JOV Best Paper Awards

The Journal of Voice Best Paper Awards are presented annually in three categories: Basic Science, Clinical Medicine, and Speech-Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy, and are decided by the Editorial Board.

The current Best Papers are accessible free of charge.

2023

CONGRATULATIONS 2023 BEST PAPERS


Basic Science:

Functional Analysis of Injectable Substance Treatment on
Surgically Injured Rabbit Vocal Folds

Sarah Bouhabel, Scott Park, Ksenia Kolosova, Neda Latifi,
Karen Kost, Nicole Y.K. Li-Jessen, and others

Voice Pedagogy:
Training the Vocal Expression of Emotions in Singing: Effects of Including Acoustic Research-Based Elements in the Regular Singing Training of Acting Students
Tua Hakanpää, Teija Waaramaa, Anne-Maria Laukkanen

Speech Language Pathology:
Examining Relationships Between GRBAS Ratings and Acoustic, Aerodynamic and Patient-Reported Voice Measures in Adults With Voice Disorders
Robert Brinton Fujiki, Susan L. Thibeault

Clinical Medicine:
Short-Term Voice Improvement after Repeated Office-Based Platelet-Rich Plasma PRP Injection in Patients with Vocal Fold Scar, Sulcus, and Atrophy
Peak Woo, Thomas Murry

2022

Basic Science:
Vocal Fold Collision Speed in vivo: The Effect of Loudness 
Philippe Henri DeJonckere, Jean Lebacq

Clinical Medicine:
The Poor Validity of Asymmetric Laryngoscopic Findings in Predicting Laterality in Vocal Fold Paresis.
Sungjin A. Song, Alena Santeerapharp, Ghiath Alnouri, Jin Park,
Robert T. Sataloff and Ramon A. Franco, Jr

Speech Language Pathology:
Use of a Vortex Whistle for Measures of Respiratory Capacity 
Shaheen N. Awan, Jordan A. Awan

Voice Pedagogy:
Perceptual Measures of Boychoir Voices During the Phases of Pubertal Voice Mutation.
Barbara Weinrich, Susan Baker Brehm, Wendy LeBorgne, Christopher Eanes, Stephanie Zacharias, Janet Beckmeyer,
Michael Hughes and Alessandro de Alarcon

2021

Basic Science: 
Using Pitch Height and Pitch Strength to Characterize 
Type 1, 2, and 3 Voice Signals

Supraja Anand, Lisa M. Kopf, Rahul Shrivastav, David A. Eddins

Clinical Medicine: 
Safer Singing During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: What We Know and What We Don’t
Matthew R. Naunheim, Jonathan Bock, Philip A. Doucette, Matthew Hoch, Ian Howell, Michael M. Johns, Aaron M. Johnson, Priya Krishna, David Meyer, Claudio F. Milstein, John Nix, Michael J. Pitman, Trineice Robinson-Martin, Adam D. Rubin, Robert T. Sataloff, Herbert Steven Sims, Ingo R. Titze, Thomas L. Carroll

Speech-Language Pathology/Voice Pedagogy: 
Developing Clinically Relevant Scales of Breathy and Rough Voice Quality
David A. Eddins, Supraja Anand, Arianna Lang, Rahul Shrivastav

2020

Basic Science

Visual and Automatic Evaluation of Vocal Fold Mucosal Waves Through Sharpness of Lateral Peaks in High-Speed Videokymographic Images
S. Pravin Kumar, Ketaki Vasant Phadke, Jitka Vydrová, Adam Novozámský, 
Aleš Zita, Barbara Zitová, Jan G. Švec

Clinical Medicine

Efficacy of Videostroboscopy and High-Speed Videoendoscopy to Obtain Functional Outcomes From Perioperative Ratings in Patients With Vocal Fold Mass Lesions
Maria E. Powell, Dimitar D. Deliyski, Steven M. Zeitels, James A. Burns, Robert E. Hillman, 
Terri Treman Gerlach, Daryush D. Mehta

Speech-Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy

Online ExtraVoice Therapy Outcome—A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Individual Voice Therapy, Therapy in Group, and Controls Without Therapy
Ann-Christine Ohlsson, Hans Dotevall, Inger Gustavsson, Kerstin Hofling, 
Ulrika Wahle, Claes Österlind

2018

Basic Science – TIE

Pressure and Flow Comparisons Across Vocal Pathologies
Linda Carroll, Ann Rooney, Thomas J. Ow, Melin Tan
Vol. 32, Issue 1, p95–100
Published online: June 29, 2017
 

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Effects of Aging on Vocal Fundamental Frequency and Vowel Formants in Men and Women
Julie Traub Eichhorn, Raymond D. Kent, Diane Austin, Houri K. Vorperian
Vol. 32, Issue 5, p644.e1–644.e9
Published online: August 29, 2017
 

SLP/Vocal Pedagogy

Effects of Straw Phonation Through Tubes of Varied Lengths on Sustained Vowels in Normal-Voiced Participants
Randal D. Mills, Shawna Rivedal, Colten DeMorett, Grace Maples, Jack J. Jiang
Vol. 32, Issue 3, p386.e21–386.e29
Published online: June 23, 2017

 

Clinical Medicine

Hyaluronidase Injection in the Vocal Folds for Vocal Hemorrhage, Reinke Edema, and Hyaluronic Acid Overinjection: A Novel Application in the Larynx
Peak Woo
Vol. 32, Issue 4, p492–498
Published online: September 1, 2017

2017

Basic Science – TIE

1)  Three-dimensional Vocal Tract Morphology Based on Multiple Magnetic Resonance Images Is Highly Reproducible During Sustained Phonation
Alexander Mainka, Ivan Platzek, Willy Mattheus, Mario Fleischer, Ann-Sophie Müller, Dirk Mürbe
Journal of Voice, Vol. 31, Issue 4, p504.e11–504.e20
Published online: December 14, 2016

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2)  Voice-Vibratory Assessment With Laryngeal Imaging (VALI) Form: Reliability of Rating Stroboscopy and High-speed Videoendoscopy
Bruce J. Poburka, Rita R. Patel, Diane M. Bless
Journal of Voice, Vol. 31, Issue 4, p513.e1–513.e14
Published online: December 28, 2016

SLP/Voice Ped

Metabolic Mechanisms of Vocal Fatigue
Chayadevie Nanjundeswaran, Jessie VanSwearingen, Katherine Verdolini Abbott
Journal of Voice, Vol. 31, Issue 3, p378.e1–378.e11
Published online: November 1, 2016

Clinical Medicine

Optimal Duration for Voice Rest After Vocal Fold Surgery: Randomized Controlled Clinical Study 
Mami Kaneko, Osamu Shiromoto, Masako Fujiu-Kurachi, Yo Kishimoto, Ichiro Tateya, Shigeru Hirano
Journal of Voice, Vol. 31, Issue 1, p97–103
Published online: August 1, 2016

2016

Basic Science
An Oral Pressure Conversion Ratio as a Predictor of Vocal Efficiency
Ingo R. Titze, Lynn Maxfield, Anil Palaparthi
Vol. 30, Issue 4, p398–406
Published online: July 9, 2015
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Clinical Medicine

Vocal Fold Vibratory Changes Following Surgical Intervention
Wenli Chen, Peak Woo, Thomas Murry
Vol. 30, Issue 2, p224–227
Published online: May 28, 2015
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Speech-Language Pathology/Voice Pedagogy
Validation of the Cepstral Spectral Index of Dysphonia (CSID) as a Screening Tool for Voice Disorders: Development of Clinical Cutoff Scores
Shaheen N. Awan, Nelson Roy, Dong Zhang, Seth M. Cohen
Vol. 30, Issue 2, p130–144
Published online: September 7, 2015

2015

Basic Science

 
IL Ha Moon, Ki Nam Park, Hee Kyung Kim, SeungWon Lee
Vol. 29, Issue 1, p125–128
Published online: December 10 2014
 

Clinical Medicine

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Michael S. Benninger, Nauman Manzoor, James M. Ruda
Vol. 29, Issue 2, p236–240
Published online: December 12 2014
 

Speech-Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy

 
Chayadevie Nanjundeswaran, Barbara H. Jacobson, Jackie Gartner-Schmidt, Katherine Verdolini Abbott
Joel Portnoy, MD and Robert Sataloff, MD, Chairman
Vol. 29, Issue 4, p433–440
Published online: March 19 2015

2014

Basic Science

Vocal Fold Fibroblast Response to Growth Factor Treatment is Age Dependent: Results From an In Vitro Study

Matthias Graupp, Karl Kiesler, Gerhard Friedrich, Herwig Ainödhofer, Hans-Jürgen Gruber, Petra Kieslinger, Amulya Saxena, Shigeru Hirano, Markus Gugatschka
Vol. 28, Issue 4
Published online: February 3, 2014

Clinical Medicine

Brittany Weber, Joel E. Portnoy, Andres Castellanos, Mary J. Hawkshaw, Deborah Lurie, Philip O. Katz, Robert T. Sataloff
Vol. 28, Issue 4
Published online: March 13, 2014

Speech-Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy

Shaheen N. Awan, Nelson Roy, Seth M. Cohen
Vol. 28, Issue 4
Published online: April 2, 2014

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Katherine Verdolini Abbott received the Journal of Voice 2012 Best Paper in SLP/Vocal Pedagogy

2013

Basic Science

Subglottal Pressure Oscillations Accompanying Phonation
Johan Sundberg, Ronald Scherer, Markus Hess, Frank Müller, Svante Granqvist
Vol. 27, Issue 4, p411–421
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Clinical Medicine

Degrees of Dysplasia Based on Viral Typing in Patients With Cidofovir Use and Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

Jaime Eaglin Moore, Anna Garcia, Samudra Sanyal, Stefanie Saunders, Joel E. Portnoy, Amanda Hu, Robert T. Sataloff
Vol. 27, Issue 6, p765–768
Published online: October 14, 2013

Speech Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy

Vocal Tract and Glottal Function During and After Vocal Exercising With Resonance Tube and Straw
Marco Guzman, Anne-Maria Laukkanen, Petr Krupa, Jaromir Horáček, Jan G. Švec, Ahmed Geneid
Vol. 27, Issue 4, p523.e19–523.e34
Published online: May 17, 2013

2012

Basic Science

  • Aquaporin Changes in Compound 48/80 Induced Inflammatory Sublaryngeal Edema in Rat
    Yongxin Liu, Huanjiu Xi, Weiwei Xing, Jingcheng Gu

Clinical Medicine

  • The Predictors of Postoperative Laryngeal Nerve Paresis in Patients Undergoing Thyroid Surgery: A Pilot Study
    Malka Caroline, Shruti S. Joglekar, Steven M. Mandel, Robert T. Sataloff, Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah

Speech-Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy

  • Vocal Exercise May Attenuate Acute Vocal Fold Inflammation
    Katherine Verdolini Abbott, Nicole Y.K. Li, Ryan C. Branski, Clark A. Rosen, Elizabeth Grillo, Kimberly Steinhauer, Patricia A. Hebda

2011

Basic Science

  • In Vivo Engineering of the Vocal Fold ECM With Injectable HA Hydrogels—Late Effects on Tissue Repair and Biomechanics in a Rabbit Model 
    Susan L. Thibeault, Sarah A. Klemuk, Xia Chen, Beatriz H. Quinchia Johnson
    (March 2011 Journal of Voice Vol. 25, Issue 2, Pages 249-253)

Clinical Medicine

  • Adverse Effects of Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitor Use: A Review for the Otolaryngologist 
    D. Brandon Chapman, Catherine J. Rees, Dylan Lippert, Robert T. Sataloff, S. Carter Wright Jr.
    (March 2011 Journal of Voice Vol. 25, Issue 2, Pages 236-240)

Speech-Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy

  • Multiparametric Analysis of Vocal Fold Vibrations in Healthy and Disordered Voices in High-Speed Imaging
    Elisabeth C. Inwald, Michael Döllinger, Maria Schuster, Ulrich Eysholdt, Christopher Bohr
    (September 2011 Journal of Voice Vol. 25, Issue 5, Pages 576-590)

2010

Basic Science

  • Efficient and Effective Extraction of Vocal Fold Vibratory Patterns from High-Speed Digital Imaging
    Zhang Y, Bieging E, Tsui H, Jiang JJ
    (January 2010, Vol. 24, Issue 1, Pages 21-29) 

Clinical Medicine

  • Implantation of Esterified Hyaluronic Acid in Microdissected Reinke’s Space After Vocal Fold Microsurgery: Short and Long-term Results 
    Camille L. Finck, Bernard Harmegnies, Angélique Remacle, Philippe Lefebvre (July 2009, Vol. 24, Issue 5, Pages 626-635)

Speech-Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy

  • Toward Improved Ecological Validity in the Acoustic Measurement of Overall Voice Quality: Combining Continuous Speech and Sustained Vowels
    Youri Maryn, Paul Corthals, Paul Van Cauwenberge, Nelson Roy, Marc De Bodt
    (September 2010, Vol. 24, Issue 5, Pages 540-555)

2009

Basic Science

  • Histologic Characterization of Human Scarred Vocal Folds 
    Shigeru Hirano, Sachiko Minamiguchi, Masaru Yamashita, Tsunehisa Ohno, Shin-ichi Kanemaru, Morimasa Kitamura
    July 2009 (Vol. 23, Issue 4, Pages 399-407)

Clinical Medicine

  • Oropharyngeal pH Monitoring for the Detection of Liquid and Aerosolized Supraesophageal Gastric Reflux
    Gregory J. Wiener, Ross Tsukashima, Colleen Kelly, Erich Wolf, Molly Schmeltzer, Charles Bankert, Lauren Fisk, Michael Vaezi
    July 2009 (Vol. 23, Issue 4, Pages 498-504)

Speech-Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy

  • Laryngeal Manual Therapy: A Preliminary Study to Examine its Treatment Effects in the Management of Muscle Tension Dysphonia 
    L. Mathieson, S.P. Hirani, R. Epstein, R.J. Baken, G. Wood, J.S. Rubin
    May 2009 (Vol. 23, Issue 3, Pages 353-366)

2008

Basic Science

  • Vocal Folds Detect Ionic Perturbations on the Luminal Surface: An In Vitro Investigation
    Mahalakshmi Sivasankar, Kimberly V. Fisher
    Journal of Voice July 2008 (Vol. 22, Issue 4, Pages 408-419)

Clinical Medicine (tie)

  • Flexible Laryngoscopy: A Comparison of Fiber Optic and Distal Chip Technologies. Part 1: Vocal Fold Masses 
    Robert Eller, Mark Ginsburg, Deborah Lurie, Yolanda Heman-Ackah, Karen Lyons, Robert Sataloff
    Journal of Voice  November 2008 (Vol. 22, Issue 6, Pages 746-750)
  • Odor Provocation Test for Laryngeal Hypersensitivity
    Jackie L. Gartner-Schmidt, Clark A. Rosen, Nandhakumar Radhakrishnan, Berrylin J. Ferguson
    Journal of Voice  May 2008 (Vol. 22, Issue 3, Pages 333-338)

Speech-Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy

  • Attitudes of Children With Dysphonia
    Nadine P. Connor, Stacy B. Cohen, Shannon M. Theis, Susan L. Thibeault, Diane G. Heatley, Diane M. Bless
    Journal of Voice March 2008 (Vol. 22, Issue 2, Pages 197-209)

2007

Basic Science

  • Dynamic Biomechanical Strain Inhibits IL-1β-induced Inflammation in Vocal Fold Fibroblasts
    Ryan C. Branski, Priyangi Perera, Katherine Verdolini, Clark A. Rosen, Patricia A. Hebda, Sudha Agarwal
    Journal of Voice November 2007 (Vol. 21, Issue 6, Pages 651-660)

Clinical Medicine

  • The Evaluation of Benign Glottic Lesions: Rigid Telescopic Stroboscopy Versus Suspension Microlaryngoscopy 
    Seth H. Dailey, Konstantina Spanou, Steven M. Zeitels
    Journal of Voice January 2007 (Vol. 21, Issue 1, Pages 112-118)

Speech-Language Pathology/Vocal Pedagogy

  • Behavioral Characteristics of Children With Vocal Fold Nodules
    Nelson Roy, Kellianne I. Holt, Sean Redmond, Harlan Muntz
    Journal of Voice March 2007 (Vol. 21, Issue 2, Pages 157-168)

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