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 152(1). 67–79. 4 indexed citations
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Gifford, René H., et al.. (2022). Emotional Responses to Non-Speech Sounds for Hearing-aid and Bimodal Cochlear-Implant Listeners. Trends in Hearing. 26. 1861396435–1861396435. 11 indexed citations
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Dwyer, Robert T., et al.. (2022). Changes in Acoustic Absorbance Pre– and Post–Cochlear Implantation. American Journal of Audiology. 31(2). 380–391. 1 indexed citations
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Gifford, René H., Linsey W. Sunderhaus, Jourdan T. Holder, et al.. (2022). Speech recognition as a function of the number of channels for pediatric cochlear implant recipients. JASA Express Letters. 2(9). 94403–94403. 3 indexed citations
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ShafieiBavani, Elaheh, Benjamin Goudey, Isabell Kiral-Kornek, et al.. (2021). Predictive models for cochlear implant outcomes: Performance, generalizability, and the impact of cohort size. Trends in Hearing. 25. 1851379518–1851379518. 33 indexed citations
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Gifford, René H., et al.. (2021). Bimodal Benefit for Music Perception: Effect of Acoustic Bandwidth. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 64(4). 1341–1353. 10 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ryan A., et al.. (2018). Audiovisual Temporal Processing in Postlingually Deafened Adults with Cochlear Implants. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 11345–11345. 14 indexed citations
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Spahr, Anthony J., Michael F. Dorman, Leonid M. Litvak, et al.. (2014). Development and Validation of the Pediatric AzBio Sentence Lists. Ear and Hearing. 35(4). 418–422. 61 indexed citations
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Gifford, René H.. (2013). Cochlear Implant Patient Assessment: Evaluation of Candidacy, Performance, and Outcomes. 50(4-6). 393–7.
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Breneman, Alyce, René H. Gifford, & Melissa D. DeJong. (2012). Cochlear Implantation in Children with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder: Long-Term Outcomes. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology. 23(1). 5–17. 82 indexed citations
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Carlson, Matthew L., Colin L. W. Driscoll, René H. Gifford, et al.. (2011). Implications of Minimizing Trauma During Conventional Cochlear Implantation. Otology & Neurotology. 32(6). 962–968. 200 indexed citations
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Carlson, Matthew L., Joseph T. Breen, René H. Gifford, et al.. (2010). Cochlear Implantation in the Octogenarian and Nonagenarian. Otology & Neurotology. 31(8). 1343–1349. 92 indexed citations
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Gifford, René H., Michael F. Dorman, & Christopher A. Brown. (2009). Psychophysical Properties of Low-Frequency Hearing: Implications for Perceiving Speech and Music via Electric and Acoustic Stimulation. Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology. 67. 51–60. 48 indexed citations

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