Rainer Polak
Impact in
- Music top 1%
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Developmental Biology top 5%
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
Papers in
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- Neuroscience and Music Perception 18
- Neural dynamics and brain function 2
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- Music and Audio Processing 11
- Co-authors
- Justin London (7 shared papers)Nori Jacoby (8 shared papers)Timo Fischinger (2 shared papers)André Holzapfel (1 shared paper)Martin Clayton (3 shared papers)John R. Iversen (1 shared paper)Samuel A. Mehr (1 shared paper)Laurel J. Trainor (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Music Perception An Interdisciplinary Journal (3 papers)Music Theory Online (2 papers)Science Advances (1 paper)Ethnomusicology Forum (1 paper)European Journal of Neuroscience (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Rainer Polak
22 papers receiving 344 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 41
- Music 141
- Developmental Biology 39
- Cognitive Neuroscience 300
- Signal Processing 131
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 120
Countries citing papers authored by Rainer Polak
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Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer Polak
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Rainer Polak, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | 74 | |
| 2 | 2014 | 50 | |
| 3 | 2010 | 48 | |
| 4 | 2018 | 48 | |
| 5 | 2016 | 39 | |
| 6 | 2016 | 32 | |
| 7 | 2018 | 16 | |
| 8 | 2021 | 16 | |
| 9 | 2020 | 13 | |
| 10 | 2022 | 13 | |
| 11 | 2007 | 11 | |
| 12 | 2017 | 9 | |
| 13 | 2025 | 5 | |
| 14 | 2016 | 4 | |
| 15 | Festmusik als Arbeit, Trommeln als Beruf : Jenbe-Spieler in einer westafrikanischen Großstadt | 2004 | 3 |
| 16 | 2021 | 3 | |
| 17 | 2018 | 3 | |
| 18 | 2021 | 2 | |
| 19 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 20 | 2022 | 2 |
About Rainer Polak
Rainer Polak is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Signal Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Music and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 24 papers that have together received 396 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Music Perception (18 papers), Music and Audio Processing (11 papers), Music Technology and Sound Studies (8 papers), Diverse Music Education Insights (3 papers), Multisensory perception and integration (3 papers), Musicology and Musical Analysis (3 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Music (141 citations), Developmental Biology (39 citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (300 citations), Signal Processing (131 citations) and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (120 citations). Rainer Polak has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Justin London, Nori Jacoby, Timo Fischinger, André Holzapfel, Martin Clayton, John R. Iversen, Samuel A. Mehr, Laurel J. Trainor, Patrick E. Savage and Sandra E. Trehub. Their work appears in journals such as Music Perception An Interdisciplinary Journal, Music Theory Online, Science Advances, Ethnomusicology Forum and European Journal of Neuroscience.
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