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  1. Toward Reproducible Acoustic Voice Measurements During Laryngeal Videoendoscopy, With Emphasis on Microphones Mounted on Cameras and Rigid Laryngoscopes

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, January 2026, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  2. Validity of acoustic speech measures obtained through videoconferencing with children with dysarthria

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, October 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  3. Does the Paralyzed Vocal Fold Oscillate Slower or Faster Than the Healthy One?

    Article • Journal of Voice, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  4. Application of nonlinear dynamics theory to understanding normal and pathologic voices in humans

    Article • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2025, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  5. Vocal Fold Kinematics and Convergent–Divergent Oscillatory Glottis: Basic Insights Using Mucosal Wave Modeling and Synthetic Kymograms

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, March 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Ondrej Vencalek, Dr. Jan G. Svec, S. Pravin Kumar

  6. Better Reproducibility of Laryngeal Exams: Mouth-to-Microphone Distance in Rigid Laryngoscopy

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  7. Domestic cat larynges can produce purring frequencies without neural input

    Article • Current Biology, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  8. Validation of the Czech Version of the Voice Handicap Index

    Article • Journal of Voice, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  9. Instabilities in human voice - one piece of the puzzle solved

    Article • Journal of Sound and Vibration, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  10. Dynamic System Coupling in Voice Production

    Article • Journal of Voice, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  11. Automatic estimation of mucosal waves lateral peak sharpness – Modern approach

    Article • Electronic Imaging, January 2023, Society for Imaging Science & Technology

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  12. Videokymogram Analyzer Tool: Human–computer comparison

    Article • Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  13. Simulated Laryngeal High-Speed Videos for the Study of Normal and Dysphonic Vocal Fold Vibration

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, July 2022, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec, S. Pravin Kumar

  14. Can the chest and head registers both be produced throughout an entire singing pitch range?

    Article • Journal of Voice, April 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  15. Myoelastic-Aerodynamic Theory and Acoustics of Phonation - Tutorial

    Article • Journal of Voice, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  16. Does the sound resonance in the windpipe change the voice source and the vocal fold oscillations?

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  17. Fitting synthetic to clinical kymographic images for deriving kinematic vocal fold parameters: Application to left-right vibratory phase differences

    Article • Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  18. Finite-element modeling of vocal fold self-oscillations in interaction with vocal tract: Comparison of incompressible and compressible flow model

    Article • Applied and Computational Mechanics, January 2021, University of West Bohemia

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  19. Influence of nasal cavities on voice quality: Computer simulations and experiments

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, November 2020, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  20. Influence of Noise Resulting From the Location and Conditions of Classrooms and Schools in Upper Egypt on Teachers' Voices

    Article • Journal of Voice, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  21. Kinematic model for simulating mucosal wave phenomena on vocal folds

    Article • Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  22. Cepstral and Perceptual Investigations in Female Teachers With Functionally Healthy Voice

    Article • Journal of Voice, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  23. Visual and Automatic Evaluation of Vocal Fold Mucosal Waves Through Sharpness of Lateral Peaks in High-Speed Videokymographic Images

    Article • Journal of Voice, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  24. Acoustic measures as video subtitles

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, September 2018, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec, S. Pravin Kumar

  25. Recommended Protocols for Instrumental Assessment of Voice: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Expert Panel to Develop a Protocol for Instrumental Assessment of Vocal Function

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2018, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec, Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer

  26. Sound Pressure Level (SPL) of Voice and Speech and How to Measure It

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, March 2018, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  27. Resonance Tube Phonation in Water—the Effect of Tube Diameter and Water Depth on Back Pressure and Bubble Characteristics at Different Airflows

    Article • Journal of Voice, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  28. Hemi-laryngeal Setup for Studying Vocal Fold Vibration in Three Dimensions

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, November 2017, MyJove Corporation

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  29. Evaluation of clinical value of videokymography for diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders

    Article • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  30. Comparing Chalk With Cheese—The EGG Contact Quotient Is Only a Limited Surrogate of the Closed Quotient

    Article • Journal of Voice, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  31. Phasegram Analysis of Vocal Fold Vibration Documented With Laryngeal High-speed Video Endoscopy

    Article • Journal of Voice, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  32. Numerical Simulation of the Self-oscillating Vocal Folds in Interaction with Vocal Tract Shaped for Particular Czech Vowels

    Article • September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  33. Relationship Between the Electroglottographic Signal and Vocal Fold Contact Area

    Article • Journal of Voice, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  34. Finite Element Modelling of the Effect of Stiffness and Damping of Vocal Fold Layers on their Vibrations and Produced Sound

    Article • Applied Mechanics and Materials, January 2016, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr. Jan G. Svec, Jaromir HORACEK

  35. The Flow and Pressure Relationships in Different Tubes Commonly Used for Semi-occluded Vocal Tract Exercises

    Article • Journal of Voice, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  36. Universal mechanisms of sound production and control in birds and mammals

    Article • Nature Communications, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  37. Vocal Fold Adjustment Caused by Phonation Into a Tube: A Double-Case Study Using Computed Tomography

    Article • Journal of Voice, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  38. Image analysis of videokymographic data

    Article • September 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  39. Glottal Adduction and Subglottal Pressure in Singing

    Article • Journal of Voice, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  40. Toward a consensus on symbolic notation of harmonics, resonances, and formants in vocalization

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, May 2015, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  41. Modeling the Influence of Piriform Sinuses and Valleculae on the Vocal Tract Resonances and Antiresonances

    Article • Acta Acustica united with Acustica, May 2015, S. Hirzel Verlag

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  42. What are the softest sound levels of human voice?

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, January 2015, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  43. Do famous singers tilt their head as a help to sing high notes?

    Article • Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, December 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  44. Electroglottographic Study of Seven Semi-Occluded Exercises: LaxVox, Straw, Lip-Trill, Tongue-Trill, Humming, Hand-Over-Mouth, and Tongue-Trill Combined With Hand-Over-Mouth

    Article • Journal of Voice, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  45. Spatiotemporal Analysis of High-Speed Videolaryngoscopic Imaging of Organic Pathologies in Males

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2014, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  46. Glottal opening and closing events investigated by electroglottography and super-high-speed video recordings

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, March 2014, The Company of Biologists

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  47. Complex vibratory patterns in an elephant larynx

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, October 2013, The Company of Biologists

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  48. DigitalVHI—a freeware open-source software application to capture the Voice Handicap Index and other questionnaire data in various languages

    Article • Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  49. Vocal Tract and Glottal Function During and After Vocal Exercising With Resonance Tube and Straw

    Article • Journal of Voice, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  50. Visualization of system dynamics using phasegrams

    Article • Journal of The Royal Society Interface, May 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  51. Human vocal tract resonances and the corresponding mode shapes investigated by three-dimensional finite-element modelling based on CT measurement

    Article • Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  52. Kymographic imaging of laryngeal vibrations

    Article • Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, December 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  53. Vocal fold vibration amplitude, open quotient, speed quotient and their variability along glottal length: Kymographic data from normal subjects

    Article • Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, November 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  54. Letter to the Editor

    Article • Journal of Voice, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  55. Vocal Fold Vibratory Behavior Changes following Surgical Treatment of Polyps Investigated with High-Speed Videoendoscopy and Phonovibrography

    Article • Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology, June 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  56. The effect of phonation into a straw on the vocal tract adjustments and formant frequencies. A preliminary MRI study on a single subject completed with acoustic results

    Article • Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  57. Numerical Simulation of the Self-Oscillations of the Vocal Folds and of the Resulting Acoustic Phenomena in the Vocal Tract

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  58. Membranous and cartilaginous vocal fold adduction in singing

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, April 2011, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  59. Vocal tract changes caused by phonation into a tube: A case study using computer tomography and finite-element modeling

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, January 2011, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  60. Guidelines for Selecting Microphones for Human Voice Production Research

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, November 2010, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  61. Electroglottographic wavegrams: A technique for visualizing vocal fold dynamics noninvasively

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, November 2010, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  62. Investigation of four distinct glottal configurations in classical singing—A pilot study

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, March 2009, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  63. Comparison of Acceleration and Impact Stress as Possible Loading Factors in Phonation: A Computer Modeling Study

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2009, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  64. FE Modeling of Human Vocal Tract Acoustics. Part I: Production of Czech Vowels

    Article • Acta Acustica united with Acustica, May 2008, S. Hirzel Verlag

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  65. Bifurcations and chaos in register transitions of excised larynx experiments

    Article • Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, March 2008, American Institute of Physics

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  66. 60 Years of Folia – Review and Comparison of Two General Journals in Our Field

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2008, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  67. Editorial 33-4 (LPV)

    Article • Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  68. Editorial

    Article • Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  69. Geometry of human vocal folds and glottal channel for mathematical and biomechanical modeling of voice production

    Article • Journal of Biomechanics, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  70. Medialization Thyroplasty with a Customized Silicone Implant: Clinical Experience

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2008, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  71. Three registers in an untrained female singer analyzed by videokymography, strobolaryngoscopy and sound spectrography

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, January 2008, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  72. Announcement

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2008, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  73. Protocol Challenges for On-the-Job Voice Dosimetry of Teachers in the United States and Finland

    Article • Journal of Voice, July 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  74. Comparison of biomechanical modeling of register transitions and voice instabilities with excised larynx experiments

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, July 2007, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  75. Videokymography in Voice Disorders: What to Look For?

    Article • Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology, March 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  76. April 16th: The World Voice Day

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  77. Reaction of Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica on the Current Trend of Impact Factor Measures

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  78. Voicing and silence periods in daily and weekly vocalizations of teachers

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, January 2007, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  79. Comparison of the Produced and Perceived Voice Range Profiles in Untrained and Trained Classical Singers

    Article • Journal of Voice, December 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  80. Adaptation of a Pocket PC for Use as a Wearable Voice Dosimeter

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2005, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  81. Numerical simulation of self-oscillations of human vocal folds with Hertz model of impact forces

    Article • Journal of Fluids and Structures, August 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  82. Estimation of sound pressure levels of voiced speech from skin vibration of the neck

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, March 2005, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  83. Vocal Range and Intensity in Actors: A Studio Versus Stage Comparison

    Article • Journal of Voice, March 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  84. Finite element model of supraglottal space in cleft palate

    Article • International Congress Series, October 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  85. Measurement of vocal doses in speech: experimental procedure and signal processing

    Article • Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, October 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  86. Vocal Dose Measures

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2003, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  87. Measurement of Characteristic Leap Interval Between Chest and Falsetto Registers

    Article • Journal of Voice, March 2002, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  88. Instability Boundaries of a Vocal Fold Modelled as a Flexibly Supported Rigid Body Vibrating in a Channel Conveying Fluid

    Article • January 2002, ASME International

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  89. Resonance properties of the vocal folds:In vivolaryngoscopic investigation of the externally excited laryngeal vibrations

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, October 2000, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  90. On pitch jumps between chest and falsetto registers in voice: Data from living and excised human larynges

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, September 1999, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  91. First results of clinical application of videokymography

    Article • The Laryngoscope, August 1998, Wiley

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  92. Videokymography: research and clinical issues

    Article • Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, January 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  93. A Subharmonic Vibratory Pattern in Normal Vocal Folds

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, February 1996, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  94. Videokymography: High-speed line scanning of vocal fold vibration

    Article • Journal of Voice, January 1996, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  95. Measurement of formant frequencies and bandwidths in singing

    Article • Journal of Voice, September 1995, Elsevier

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  96. Vocal Breaks from the Modal to Falsetto Register

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 1994, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Jan G. Svec

  97. Intralaryngeal Pressure Conditions and a Membranophonic Interpretation of Voice Production

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 1993, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Jan G. Svec